Substance Abuse Resources for NC Doctors, Nurses, and Other Healthcare Professionals » Buprenorphine

Upcoming Webinar Trainings on PCSS-B

Tyler Van Steinburgh — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:18:08 +0000

Physicians’ Clinical Support System- Buprenorphine will be hosting webinars on the second Tuesday of every month, 12:00 – 1:00 Eastern time.

November 9, 2010
Drug Enforcement Agency – presented by Cathy A. Gallagher, Associate Chief, Liaison and Policy Section, DEA

December 14, 2010
Treating Opioid Dependence in Pregnant Women – presented by Hendree Jones, PhD, Research Director, Center for Addiction and Pregnancy, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

January 11, 2011
Detoxification: Terminable or Interminable – presented by Herbert D. Kleber, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University and Director, Division of Substance Abuse, New York State Psychiatric Institute

For more details on these trainings, click here.

Abstinence Rates with Office-based Buprenorphine Treatment Differ by Retention and Insurance Status

Tyler Van Steinburgh — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:43:34 +0000

As office-based treatment of opioid dependence with buprenorphine becomes more widespread, an increasing number of reports describe practices and outcomes in real-world settings. This report describes a highly structured office-based program that included a 1—2 day inpatient induction, 5 weeks of 3-hour counseling sessions 4 times per week, then weekly counseling sessions for an additional 12 weeks. Participants attended subsequent monthly follow-up visits and were required to attend thrice weekly 12-step meetings. Full adherence was required to remain in the program. Among the 110 of 176 (63%) consecutively admitted patients available for follow-up at a minimum of 18 months.

Published In: Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence a project of the Boston Medical Center issue November/December 2009. Access checked 1/10/10. Hillary Kunins, MD, MPH, MS

A Case For Health Care Reform

Tyler Van Steinburgh — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:30:53 +0000

Medical Costs and Unrecognized/Untreated for Substance Use Disorders: A Case for Health Care Reform Fact Sheet