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Education Series Number 10 June 2003 Methadone treatment in the U.S. is changing before our eyes. Some of this change has been rapid; some of it will take years or decades. Some patients have heard about new federal regulations, including an end to automatic dose caps and clinic-wide observed urines, and the possibility of 30-day…

FALSE! Current research shows that doses below 60 mg/day are “not effective and hence not appropriate” and that low dose policies for pregnant and non-pregnant patients are associated with increased drug use as well as reduced program retention. Medical withdrawal of opioid dependent women is not recommended in pregnancy because of increased risk to the…

Herman Joseph, PhD 1931 – 2019 May 28, 2019 May 6, 2019 Dr. Joseph was one of the important influences on addiction and criminal justice during the latter 20th and early 21st century.  For more than 50 years he has worked as a social research scientist in the interrelated fields of addiction, treatment, criminal justice,…

Best Practices: Treatment of Opiate Dependence Conference Update   Physician Training for Use of Buprenorphine   The conference planning committee working with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the American Academy of Addictions Psychiatry will be offering the following 8-hour physician workshop during the Best Practices: Treatment of Opiate Dependence Conference, scheduled for March…

Chapter 6     All material in the Introduction and in Sections 1 through 5 of  the “CARF Opioid Treatment Accreditation Project Standards Manual” are copyrighted by CARF and may not be reproduced.  Section 6 is in the public domain and is reproduced here.  NAMA is grateful to CARF for the opportunity to post this  information…