Implementing a Buprenorphine Program in an Opioid Treatment Program

• By: Debra Pantin Doreen Thomann-Howe, LCSW Ernst Jean, MD Debbi Witham, LMSW, Esq. VIP Community Services
• July 1st, 2015
• addiction treatment, buprenorphine, medication-assisted treatment, methadone, opioid use disorder, program evaluation, staff training, treatment access
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Acritical element to successfully treating opioid addiction and addressing the epidemic is offering a wide range of therapies. Due to the extreme dependence created by opioid use, Medication Supported Recovery is often necessary. For decades, Methadone; dispensed in an Outpatient Treatment Program...

Prescription Drug and Heroin Epidemic A Central New York Perspective

• By: Monika Taylor, LCSW, CASAC NYASAP Board Member
• July 1st, 2015
• addiction stigma, healthcare funding, medication-assisted treatment, methadone treatment, opioid addiction, overdose prevention, substance use disorders, treatment access
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Like much of the country, New York State is experiencing a public health crisis of a magnitude never before seen related to prescription opiate and heroin overdose and addiction. While efforts to address this crisis are multifaceted, many of those in need of treatment are unable to get the help...