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TIP #43: Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs

356 pages. Includes index and bibliography. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series #43. TIP 43 gives a detailed description of medication-assisted treatment for addiction to opioids, including comprehensive maintenance treatment, detoxification, and medically supervised withdrawal. It discusses screening, assessment, and administrative and ethical issues. TIP 43 revises TIPS 1, 10, 20 and 22, describing the nature and dimensions of opioid use disorders and their treatment. It includes principles of treatment and historical and regulatory developments; and presents evidence-based best practices for treatment of opioid addiction in opioid treatment programs. It examines related medical, psychiatric, sociological, and substance use disorders and their treatment as part of a comprehensive maintenance treatment program. Topics: purpose, history, pharmacology, screening, admission, assessment, pharmacotherapy, patient-treatment matching, phases of treatment, comprehensive care, patient retention, drug testing, medical problems, multiple substance use, co-occurring disorders, pregnancy, administrative considerations, and ethical considerations.

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