Medical assessment/first visit

Drug Safety Information for Providers and Patients: Buprenorphine tablets
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Buprenorphine tablets are approved for the treatment of opiate dependence. Buprenorphine treats opiate addiction by preventing symptoms of withdrawal from heroin and other opiates.
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Objective Opiate Withdrawal Scale
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A checklist that allows the physician to determine if the patient is in withdrawal in order to administer initial buprenorphine dose.
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American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
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Intake Questionnaire for treatment planning of a new patient
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This patient questionnaire from the California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) is useful when beginning a new patient on buprenorphine maintenance treatment.
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California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM)
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Computerized screening of substance abuse problems in a primary care setting: older vs. younger adults
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This study examined the responses of older adults to the Drug Abuse Problem Assessment for Primary Care (DAPA-PC), a computerized drug and alcohol abuse screening instrument developed for primary care settings.
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American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
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This PDF Document contains the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS), a common instrument used to assess a patient's opioid withdrawal severity.
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California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM)
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Assessment and Screening Instruments
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This document provides a comprehensive collection of screening instruments and withdrawal assessments.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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Initial Patient Contact About Buprenorphine Form
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This checklist can be used by staff to help answer buprenorphine inquiries.
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American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
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Transfer from Methadone Form
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This form provides a list of important considerations when determining whether a methadone patient is a candidate for transfer to buprenorphine treatment, including social, medical, and psychiatric history.
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Colleen LaBelle, RN/Boston Medical Center
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Telephone Screen for Buprenorphine
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This document provides a form for recording important information about prospective patients, including drug use history, treatment history, criminal history, health information, and more.
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Colleen LaBelle, RN/Boston Medical Center
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Nursing Intake Screener
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This form provides a list and a place to document important information that should be recorded during the intake assessment, including whether the patient is pregnant, taking other drugs, on methadone or has other addiction behaviors.
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Colleen LaBelle, RN/Boston Medical Center
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