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New OTP in Tennessee Opens

April 19, 2021 by Alison Knopf

The Talbott Legal Centers (TLC) announced the opening of a new opioid treatment program (OTP) in Maryville, Tennessee in April. With service delivery starting April 7, the program will include comprehensive, nonresidential treatment services.  Benjamin M. Roe, M.D. is the medical director. Many residents of Blount County, where the OTP is located, already know Dr. Roe as we … [Read more...] about New OTP in Tennessee Opens

X-waiver Changes Progressing Through Congress Amid Some Concerns From OTPs And Patients

April 19, 2021 by Alison Knopf

Three bills going through Congress would change the way buprenorphine treatment is delivered, mainly eliminating the x-waiver, the training required for the special Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license allowing the dispensing of the medication for opioid use disorders (OUDs). TREATS Act The Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services (TREATS) … [Read more...] about X-waiver Changes Progressing Through Congress Amid Some Concerns From OTPs And Patients

Mass. Sheriff And R.I. OTP Work Together To Provide Treatment During Pandemic

April 19, 2021 by Alison Knopf

The Hampden County (Massachusetts) Sheriff is helping men and women with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive treatment at CODAC Behavioral Health Care, the largest outpatient OUD treatment provider in Rhode Island. Through the Sheriff’s Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, CODAC is providing methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone – the three medications approved by the … [Read more...] about Mass. Sheriff And R.I. OTP Work Together To Provide Treatment During Pandemic

How to Attend AATOD

March 1, 2021 by Alison Knopf

AATOD’s Las Vegas conference will be virtual, but still fun. Attendees at the April conference of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) will have plenty of fun, and lots to learn, as usual. Onsite will not happen due to the pandemic. It will be virtual.  What does “virtual” mean? According to Talley Management, the company which has … [Read more...] about How to Attend AATOD

Vaccines and PPE for OTP Patients And Staff: A Work In Progress, Still

February 12, 2021 by Alison Knopf

Writing in the “Points of View” section of the New England Journal of Medicine in January, Joshua A. Barocas, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine and Infectious Disorders says that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) have not only be disproportionately affected by COVID-19, but are not prioritized for early vaccination, … [Read more...] about Vaccines and PPE for OTP Patients And Staff: A Work In Progress, Still

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