Addiction Resources
Government Resources
TIPS/Quick Guides/KAP Keys/TAPS
Regulations/Reports/Guidelines
Substance Abuse Workforce Development
Diversion/Overdose/Mortality
GAO Report - Methadone-Associated Overdose Deaths
From U.S. Government Accountability Office
Released March 2009
PDF file available here for download <click here…> (1.73 MB, 55pp)
OTP Mortality Reporting Form
From Substance Abuse Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA)
Released November 2008.
PDF file available for download <click here…> (2pp)
Methadone Diversion, Abuse, and Misuse: Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate
From U.S. Department of Justice National Drug Intelligence Center
Released November 2007.
PDF file available here for download <click here…> (20 pp)
Methadone Mortality - A Reassessment July 2007
From CSAT/DPT. Released July 2007.
PDF file available here for download <click here…> (426 KB, 48 pp)
Methadone-Associated Mortality: Report of a National Assessment
From CSAT/DPT. Released February 2004.
PDF file available here for download <click here…> (428KB, 60 pp)
TIPS/Quick Guides/KAP Keys/TAPS
CSAT TIP Series
The Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series are best-practice guidelines for the treatment of substance abuse. CSAT's Division of Services Improvement draws on the experience and knowledge of clinical, research, and administrative experts to produce the TIP Series. This link provides a list of all available TIPS broken down into the following categories: Assessment and Screening, Children and Family, Co-Occurring Disorders and Cognitive Disabilites, Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Disaster Readiness and Response, HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Homelessness, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Older Adults, Program Development and Specific Treatment Approaches.
A complete listing of TIPS is available online <click here... >
CSAT TIP 43 (MAT-TIP) Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs)
Released November 2005.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (1.33MB, 356pp)
In-service Training Manual Based on TIP 43 (Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs)
Released October 2008.
A new in-service training manual is available for TIP 43 (Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs. The manual provides a detailed in-service training curricula for introducing substance abuse treatment professionals to MAT for opioid addiction in outpatient treatment programs. It also describes opioid use disorders; assessment and treatment planning; pharmacology and dosing, and evidence-based best practice for treatment.
The training manual which includes 13 modules with PowerPoint slides is available for download at: http://www.kap.samhsa.gov/products/trainingcurriculums/tip43.html
Hard copies of the manual can be ordered online at : http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17932
Quick Guide for Clinicians – Based on TIP 43 – Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs.
Released 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.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (215KB, 44pp)
Knowledge Application Program (KAP) Keys for Clinicians – Based on TIP 43 – Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs.
Released May 2007.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (244KB, 22pp)
CSAT TAP 41 - Implementing Change in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs.
Published in 2009
This publication provides guidance on integrating evidence-based practices (EBPs) into substance abuse treatment programs. Written for substance abuse treatment administrators, managers, and supervisors it includes steps for assessing an organization’s readinessto adopt new practices, identifying priorities in adopting EBPs, evaluating progress, and sustaining change overtim
PDF available here for download <click here...> ( 3.0MB, 72pp)
SAMHSA TAP 21: Addiction Counseling Competencies
Released 2006.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (1.9 MB, 223pp)
Regulations/Reports/Guidelines
SAMHSA Emerging Issues in the Use of Methadone Advisory
Spring 2009
PDF available here for download <click here…> (514KB, 8pp)
SAMHSA Guidance Regarding Labeling for Take-home Medication Bottles
May 14, 2008
PDF available here for download <click here…> (448KB, 3pp)
Restatement of SAMHSA Guidance to OTPs on Take-home Doses
January 24, 2008
PDF available here for download <click here…> (149KB, 3pp)
ONDCP Prescription for Danger - A Report on the Troubling Trend of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Among the Nation’s Teens
Published January 2008.
