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Additional Resources for New Methadone Safety Guidelines Published for Opioid Addiction and Chronic Pain Management Spring 2014

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Addiction Treatment Forum Newsletter, Spring 2009. Mandatory QTc screening for methadone patients—OTPs respond to published guidelines. http://atforum.com/pdf/09springNews.pdf. Accessed June 3, 2014.

Addiction Treatment Forum Newsletter, Summer 2009. New study questions the need for routine ECG screening. http://atforum.com/pdf/2009Summer.pdf. Accessed June 3, 2014.

Addiction Treatment Forum Newsletter, Winter 2012. SAMHSA panel: No mandatory ECG testing for OTP patients. http://atforum.com/2012/03/samhsa-panel-no-mandatory-ecg-testing-for-otp-patients/. Accessed June 3, 2014.

Bart G. CSAT’s QT interval screening in methadone report: Outrageous fortune or sea of troubles? J Addict Dis. 2011;30(4):313-317. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3770269/. Accessed June 3, 2014.

Baxter LE, Campbell A, DeShields M, Levounis P, Martin JA, McNicholas L, Payte JT, Salsitz EA, Taylor T, Wilford BB. Safe methadone induction and stabilization: Report of an expert panel. J Addict Med. 2013;7(6):377-386. http://www.asam.org/advocacy/find-a-policy-statement/view-policy-statement/public-policy-statements/2013/11/26/safe-methadone-induction-and-stabilization. Accessed June 3, 2014.

Chou R, Weimer MB, Dana T, Walker M, Mitchell JP: Systematic evidence review on methadone harms and comparative harms. American Pain Society, Glenview, IL, 2014.http://www.americanpainsociety.org/uploads/files/FINAL_Systematic_Evidence_Review_on_Methadone_Harms.pdf. Accessed June 3, 2014.

Chou R, Fanciullo GJ, Fine PG, et al. Clinical guidelines for the use of chronic opioid therapy in chronic noncancer pain. J Pain. 2009;10(2):113-130. http://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(08)00831-6/abstract. (This is an American Pain Society-American Academy of Pain Medicine Guideline on patient assessment and selection when opioid therapy is being considered for chronic pain; it also has suggestions about patient education, and a sample informed consent form.) Accessed June 3, 2014.

Haigney MC. First, do no harm: QT interval screening in methadone maintenance treatment. J Addict Dis. 2011; 30(4):309-312. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2011.610704. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10550887.2011.610704?src=recsys#.U2exOYFdUoE Accessed June 3, 2014.

Leavitt, SB. Guidance provided for safe methadone induction and stabilization in OTP patients. Addiction Treatment Forum Newsletter, Winter 2014. http://atforum.com/2014/02/safe-methadone-induction-stabilization/. Accessed June 3, 2014.

Pani PP, Trogu E, Maremmani I, Pacini M. QTc interval screening for cardiac risk in methadone treatment of opioid dependence. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;Jun20:6: CD008939. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008939.pub2/abstract. Accessed June 3, 2014.