Current/Past Newsletters
If you have repeated problems accessing any links please notify the web site administrator at feedback@atforum.com
As
an additional service to our readers, we have made many of the editions
of the Addiction Treatment Forum newsletter available in PDF format as
well as HTML. You will need Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher to view files.
If you do not have Acrobat Reader, download it free from Adobe by
clicking on the icon box on the right.
All URL links noted in documents at this AT Forum website were active at the time of publication. Since the Internet is constantly changing, some linked sites may have moved or become inactive, which is beyond the control of AT Forum.
2013
AT Forum Volume 23, #2 – Spring 2013 Newsletter
- Bob Newman is Retiring, But You Haven’t Heard the Last From Him
- Two Kinds of Roles for OTP Peers under the Affordable Care Act
- NASADAD Issues Consensus Statement Endorsing Medicated-Assisted Treatment
- NASADAD Prescription Drug Inquiry Reveals SSAs Very Concerned About Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse
- Seeking and Getting Substance Abuse Treatment: Barriers Women Face
- Why MMT Patients Exchange Prescription Drugs
- From the Editor - Maine Continuing to Push for Caps on Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Events
PDF version
AT Forum Volume 23, #1 – Winter 2013
- OTPs Can Now Dispense Buprenorphine Take-Homes with No Waiting Periods
- Buprenorphine vs. Methadone
- History of Buprenorphine
- Promise of Health Care Reform for Opioid Treatment Programs Dimmed by State Discrimination
- Chronic Pain in Opioid Treatment Program Patients Typically Untreated
- Drug Addiction: It’s Different—and Riskier—for Women
- Admissions for Combined Benzodiazepine and Narcotic Pain Reliever Abuse Rise Sharply
- MMT Patients Need Physical Activity; Brief Interventions Could Help
- Events
2012
AT Forum Volume 22, #3 – Summer 2012
- Methadone Dosing During Pregnancy: Does Anyone Have a Clue? John J. McCarthy, MD, Guest Author
- Hearing Bad Things about Methadone Treatment? Thank “Dr. Drew”
- Habit OPCO Helps Educate the Criminal Justice System about Medication-Assisted Treatment
- OTP Victory in Berwyn Hoped to Discourage Other Localities From Discriminating
- AATOD Issues Prescription Monitoring Program Guidelines for OTPs
- PMPs Need to be More ‘User-Friendly’ for Physicians, Study Finds
- Federal Government Tests New PDMP Projects in Indiana and Ohio
- Study Finds Methadone Take-homes Reduce Acute Care Hospitalizations
- Events
AT Forum Volume 22, #2 – Spring 2012
- AATOD Conference a Resounding Success
- Some OTPs Discharge, Others Taper for Illicit Benzodiazepine Use
- Innovative Massachusetts Federally Qualified Health Center Expands OTP Services
- CODA Credits Its Research Department for Winning SAMHSA Award
- Hepatitis C: Good News—and Challenges
- A Call for OTPs to Step up Rapid HIV Testing
- Prisoners Taking Effective Methadone Doses Report to Methadone Treatment Programs After Release
- Stop Stigma Now: Small Organization Rises to Raise Funds for Methadone Treatment PR Campaign
- Events
PDF File
AT
Forum Volume 22, #1 – Winter 2012
- Denying Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in the Criminal Justice System—Is It Legal?
- SAMHSA Panel Concludes No Mandatory ECG Testing for OTP Patients
- Prospective Employer Must Pay $37,500 for Not Hiring Methadone Patient
- Vermont to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction Using a Managed Care Approach
- Patient Advocacy Group Works to Improve Treatment in NY OTPs
- Study Finds No Evidence That Methadone Was Cause of Driving Accidents
- PRACTICE POINTERS: How to Effectively Treat Veterans Using Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Improving Public Health Worldwide Through Medication-Assisted Treatment
- Events
PDF File
2011
AT
Forum
Volume
21, #4 – Fall 2011
- Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Soars – OTPs Respond
- CSAT: Accessing Prescription Drug Data to Maximize OTP Patient Safety
- Kentucky Heads Up Interstate Prescription Drug Task Force
- U.S. Drug Strategy Focuses on Prescription Drug Abuse
- Florida Pill-Mill Crackdown Increases the Need for OTPs
- Why Primary Care Doctors Are Walking Away From Buprenorphine
- ASAM Recognizes Addiction as a Brain Disease, Supporting the Need for Medication-Assisted Treatment
- New Resource – Principles of Addiction Medicine: The Essentials
- Methadone Treatment Expansion in Baltimore Reduces Waiting Lists
- Methadone Clinic Wins NIMBY Battle in Warren, Maine
- EEOC Sues Employer for Discriminating Against Methadone Patient
- Events
PDF File
AT Forum
