Office Based Opioid
Treatment
Basic Information for
Physicians About Buprenorphine
Federal Law
Code of Federal Regulations. Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Patient Records. 42 CRF Part 2. Read
PDF File Document.
Public Law 106-310, 106th Congress. Sec. 3502. Controlled
Substances Act, October 17, 2000. Full
Law
Basic Information About DATA:
On October 17, 2000 Title XXXV
of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 was enacted that permits the
prescribing of schedule III, IV or V opioid treatment drugs that are
approved by the FDA for maintenance or detoxification treatment.
Title
XXXV. Physician Waiver Authority to Prescribe, Dispense Schedule
III-V Narcotic Drugs in the Treatment of Narcotic Addiction. An ammendment
to Section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)).
Full Law Entitled: The Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA).
(Summary)
Buprenorphrine Physician
Locator.
Drug Addiction Treatment Act
Food and Drug Administration
Subutex and Suboxone tablets
(buprenorphine hydrochloride and buprenorphine hydrochloride and naloxone hydrochloride)
State
Information
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
Upon approval of buprenorphrine the states will have a period of time
in which to implement state law. The FSMB has been working to coordinate
these initiatives and has developed a protocol guidelines for state
medical boards.
FSMB Buprenorphrine Guidelines
NAMA’s Comments to FSMB
NAMA was asked to
comment on the guidelines established by the FSMBs and this is the
response.
Manuals and Other
Publications
Physicians’ Guide: Opioid Agonist Medical Maintenance
Treatment
Using Buprenorphine for Office Based Opioid
Treatment
A manual for using buprenorphrine in an
office based setting.(PDF file)
Methadone Medical Management
A manual for
treating long term stable methadone patients in an office based practice.
(PDF file)
OBOT Publications
Manuals, publications
and other OBOT resources.
Suboxone.Com
Basic Information for Physicians and Patients.
Training
American Society of Addiction Medicine
(ASAM)
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
(AAAP)
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
American Medical Association (AMA)