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Health Homes in Vermont: Start Some Patients on Buprenorphine in OTPs, Transfer to OBOT (Part I in a Series of AATOD White Papers)

December 6, 2016 by Alison Knopf

The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders (AATOD) this year issued three landmark white papers on improving access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorders (OUDs). Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the white papers can serve as guidelines for treatment providers addressing the opioid … [Read more...] about Health Homes in Vermont: Start Some Patients on Buprenorphine in OTPs, Transfer to OBOT (Part I in a Series of AATOD White Papers)

How OTPs Can Integrate Care With Other Health Care Providers (Part II in a Series of AATOD White Papers)

December 6, 2016 by Alison Knopf

The second white paper issued this year by the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) focused on coordination of care. Essential steps include integrating service delivery between opioid treatment programs (OTPs) and DATA (Drug Addiction Treatment Act) 2000 practices, and between OTPs and primary and behavioral health services. In “The Opioid … [Read more...] about How OTPs Can Integrate Care With Other Health Care Providers (Part II in a Series of AATOD White Papers)

Criminal Justice System: The Need to Educate the Courts, Corrections, and the Child Welfare System (Part III in a Series of AATOD White Papers)

December 6, 2016 by Alison Knopf

The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) issued three white papers this year that focus on methadone and buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorders (OUDs). The papers were funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This white paper, the third in the series, shows how opioid treatment programs (OTPs) … [Read more...] about Criminal Justice System: The Need to Educate the Courts, Corrections, and the Child Welfare System (Part III in a Series of AATOD White Papers)

Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on Science, Medications

December 6, 2016 by Alison Knopf

The U.S. Surgeon General’s report on alcohol and drugs—the first ever devoted to this topic—should be a reference document for every opioid treatment program (OTP) and treatment provider in the country. The report, released November 17 by the Office of the Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, is comprehensive, accurate, and written by the brain trust of the addiction … [Read more...] about Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on Science, Medications

Innovative OTP Integrates Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment; Patients and Caregivers Benefit 

December 6, 2016 by Barbara Goodheart, ELS

An innovative hospital, one of the largest in New York City, has successfully integrated buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) into its established opioid treatment program (OTP), giving patients and health care providers new choices in therapy.* A report published online October 17 in Psychiatric Services in Advance (ps.psychiatryonline. org) describes the new arrangement … [Read more...] about Innovative OTP Integrates Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment; Patients and Caregivers Benefit 

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