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A listing of websites and other contact information for state agencies that regulate substance dependence treatment. Many provide resources to assist patients or physicians in identifying treatment providers.

This website is designed to support physicians who prescribe buprenorphine by linking them up with a national network of trained physician mentors.

Comprehensive document detailing the HIPAA Privacy Rule and its implications for alcohol and substance abuse programs.

The diagnostic criteria for substance dependence.

Lists the clinical criteria for opioid withdrawal.

Your staff will be assisting you with many of the tasks essential to conducting in-office buprenorphine treatment. Therefore, staff members need a firm grasp of the principles of addiction treatment and corresponding clinical skills and an attitude conducive to working with this patient population. The staff's attitudes will affect the way they treat patients, thus influencing the outcome of treatment. Before starting office-based buprenorphine treatment, you may wish to conduct formal training with your staff. The brief guidelines below can help you structure your training.

This information brief discusses the abuse of prescription drugs by young people, commonly abused prescription drugs, and diversion of said drugs.

This is a training package developed by the Buprenorphine Awareness Blending Team to create awareness about buprenorphine among non-physician addiction professionals.

Search tool where a patient or physician can enter their zipcode and receive a listing of the closest buprenorphine counselors, pharmacies, treatment facilities, and support groups.

This is the full text of Title 21, Chapter 13 of the US Code, which deals with drug abuse prevention and control.