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2020

Update on Washington and OTPs for end of 2020

December 21, 2020 by Alison Knopf

End of year activities in Washington, D.C. are full of important messages for opioid treatment programs (OTPs). Among the things to watch, as we head into 2021: 42 CFR Part 2: for methadone patients, confidentiality has been key, and OTPs have the challenge of balancing regulations, which have recently been relaxed, with liability should a patient be adversely affected by … [Read more...] about Update on Washington and OTPs for end of 2020

Generic Buprenex

December 21, 2020 by ATForum

One of the public health concerns about prescription opioids, including for pain, is diversion, but injectables can help avoid those concerns. Last spring Hikma released a new generic buprenorphine injectable product indicated for pain, a generic version of Indivior’s Buprenex. For more information, go to … [Read more...] about Generic Buprenex

Proposed bills would infuse opioid use disorder treatment with new funds

November 24, 2020 by Alison Knopf

Two bills passed by Congress and heading to the Senate would be very helpful to opioid treatment programs (OTPs) and other treatment providers, and their patients. SOR reauthorization The State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is up for continuation thanks to a bill passed November … [Read more...] about Proposed bills would infuse opioid use disorder treatment with new funds

To Mallinckrodt: Thank you from AT Forum

October 20, 2020 by ATForum

We all want to thank Mallinckrodt for almost 30 years of support. This wonderful company provided support from the beginning of the newsletter, which first came out in 1992 during the dark days for methadone and opioid treatment programs. At the time, the late Stewart B. Leavitt, Ph.D., with funding what was then called Mallinckrodt Specialty Chemicals Company, helped provide … [Read more...] about To Mallinckrodt: Thank you from AT Forum

CODAC Works With BH Link For Behavioral Health 24/7 Urgent Care

October 9, 2020 by Alison Knopf

Rhode Island supported the development of Behavioral Health Link, BH Link, a 24-7 urgent care program for addiction and mental illness. The goal is to divert patients from less effective, more expensive emergency room visits to an urgent care visit which would directly provide care. And CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, an opioid treatment program (OTP) with 8 facilities is based in … [Read more...] about CODAC Works With BH Link For Behavioral Health 24/7 Urgent Care

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