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Washington DC has not been exempt from the national opioid addiction dilemma. Similar to other large metropolitan cities in the United States, Washington has seen a steady rise in opiate addiction. A surprising extent of this is directly related to the abundance of prescription painkillers commonly provided, and perhaps even over-prescribed, by certain factions of the medical community. Washington offers a notable number of qualified doctors who are authorized to write prescriptions for suboxone. Suboxone (containing the opiate agonist buprenorphine) is a reputable treatment option for helping to eliminate opiate withdrawal symptoms for many addicted individuals. If you are a local doctor aiming to treat Washington DC area residents, you may purchase a featured listing at the top of this page insuring that your medical services will be found by prospective patients searching our website for quality opioid treatment.



Washington DC Buprenorphine Suboxone Doctors
Richard Bruce Ashby, M.D. 1647 Benning Road NE
Suite 301
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 398-2100
Charles Hall, M.D. 1647 Benning Road N.E.
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 255-3975
Edwin C. Chapman, M.D. 1647 Benning Road NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 396-8550
Walter L. Faggett II, M.D. 825 North Capitol Street, NE
Suite 5135
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-9077
Anthony Flood, M.D. 650 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-9090
Fidelis F. Doh, M.D. 1900 Massachusetts Avenue SE
Suite 1242
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 548-6500
Christopher G. Santangelo, M.D. GWU Hospital 3800 Reservoir Road NW
611 Kobes-Cogan Boulevard
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 687-6655
Mary Rachel Lee, M.D. 4501 Albemarle Street, N.W.
Suite 217
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 686-9171
Burton G. Schonfeld, M.D. 3000 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 363-7755
Christopher John Spevak, M.D. Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Road
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 444-2090
David T. Ault, M.D. 1800 R Street NW
Suite C-9
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-0371
Yavar Moghimi, M.D. 1701 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 745-7000
Ni Ni Khin, M.D. 3020 14 th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-6419
Robert J. Ball, M.D. 106 Irving Street, NW, Suite S406
Washington Hospital Center – POB South
Washington, DC 20010
(202) 877-0535
Robert Keisling, M.D. 110 Irving Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20010
(202) 877-5343
Dennis Scurry, Jr., M.D. 6323 Georgia Avenue, NW
Unit 208
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 291-0124
Ricardo Galbis, M.D. Andromeda Transcultural Health
1400 Decatur Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
(202) 291-4707
Ikechi C. Nnawuchi, M.D. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Suite 950
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 570-4590
Alen Salerian, M.D. 5255 Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 104
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 244-9000
Celia Rejino Oliveira, M.D. 3301 New Mexico Avenue, NW
Unit 345
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 537-3833
Philip Alan Seibel, M.D. 4545 42 Street, NW
Unit 204
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 686-1870
Ted Alan Ramsey, M.D. 4545 42nd Street, NW
Suite 204
Washington, DC 20016
(240) 997-1824
David H. Fram, M.D. 4545 42nd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 686-1870
John F. Dombrowski, M.D. 3301 New Mexico Avenue, NW
Unit 346
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 362-4787
Okay Harold Odocha, M.D. 1140 Varnum Street, NE
Suite #102
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 526-7091
Homaira Ahad-Amiri, M.D. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
1053 Buchannan Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 269-7222
Robert J. Ball, M.D. Elaine Ellis Center of Health
1605 Kenilworth Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 803-2340
Michele Rene Arthurs, M.D. 1638 Good Hope Road
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 610-7280
Ilse R. Levin, D.O. 1500 Galen Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 610-7160×1026
Andrew Christopher Robie, M.D. 1500 Galen Street, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 610-7186
Veronica Jenkins, M.D. 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 889-7900
Seth McGregor Garber, M.D. Unity Healthcare Southwest Health Center
850 Delaware Ave SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 548-4520
Osamede Edokpolo, M.D. 1100 Alabama Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 642-0303
Tyler G. Jones, M.D. Saint Elizabeths Hospital
1100 Alabama Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 299-5199
Gavin Elliot Rose, M.D. 2700 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 645-4933
Lynsey Proctor Tamborello, M.D. 1010 25th Street NW
Apartment 701
Washington, DC 20037
(713) 855-9071
Louis Theodore Joseph, M.D. 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
8th Floor
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 741-2900
John R. Maloney, M.D. 2141 K Street, NW
Suite 304
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 496-9700
Megan Lynn Dankovich, M.D. 3 Washington Circle, NW
Suite 403
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 604-0358
Joseph Jeral, M.D. 2440 M Street, NW
Suite 720
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 457-8899
Paul Alexander Van Ravenswaay, M.D. 908 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 536-4410
Mohan T. Advani, M.D. 2300 M. Street, NW, #832
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 973-2838
Steven Howard Lipsius, M.D. 2141 K Street NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 223-1765
Julia B. Frank, M.D. 2120 L Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 741-2900


How Bad Is Opioid Withdrawal

There is an informative video by Sarah Wakeman on the physical and psychological perils of severe opioid withdrawal. Sarah is a Medical Director at Mass General Brigham. They are an integrated health care system that conduct medical research, teaching, and patient care.

In the video, Sarah explains how opioid withdrawal can become so severe with diarrhea and vomiting that individuals can die from extensive dehydration. As physicial dependency progresses, the brain becomes increasingly imbalanced and unable to function without the presence of opioids.

