Opioid Agonist Treatment

Nurse Practitioners who meet specified education and practice requirements, may prescribe buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) and/or Methadone for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) if deemed appropriate for a specific client.

• Nurse Practitioner Authority to Prescribe Buprenorphine Naloxone (Suboxone) and/or Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder
• Nurse Practitioner Authority to Prescribe Methadone for Analgesia
• Sublocade (Extended-Release Buprenorphine) Information Bulletin

Secondary Resources

• CMAH
• British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU)
• Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
• Centre of Excellence (COE) Provincial ODT Centre of Excellence