We’ve all heard about the TREAT Act and its effect on the availability of buprenorphine formulations like Suboxone. The TREAT Act, also known as Senate Bill 2645 or The Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act, if passed, means that Suboxone, Subutex, and other forms of buprenorphine will be available for more people and waiting lists reduced. So what’s the holdup? The bill’s original ...
Family Therapy in Addiction Treatment
When someone in the family becomes addicted to opiates, every other person in the family is affected. There are countless stories of families torn apart by addiction, and family therapy during addiction treatment becomes a cohesive way to educate everyone in the family about addiction. Additionally, families are able to explore the dynamics that perpetuate addictive behaviors. Fortunately, many ...
Suboxone for Opioid Use Disorder in Georgia
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) long ago identified methadone as the gold standard for opioid use disorder in Georgia. But, don’t be misled by those words: While the people who address addiction issues from Atlanta to Savannah and throughout the state have long recognized the benefits of methadone treatment, Suboxone has also been recognized as an ...
Suboxone Dosage: Standards, Adjustments, and Side Effects
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has much to say about the dosage of methadone for clients in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs, but it offers little instruction about Suboxone dosage. That’s because methadone is actually administered on site at the MAT facility, while Suboxone prescriptions are provided to the clients to be filled at their local ...
methadone maintenance and Sober Living
What happens to people in a methadone maintenance program, but have no place to live where they can work to rebuild a healthier life? Many people come from environments rife with violence. Many have lived in a home where one or more other family members are still doing drugs, and they can’t go back to that. There are also many cases involving a person with opiate addiction who simply has no home ...
Medication-Assisted Treatment and Confidentiality
Most people are relieved to know that when they participate in medication-assisted treatment (MAT), their privacy is protected by strict federal guidelines. People who work in substance abuse treatment centers work with regulations that are stricter than the ones that protect your regular medical records. The guidelines that protect you in medication-assisted treatment are always referred to as 42 ...
