medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders

What's New

2008

Hepatitis Infection in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence and Abuse. Posted June, 2008
SAMHSA guidance regarding labeling of take-home medication bottles. Posted May, 2008 (PDF, 441 KB)
Prescribing Courses: Clinical Challenges in Prescribing Controlled Drugs. Posted May, 2008
Abuse, Addiction, and Pain Relief: Time for Change. CME Activity. Posted April, 2008
Report of the Consultation and Debriefing Meeting on the Response to Fentanyl-Related Overdoses and Deaths, Washington, DC, August 2007 Posted April, 2008 (PDF, 330 KB)
Restatement of SAMHSA guidance to OTPs on take-home doses when program closed for business (e.g., holidays) Posted January, 2008 (PDF, 149 KB)

2007

As of January 1, 2008, distribution of methadone hydrochloride tablets, 40 mg (dispersible), will be limited to facilities authorized for detoxification and maintenance treatment of opioid addiction. Posted December, 2007 (PDF, 890 KB)
Methadone Diversion, Abuse, and Misuse: Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate. U.S. Dept of Justice, Drug Intelligence Center publication. Posted December, 2007
Methadone Mortality Reassessment Meeting, Report (PDF, 426 KB)
NASPER Report to Congress (DOC, 1.3 MB)
Settlement in Federal Civil case against Maine Opioid Treatment Program (PDF, 64 KB)
Final revised OTP Accreditation Guidelines Released
New limit on number of buprenorphine patients per physician (PDF, 257 KB)

2006

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Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Division of Pharmacologic Therapies
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