Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) (Methadone / LAAM / Buprenorphine)

Opioid Agonist Treatment (Methadone/LAAM/Buprenorphine)

42CFR8 (OTP or "Methadone" Regulations - http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/05dec20031700/edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2003/octqtr/42cfr8.12.htm) / WebLink
FOR CREDIT: AAAP 8 Hour Buprenorphine Course for Qualification under the Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) of 2000 / WebLink
New in Annals of Int Med from Krantz et al: Torsade de Pointes [a dangerous ventricular (heart) arhythmia] Associated with Very-High-Dose Methadone. Note: This is probably a very rare, dose-related complication / WebLink
Consent to Release of Information Under 42CFR2 / Buprenorphine Patient
Facilities Providing Methadone/LAAM Treatment / SAMHSA Office of Applied Studies (12/06/2002)
42CFR2 Release Consent for Suboxone Rx / FDA Approved Information for MD's (Product Label)
Methadone Overdoses, Deaths on Rise in U.S. / NY Times 2/2/2003
2/9/2003 NY Times on Methadone / NY Times
AJE article on NM opioid OD Deaths / Nolte et al.
Methadone, QTp & Torsades de Pointes / Krantz et al
ARCOS: the DEA's Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System / WebLink
LAAM: Gone but not Forgotten / Roxane Laboratories
Methadone Mortality Final Report (local copy) / SAMHSA Consensus Group (Trachtenberg et al)
Methadone Mortality Final Report - SAMHSA 2004 (http://dpt.samhsa.gov/reports/index.htm) / WebLink
Excellent & FREE Web-based CME for Primary Care Providers on Addiction Treatment (http://www.addictioncme.com) / WebLink
Confusion between methylphenidate and methadone / FDA
Hepatitis C infection and injection drug use: / Thomas F. Kresina, Leonard B Seeff, Henry Francis
New, useful Methadone label (http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2006/006134s028lbl.pdf) / WebLink
Methadone Associated Deaths (MAD) / WebLink