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The Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000)The Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) expands the clinical context of medication-assisted opioid addiction treatment by allowing qualified physicians to dispense or prescribe specifically approved Schedule III, IV, and V narcotic medications for the treatment of opioid addiction in treatment settings other than the traditional Opioid Treatment Program (i.e., methadone clinic). In addition, DATA 2000 reduces the regulatory burden on physicians who choose to practice opioid addiction therapy by permitting qualified physicians to apply for and receive waivers of the special registration requirements defined in the Controlled Substances Act. moreSAMHSA Sponsored Buprenorphine Physician Clinical Support System (PCSS)The SAMHSA-funded PCSS is a national network of trained physician mentors with expertise in buprenorphine treatment and skilled in clinical education designed to assist practicing physicians in incorporating into their practices the treatment of prescription opioid and heroin dependent patients using buprenorphine.www.pcssb.orgEmergency Department Visits Involving BuprenorphineIn brief a short report found that:
Study Finds Persons Who Fill Buprenorphine Prescriptions Have Higher Rates of Medical Conditions Associated with Pain and Comorbid Psychiatric DisordersPatients who fill buprenorphine prescriptions have higher rates of medical conditions associated with acute and chronic pain, according to a study of three large insurance claims databases. The most frequently diagnosed medical disorders among patients who filled buprenorphine prescriptions for Subutex®, Suboxone®, or buprenorphine hydrochloride sublingual were back problems (42%), other connective tissue disease (24%), and other non-traumatic joint disorders (20%), compared to less than 10% for each of these disorders among patients not filling a prescription for Buprenorphine. Click here to view the report in its entirety.FREE WEBINAR SERIESMultidisciplinary Approach to Pain and the Effects of Opiate Discontinuation on Pain and Disability. A webinar series offered by the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM)This webinar on January 30, 2013 is the first of a series of six webinars presented the last Wednesday of the month starting in January and ending in June 2013. Click here for more information. Register at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=c9shxsbab&oeidk=a07e6sqhijs124ef9a0.A Webinar Series Offered by the American Psychiatric Association as Part of the CSAT-Funded Physicians Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O)This webinar on February 1, 2013 will be presented by Michael Saenger, M.D., F.A.C.P. This webinar's topic is Learning The Evidence Behind Alternative/Complementary Chronic Pain Management - Part 2." Click here for more information. Register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/558664122.A recording of the webinar is available for on-demand viewing at www.pcss-o.org. Click on the Hot Topics Webinars tab. CME credit is not currently provided for these one-hour sessions. Please contact pcsso@psych.org for further information regarding the webinar series. Extension of Intent to Apply for the 2013 Science and Service Award for the Treatment of Opioid-Related DisordersAlthough the Intent to Apply deadline has passed, applications are still being accepted by the January 3, 2013 deadline. Click here for more information regarding this extension.CSAT Director Informs Physicians on Final Regulation Affecting the Operation of SAMHSA-Certified Opioid Treatment ProgramsThe Federal Opioid Treatment regulations codified under 42 CFR Part 8, have been modified to reflect changes in the way buprenorphine products may be dispensed by OTPs. These changes go into effect on January 7, 2013. Click here to review the regulation.Statement from White House Drug Policy Director on Federal Register Notice Providing Physicians More Discretion in Treating Opioid Addiction with BuprenorphineR. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy, issued the following statement regarding a new rule allowing opioid treatment programs more flexibility in dispensing buprenorphine. The rule removes restrictions on the time a patient needs to be in treatment before receiving take home medicine. Click here to read the statement.One-Half of Buprenorphine-Related Emergency Department Visits for Nonmedical UseSlightly more than one-half (52%) of the estimated 30,135 buprenorphine-related emergency department visits in the U.S. in 2010 were for nonmedical use of the drug, according to data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN). Click here to view the Weekly FAX from the Center for Substance Abuse Research.Media Reports on Buprenorphine DiversionThere were a total of 186 media reports of buprenorphine misuse or diversion from January 1 to August 31, 2012, according to an update of an informal analysis first conducted by CESAR in 2011 (see CESAR FAX, Volume 20, Issue 33). The most common types of media reports were of persons possessing (56%) or selling (25%) buprenorphine, often along with other drugs such as prescription opioids and benzodiazepines, marijuana, heroin, and cocaine. There were also reports of smuggling into correctional institutions (14%), diversion by theft and fraud (8%), and use by children (3%). More than one-third (35%) of the media reports involved other drugs and approximately one-fifth (19%) involved other crimes, including trafficking of other drugs, burglary, and robbery. Massachusetts had the highest number of media reports (39), followed by New York (24), Maine (19), Pennsylvania (15), Kentucky (14), and New Hampshire (14). Below is a list of the 27 states and one territory that had at least one buprenorphine media report in the first eight months of 2012, the total number of media reports per state, and a brief description of one of the media reports. The full list of media reports is available here.Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. Submits Citizen Petition to U.S. FDA Requesting Action to Mitigate Risk of Pediatric Exposure with Opioid Dependence TreatmentReckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. issued a Citizen Petition today to request the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require all manufacturers of buprenorphine-containing products for the treatment of opioid dependence to implement national public health safeguards involving pediatric exposure educational campaigns and child resistant, unit-dosed packaging to reduce the risk of pediatric exposure. Click here to read more.Buprenorphine Now More Likely Than Methadone to Be Found in U.S. Law Enforcement Drug SeizuresBuprenorphine is now more likely than methadone to be found in law enforcement drug seizures that are submitted to and analyzed by forensic laboratories across the country. Click here to view the Weekly FAX from the Center for Substance Abuse Research.SAMHSA Releases a New Advisory – Sustained Release Naltrexone for Opioid DependenceNaltrexone is a non-opioid medication that is approved for the treatment of opioid dependence. Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist; it binds to opioid receptors, but instead of activating the receptors, it effectively blocks them. Through this action, it prevents opioid receptors from being activated by agonist compounds, such as heroin or prescription pain killers, and is reported to reduce craving and prevent relapse. As opposed to other medications used for opioid dependence (methadone and buprenorphine), naltrexone can be prescribed by any individual who is licensed to prescribe medicine (e.g., physician, doctor of osteopathic medicine, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner). Both the oral daily form and the monthly injectable monthly extended-release form (Vivitrol®) are FDA approved for treatment of opioid dependence. Vivitrol® was approved by FDA for this indication in 2010.
Clinical Report on Neonatal Drug WithdrawalThe American Academy of Pediatrics published a clinical report on Neonatal Drug Withdrawal. This publication includes information on both methadone and buprenorphine. Click here to read the publication.Department of Defense is proposing to remove the prohibition to use addictive drugs in the maintenance treatment of substance dependence in TRICARE beneficiariesClick here to read the federal register notice and comment.Statement from Reckitt Benckiser“Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc. is discontinuing distribution and sale of Subutex® tablets as we believe that mono product (product containing buprenorphine alone with no naloxone) creates a greater risk of misuse, abuse and diversion, and while other mono product may be available on the market, we are concentrating our efforts around less abusable products in order to protect patients, communities and access to treatment.” Click here to read the letter from Reckitt Benckiser.SAMHSA recommends use of State Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramsSAMHSA encourages physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, other Staff in Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) and DATA-Waived Physicians to utilize State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) as an additional resource to maximize safety of patient care pursuant to applicable state guidelines. The illicit use of prescription drugs (i.e. opioids, stimulants, and sedatives) is a major public health problem. In addition, prescription drug issues affect patients in OTPs. Click here to read the letter.AOAAM is now offering Half & Half TrainingsThe American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine invites you to join us for a webinar training on the Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence utilizing Buprenorphine. This webinar training, in conjunction with a 4 hour online study, will provide the required 8 hours needed to obtain the waiver to prescribe Buprenorphine in the office-based setting. Click here for more information.Buprenorphine treatment in pregnancy: less distress to babiesNIH study compares buprenorphine to methadone in opioid addicted pregnant women.Babies born to women addicted to opioids fare better when their mothers are treated with either the addiction medication buprenorphine or methadone than babies whose mothers are not treated at all. In this comparative effectiveness trial, buprenorphine was found to be superior to methadone in reducing withdrawal symptoms in the newborns, according to a recent study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. The study, conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers from North America and Europe, was published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Click here to view the entire NIH press release on this study. FDA approves injectable drug to treat opioid-dependent patientsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vivitrol to treat and prevent relapse after patients with opioid dependence have undergone detoxification treatment. Vivitrol is an extended-release formulation of naltrexone administered by intramuscular injection once a month. Naltrexone works to block opioid receptors in the brain. It blocks the effects of drugs like morphine, heroin, and other opioids. It was approved to treat alcohol dependence in 2006. To view the FDA press release in its entirety, click here.What's New Help with RSS |
Treatment Improvement Protocol Increase Patient Limits 2005 SAMHSA Evaluation of the Impact of the DATA Waiver Program 2006 Report On Diversion and Abuse of Buprenorphine Drug Enforcement Administraton (DEA) DATA Physician Locator SAMHSA and DEA issue letter on prescribing Suboxone/Subutex in opioid treatment programs CSAT Director Informs Physicians of Increase in Patient Limits CSAT Director Notifies Physicians of a New Feature to the SAMHSA Buprenorphine Physician and Treatment Program Locator CSAT Director Advises Physicians of Concerns Regarding Buprenorphine CSAT Director Encouraging Physicians to Sign-Up for the Buprenorphine Physician and Treatment Program Locator Follow this RealMedia link to view a Public Service Announcement (PSA) on office-based opioid addiction treatment featuring former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop. [Realplayer file, need Realplayer to review] If you do not have RealPlayer, you may download a free copy from Real Networks. Mozilla Firefox |
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