Table 2.
Alcoholism and Opioid Medication Prescriptions by Physician Specialty, 2002-2006
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoholism | |||||
| Naltrexone | |||||
| Psychiatry | 47% | 54% | 52% | 50% | 51% |
| Family, Internal, General | 17% | 24% | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| Osteopathic Medicine | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Nurse Practitioner | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| Other1 | 29% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 13% |
| Acamprosate | |||||
| Psychiatry | 51% | 46% | |||
| Family, Internal, General | 27% | 29% | |||
| Osteopathic Medicine | 8% | 8% | |||
| Nurse Practitioner | 4% | 6% | |||
| Other2 | 6% | 6% | |||
| Unspecified or Unknown | 4% | 4% | |||
| Disulfiram | |||||
| Family, Internal, General | 39% | 43% | 43% | 43% | 42% |
| Psychiatry | 26% | 30% | 31% | 30% | 31% |
| Osteopathic Medicine | 11% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Nurse Practitioner | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Physician Assistant | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Other3 | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Unspecified or Unknown | 12% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Naltrexone IM | |||||
| Psychiatry | 100% | ||||
| Opioid Addiction | |||||
| Buprenorphine HCl/naloxone (Suboxone) | |||||
| Family, Internal, General | 42% | 42% | 42% | 41% | |
| Psychiatry | 31% | 29% | 29% | 28% | |
| Osteopathic Medicine | 11% | 9% | 11% | 12% | |
| Addiction Medicine | 8% | 6% | 4% | 2% | |
| Anesthesiology | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| Other4 | - | 7% | 9% | 11% | |
| Unspecified or Unknown | 6% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |
| Buprenorphine HCl (Subutex) | |||||
| Family, Internal, General | 33% | 36% | 34% | 34% | |
| Psychiatry | 33% | 31% | 30% | 28% | |
| Osteopathic Medicine | 11% | 13% | 11% | 12% | |
| Anesthesiology | 11% | 9% | 6% | 7% | |
| Addiction Medicine | 11% | 7% | 5% | 4% | |
| Other5 | - | 2% | 11% | 13% | |
| Unspecified or Unknown | - | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Includes neurology, pediatrics, physician assistant, addiction medicine, anesthesiology, obstetrics/gynecology, other physician specialties, and unspecified or unknown physician specialties.
Includes physician assistant, addiction medicine, emergency medicine, neurology, geriatrics, anesthesiology, and other physician specialties.
Includes emergency medicine, addiction medicine, cardiology, geriatrics, and other physician specialties.
Includes emergency medicine, physical medicine and rehab, general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, and other physician specialties.
Includes obstetrics/gynecology, neurology, general surgery, urology, emergency medicine, physical medicine and rehab, and other physician specialties.