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2013

AATOD Meeting Highlights: A Banner Meeting for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Recovery

December 4, 2013 by ATForum

This year’s meeting of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) reflected the continuing evolution of the field, with prescription drug abuse, patient advocacy, and three medications taking top billing. And running throughout the meeting was the theme—recovery. More than 1,500 attendees were at the conference, held in Center City, Philadelphia at … [Read more...] about AATOD Meeting Highlights: A Banner Meeting for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Recovery

Methadone vs. Buprenorphine: How Do OTPs and Patients Make the Choice?

November 15, 2013 by ATForum

Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) have always been able to dispense buprenorphine on the same basis as methadone, but now they can dispense take-home buprenorphine more liberally than take-home methadone. This has given rise to many questions about how new patients should be selected for which medication—the appeal of take-homes is clear, but that doesn’t necessarily mean … [Read more...] about Methadone vs. Buprenorphine: How Do OTPs and Patients Make the Choice?

Treatment of Opioid Dependence: A Call for an Evidence-Based Approach

November 15, 2013 by ATForum

Despite decades of accumulated data on the effectiveness of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), gaps remain between evidence-based standards and current practices. The authors of a recent study attribute these gaps largely to “regulatory constraints and pervasive suboptimal clinical practices.” The study appeared in August in Health Affairs; the authors are affiliated with … [Read more...] about Treatment of Opioid Dependence: A Call for an Evidence-Based Approach

OTPs as Health Homes: Extra Money for Care Management

November 15, 2013 by ATForum

Some states are making opioid treatment programs (OTPs) health homes under a federal strategy that is part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the initiative, which comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), states can pay OTPs extra money to serve as “health homes” for their patients, meaning that the OTPs will help clients manage both their physical … [Read more...] about OTPs as Health Homes: Extra Money for Care Management

NIMBY and Other Problems: Still an Uphill Battle For OTPs, But Hope Seen In Patient Advocacy

November 15, 2013 by ATForum

The NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) syndrome is one significant challenge for opioid treatment programs (OTPs), which can’t operate if they can’t get approval from municipalities. Methadone maintenance treatment has been proven effective and producing good outcomes for five decades, but that isn’t preventing politicians from pandering to prejudice and discrimination. Still, the … [Read more...] about NIMBY and Other Problems: Still an Uphill Battle For OTPs, But Hope Seen In Patient Advocacy

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