Induction/first treatment
Description:
A checklist that allows the physician to determine if the patient is in withdrawal in order to administer initial buprenorphine dose.
Source:
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) (3 votes)
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Description:
This PDF Document contains the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS), a common instrument used to assess a patient's opioid withdrawal severity.
Source:
California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) (5 votes)
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Description:
This flow chart for buprenorphine treatment displays the steps to patient recovery, from initial patient contact or referral, through intake process, induction, day #2, stabilization, maintenance, and tapering.
Source:
Colleen LaBelle, RN/Boston Medical Center (14 votes)
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- Initial patient contact
- Screening and diagnosis
- Induction and dosing
- Stabilization and maintenance
- Dosing
- Induction
- Intake
- Maintenance
- Screening
- Suboxone
- Tapering
- Induction/first treatment
- Medical assessment/first visit
- Misc. informational materials
- Treatment Algorithm
- Just became waivered
- Setting up a practice
