Opioid Treatment

COVID-19 Guidance for Opioid Treatment Programs

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has developed new guidelines for professionals and organisations delivering substance use treatment in the US. The guidelines cover. Guidance on pharmacotherapy for...

Free Webinar: Opioid Agonist Treatment for Pharmaceutical Opioid Dependence

3 March 2020

Webinar

Turning Point will be offering a free webinar Tuesday 3rd March 2020 at 8:30 AM ACST

This session aims to briefly cover the main opioid agonist pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence, and summarise the evidence for the use of these treatments for pharmaceutical opioid dependence.

Webinar: Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder: Overview

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A webinar on opioid use disorder by Dr. Dennis McCarty is now available through the Addiction Technology Transfer Centre (ATTC) website. The hour long webinar took place in April 2018 and discusses treatment and prevention. The webinar...

United Kingdom Drug Situation: Focal Point Annual Report

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1 March 2017

The United Kingdom Focal Point on Drugs (UK Focal Point) 2017 report is available on the UK government's digital portal. Based at Public Health England, the UK Focal Point is the national partner of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs...

United Kingdom Drug Situation: Focal Point Annual Report

New from SAMHSA: Medications for Opioid Use Disorders

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12 February 2018

SAMHSA has released a new publication as part of the Treatment Improvement Protocol series.