Patient Education Brochures – Addiction Treatment Forum
Addiction Treatment Forum has produced a series of more than 20 educational brochures available in both English and Spanish for opioid-dependent patients in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. The brochures are available as a series of PDF files for you to download and print out at your convenience.
Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) Series 21, Addiction Counseling ompetencies: The knowledge, skills, and attitudes of professional practice. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 4171), 2006. 3 . ast Addiction Technology transfer Center. Applying the TAP 21 to Certification Standards & Other Addiction
Rx Methadone & Safety – Addiction Treatment Forum
Mar 3, 2022 · FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA urges caution about withholding opioid addiction medications from patients taking benzodiazepines or CNS depressants; careful medication management can reduce risks, September 20, 2017.
Medication-Assisted Treatment – Addiction Treatment Forum
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Quick Guide for Clinicians – Based on TIP 43 SAMHSA May 2007. This Quick Guide is based on TIP 43 and is designed to meet the needs of the busy clinician for concise, easily accessed how-to information. Download PDF (215KB, 44pp)
A New Era for Opioid Treatment Programs: The Revised 42 CFR …
Sep 4, 2024 · This change is critically important because the rate of drug overdose deaths among youth aged 14-18 years increased by 20% between 2020 and 2021 1, and the overdose rate for 14-18 year-olds in 2022 was 5.2 deaths per 100,000, or an average of 22 adolescents each week, driven by fentanyl. 2. Furthermore, the revised rule emphasizes that OTPs ...
Books and Booklets of Interest – Addiction Treatment Forum
Feb 20, 2001 · Addiction Treatment Forum. Addiction Treatment Forum reports on substance use news of interest to opioid treatment programs and patients in medication-assisted treatment.
SAMHSA Guideline 2-9-2016 – Addiction Treatment Forum
Feb 9, 2016 · A schedule for medically supervised withdrawal for administrative withdrawal from treatment is generally a minimum of 21 days, but the physician may adjust this timeframe depending on clinical factors. The patient’s condition during this medically supervised withdrawal and all steps to address it should be documented in the patient’s record.
Guidance Provided for Safe Methadone Induction and …
Jan 29, 2014 · The final document, published in the November/December edition of ASAM’s Journal of Addiction Medicine [Baxter et al. 2013; PDF here], extensively focuses on safety during the 3 most critical phases of starting MMT: A. methadone induction (weeks 1-2); B. early stabilization (weeks 3-4); C. late stabilization (weeks 5+).
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OTP Regulations Loosened Due to Pandemic – Addiction …
Jan 31, 2020 · OTP Regulations Loosened Due to Pandemic. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) that dispense methadone got a fast and clear release from regulations due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued policies that give OTPs flexibility ...