<click here to view online...>
SAMHSA Guidance on the Importance of Determining the Initial Methadone Dose
September 4, 2007
PDF available here for download <click here…> (115KB, 2pp)
CSAT Guidelines for the Accreditation of Opioid Treatment Programs
Revised July 20, 2007
PDF available here for download <click here…> (739KB, 77pp)
NIDA Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations
Published July 2006
PDF available here for download <click here…> (2.61MB, 18pp)
2001 Methadone Regulations Final Rule
Federal Register; January 17, 2001 [21 CFR Part 291; 42 CFR Part 8;
Opioid Drugs in the Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate
Addiction; Final Rule]
PDF available for download <click here…> (529KB, 28pp)
CSAT - Executive Summary - Improving Substance Abuse Treatment:
The National Treatment Plan Initiative . Released November 2000.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (292KB,62pp)
CSAT - Improving Substance Abuse Treatment: The National Treatment Plan Initiative
Released November 2000.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (902KB, 256pp)
Consensus Statement on Evaluation of Outcomes of Pharmacotherapy for Substance Abuse Dependence; Report from a NIDA/CPDD MEETING held in Washington, DC April 23-24, 1999.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (168KB 24pp)
1997 NIH Consensus Statement
Released November 19, 1997
PDF available for download <click here…> (48pp)
Research and Surveys
The TEDs Report: Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Involving Abuse of Pain Relievers: 1998 and 2008
Released July 15, 2010
PDF available for download <click here…> (828KB, 6pp)
Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Narcotic Pain Relievers
Released June 18, 2010
PDF available for download <click here…> (369KB, 4pp)
Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), 2007: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
Released May 2010
PDF available for download <click here…> (1.45MB, 104pp)
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1998 - 2008 - National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Released April 2010
PDF available here for download <click here…> (2.0MB, 123pp)
National Institute on Drug Abuse InfoFacts: Heroin
Updated March 2010
PDF available here for download <click here…> (299KB, 5pp)
National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) Report: Overview of Opioid Treatment Programs Within the United States
Released January 28, 2010
PDF available here for download <click here…> (3.2MB, 6pp)
National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) Report: Similarities and Differences in Opioid Treatment Programs that Provide Methadone Maintenance or Buprenorphine Maintenance
Released January 28, 2010
PDF available here for download <click here…> (515KB, 6pp)
2008 (N-SSATS) National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Released January 2010
PDF available here for download <click here…> (10.0MB, 230pp)
2008 (N-SSATS) National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Released January 2010
PDF available here for download <click here…> (10.0MB, 230pp)
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): Illicit Drug Use Among Older Adults
Released December 29, 2009
PDF available here for download <click here…> (320KB, 4pp)
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Report: Characteristics of Adolescent Heroin Admissions
Released December 23, 2009
PDF available here for download <click here…> 3.8MB, 6pp)
2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): Injection Drug Use and Related Risk Behaviors
Released October 29, 2009
PDF available here for download <click here…> (274KB, 4pp)
2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): National Findings
Released September 10, 2009
PDF available here for download <click here…> (1.5MB, 306pp)
TEDS Heroin & Other Opiate Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment
Released August 27, 2009
PDF available here for download <click here…> (799KB,4pp)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Principles of Drug 
Addiction
Updated April 2009.
This document is intended to address addiction to a wide variety of drugs, including nicotine, alcohol, and illicit and prescription drugs. It is designed to serve as a resource for health care providers, family members, and other stakeholders trying to address the myriad problems faced by patients in need of treatment for drug abuse or addiction.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (399KB, 80pp)
SAMHSA Guidance Regarding Labeling for Take-home Medication Bottles
May 14, 2008
PDF available here for download <click here…> (448KB, 3pp)
CARAVAN Survey for SAMHSA on Addictions & Recovery
September 2008.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (6.6MB, 74pp)
Demographic and Geographic Variations in Injection Drug Use – National
Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
Released July 19, 2007.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (4pp)
NIDA Drugs, Brains & Behavior – The Science of Addiction
Released April 2007.
This booklet provides scientific information about the disease of drug addiction, including the many harmful consequences of drug abuse and the basic approaches that have been developed to prevent and treat the disease.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (2.2MB, 36pp)
SAMSHA DASIS Report– Facilities Operating Opioid Treatment Programs: 2005 Annual Study
Released 2006.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (193KB, 4pp)
NIDA Research Report – HIV/AIDS
Released March 2006.