When opioid withdrawal commences (usually 8-12 hours after last use), it becomes increasingly unbearable as the body is flushed with stress hormones. The withdrawal discomfort builds in intensity over days, and can last up to a week or more. For many, this withdrawal process feels akin to a severe case of the flu, but then potentially reaches levels of sickness even far beyond that.

In the video, Sarah goes on to discuss the benefits of methadone and buprenorphine in reducing severe withdrawal symptoms and in helping patients to ultimately not die from overdose. She also illuminates on how rational decision-making is so extremely difficult when struggling against the intense pain of opioid withdrawal.

Please check this video out, and share it with anyone you believe can benefit from its message.

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Helping Skeptics Understand Methadone

When it comes to addiction, reactions and opinions are often intense. Addiction is a devastating illness that can rapidly derail a person’s life, and seriously impact the lives of those around them.

Sadly, addiction leads people to behave in ways that make no sense to their family, friends, and co-workers. Therein lies an important part of the problem. Family feel confused, angry, and fearful as their loved one tumbles down the hill of active addiction.

When it comes to something as perplexing as drug addiction, grasping for answers is an understandable reflex for family and friends. What family often don’t comprehend is the power of physical dependency to opioids and the severe sickness that results from opioid withdrawal.

Family and others incorrectly assume that mere “choice” is all that’s needed to overcome the addiction. When the addict fails to remain drug free, harsh judgment by others usually follows.

Halting withdrawal sickness is a paramount step for an opioid addicted person. This cannot be overstated. As long as a person is suffering from severe opioid withdrawal, their ability to think and “choose” logically is greatly impaired.

Statistically, individuals who utilize medication-assisted treatment (like methadone) are far more likely to avoid incarceration, a continued downward spiral, or death by overdose. Medication assistance successfully removes debilitating withdrawal sickness so that the addicted person can experience greater clarity of thought and the ability to make more sound decisions that lead to improved quality of life.

If you are a skeptic about methadone or suboxone, you may think “they’re just trading one drug for another”. This is not true. People, once therapeutically stabilized on methadone or suboxone, do not get high from the medication. Health generally improves, and the person is able to function much better on the job and at home. This brings hope. It offers a new opportunity for further recovery.

When you care about a person’s survival, one more chance to help them can be quite valuable. Don’t let judgment or excessive skepticism get in the way. Medication-assistance in opioid recovery is effective for many people, and it has been the life saving next step that some never got the chance to take.

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Methadone Treatment in Oregon

Like most states, Oregon is in need of quality treatment options for opioid-addicted individuals who are ready for recovery.

This article, in the Hillsboro News-Times, features the recent approval by Washington County commissioners to add a new methadone clinic in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Acadia Healthcare is aiming to establish the new methadone clinic in Hillsboro in order to better serve the local community. Acadia already operate a mobile unit in the general area as well as a comprehensive treatment center (CTC) in nearby Tigard located about 20 miles away.

The commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the proposed site which will be on the local bus route thereby providing improved access. The article mentions that Oregon presently has 17 operational methadone clinics serving the state, where fentanyl, opiates, and other substances are causing a grave overdose crisis.

Having local opioid treatment available is a critically important step in saving lives and providing hope to patients and families. Methadone has been proven to decrease opioid use, reduce relapse risks & overdose deaths, as well as increase employment and overall health. Clinics offering medication-assisted treatment (MAT), like methadone and buprenorphine, are forging a new path to safety for those people once stuck in active addiction.

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Remote Observation of Methadone Dosing

There’s a new spin being proposed on the dispensing of methadone to Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) patients. A federally-funded project is underway between Scene Health and The University of Washington in which patients video themselves taking their daily methadone dose, and then submit that video to the treatment provider.

The project is evaluating this new modified approach that falls somewhere between in-person daily dosing and unsupervised take home dosing.

This new approach is currently being referred to as Video DOT (video direct observation therapy) and has been successfully implemented with other health issues including hepatitis C, asthma, and diabetes.

While this experiment seems appealing at first glance, it does raise legitimate questions about the ability to insure proper safety protocols with the provision of methadone medication to new patients. The project may possibly demonstrate the usefulness of Video DOT methadone dosing. But assuming this new approach one day becomes common practice, it will be important that physicians or clinics have in place a procedure for quickly reclaiming methadone doses that are not ingested on schedule.

Imagine a new patient receives 7 take home doses of methadone, but then only sends in the required video of their medication use on day one. At what point does the prescribing clinic intervene, and how will the unaccounted for doses be retrieved?

Approved Opioid Treatment Programs currently have “callback” procedures in which stable patients are randomly selected to return to their home clinic with their unused take home doses. This allows the clinic medical staff to perform a medication count, and it acts as a safeguard to insure patients are taking their medication as prescribed.

Patients who have earned take home privileges through months of treatment progress are less inclined to divert or misuse methadone than someone who just started treatment. New patients must be inducted gradually on a stabilizing dose of methadone. And time is typically needed to help these patients adjust to methadone while eliminating use of all other illicit substances. This is where the benefit of a structured treatment program is most relevant. OTP’s provide extremely valuable life management skills training in conjunction with medication therapy.

It remains to be seen if “easy access” to methadone is truly an advancement in care, or a step backwards in accountability & safety for patients and the public.

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