Alison Knopf

Patients in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) may have other conditions that need treatment, and ignoring them can lead to relapse. An online assessment system devised by Norman G. Hoffmann, Ph.D., who is a leading expert in devising questionnaires to help programs assess patients, explained to AT Forum as we attended the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorder (CCSAD) … [Read more...] about How an Online Interview Can Help Programs Monitor Patient Progress, Identify Problems

Race: In “Can You See Us? Providing Culturally Competent Treatment for Persons of Color,” presenters at CCSAD (Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders) in September, criticized the phrase “I don’t see color.” That’s not the right way to look at diversity in therapeutic settings, they said, because only by “seeing” color can providers make sure programming is culturally … [Read more...] about Helping SUD Providers Help Diverse Patients: Race, Incarceration, Pain, PTSD

“I said I will never work for anyone who just makes you throw pills at the wall and see what sticks,” said Hans Watson, DO, who is chief medical officer of Recovery Ways, a treatment program in Murray, Utah. Speaking at the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders (CCSAD) Sept. 10, Dr. Watson is trained as a psychiatrist. When he went to work for Recovery Ways, he wanted to … [Read more...] about The Need for Medications and Psychotherapy in Treatment

Two treatment providers with many years’ experience using mobile methadone outlined their lessons learned and more in an August 11 webinar hosted by the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD). The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) okayed methadone dispensing from vans – which are actually more like RVs – provided that the vehicles are … [Read more...] about Details on How to Use Methadone Vehicles: Two OTPs’ Experience

… [Read more...] about SAMHSA Okays Use of SAPT Block Grant to Procure Methadone Vans from For-Profits