This Research Report is designed to highlight the state of the science and raise awareness of the linkages between drug abuse and HIV/AIDS.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (771KB, 8pp)
NIDA Research Report – Heroin Abuse and Addiction
Revised 2005.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (432KB, 8pp)
SAMSHA 2004 Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS) The National Treatment System:
Outpatient Methadone Facilities
Released March 2004.
This report provides national estimates for facilities that offer outpatient methadone treatment. It describes the relationship between methadone treatment practices and facility characteristics by examining facility size, ownership, amount of public revenue, urbanicity, level of facility affiliation, licensure, setting, services, and staffing composition. It provides information on treatment practices, such as methadone dosing level and staffing patterns, and describes the characteristics of clients in treatment.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (763KB, 70pp)
Substance Abuse Workforce Development
SAMHSA - An Action Plan on Behavioral Health Workforce Development
Released 2007.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (1.9 MB, 347pp)
SAMHSA - An Action Plan on Behavioral Health Workforce Development - Executive Summary
Released 2007.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (501 KB, 36pp)
SAMHSA - Strengthening the Professional Identity: Challenges of the Addictions Treatment Workforce
Released December 10, 2006.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (453KB, 93pp)
Co-Occurring Disorders
Psychotherapeutic Medications for Counselors 2008: What Every Counselor Should Know
Midwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
Released April 2008.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (5648KB, 63pp)
Definitions and Terms Relating to Co-Occurring Disorders
Released April 2006.
This paper provides definitions of terms associated with substance-related disorders, mental disorders, co-occurring disorders, and programs
PDF available here for download <click here…> (533KB, 12pp)
Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Planning for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders
Released April 2006.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (271KB, 10pp)
Miscellaneous
Frequently Asked Questions Applying the Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations to Health 
Information Exchange (HIE)
Released June 1010.
The purpose of this guide is to give journalists fast and user-friendly access to the latest scientific information on drug abuse and addiction.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (381KB, 17pp)
The National Institute on Drug Abue (NIDA) Media Guide
Released 2009.
The purpose of this guide is to give journalists fast and user-friendly access to the latest scientific information on drug abuse and addiction.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (1.1MB, 27pp)
Medication Assisted Treatment for the 21st Century: Community Education Kit
OTPs can use the material in this kit to broaden their knowledge of methadone and other medication-related options for treating opioid dependence. The kit includes information on communicating effectively with key community stakeholders. Also included are suggestions for developing a coordinated community education effort aimed at reducing the stigma associated with opioid dependence and its service-delivery systems.
The kit can be ordered online <click here…>. Or call 1-800-729-6686 and ask for inventory number F038.
State Opioid Treatment Authorities (SOTAs)
<click here... to view contact list...>
SAMHSA Substance Abuse Treatment Opioid Dosage Tracking System
D-ATM Training Manual –Pre-Pilot Stand-Alone Version
Version: 1.1
Released January 31, 2007.
The purpose of the Digital Access to Medication (D-ATM) application is to serve as a disaster response system by providing data for guest Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) to assist patients who need treatment during service discontinuity at their Home OTPs. Such discontinuity could include minor disruptions, not just large-scale disasters such as Hurricane Katrina or the events of September 11, 2001.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (130pp)
U.S. Department of Justice - Defining Drug Courts: The Key Components
U.S. Department of Justice/Drug Court Program Office. Released January 1997.
PDF available here for download <click here…> (2.2MB, 42pp)
Federal Alcohol and Drug Clearinghouses - A Phone Number to Remember:
800-788-2800
You can reach all seven federal alcohol and drug clearinghouses which are sponsored either by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The info sources include:
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
- Drug Information & Strategy Clearinghouse
- National AIDS Clearinghouse
- Drug Abuse Information & Treatment Referral Line
- Drug-Free Workplace Helpline
- Drugs & Crime Data Center & Clearinghouse
This network of resources provides ready access to thousands of helpful documents, plus personalized assistance to solve a problem or meet the special needs of patients. Some clearinghouses publish regular newsletters which are available at no charge.
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