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The March/April
2004 issue of SAMHSA News, Volume 12, Number 2,
should have noted that most of the funding for the program
described in "Buprenorphine in Action: One Community's
Story," was provided by the Mifflin County Commissioners
and Mifflin County District Attorney, with some additional
revenue raised via application fees and in-kind and monetary
contributions from other segments of the community.
The article, "SAMHSA Helps Bring Buprenorphine to the
Field," which appeared in the March/April 2004 issue of SAMHSA News,
Volume 12, Number 2, did not intend to imply that specialized
methadone clinics are not an important treatment option for
people addicted to opioid drugs. SAMHSA supports the use of
both methadone and buprenorphine in the medication-assisted
treatment of opioid-dependent patients.
The "Buprenorphine Resources" box in the March/April
2004 issue of SAMHSA News, Volume 12, Number 2,
should have included the Web link for upcoming training offered
by NAADAC-The
Association for Addiction Professionals: www.naadac.org/documents/display.php?
DocumentID=94. With SAMHSA cosponsorship, NAADAC developed a training curriculum for counselors who
work with patients treated with buprenorphine. 
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