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SAMHSA Releases Recommendations on Treatment Medications
October 26, 2005

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Research Summary

Best practices for use of anti-addiction medications like methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are outlined in a new Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) released this week by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

TIP 43, titled, "Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs," notes the importance of providing supportive services to patients on addiction medication and details steps that caregivers need to follow during the entire course of treatment.

"Many patients addicted to opiates, whether prescription narcotics or heroin, respond best to interventions that combine medication and behavioral treatments," said SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie. "This new TIP will help continue to standardize and improve opioid addiction treatment as the best practices contained in the report are adopted by treatment providers nationwide."

TIP 43 can be ordered through SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345, by calling 1-800-729-6686, or by visiting NCADI online.

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