Buprenorphine treatment for heroin addiction
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PDF of Commonly Used CPT Codes in Primary Care
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Clinical Tools, Inc.
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- Getting a waiver/setting up your practice
- Screening and diagnosis
- Induction and dosing
- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Insurance and billing issues
- Billing
- CPT
- Drug codes
- HCPCSs
- Induction
- Buprenorphine treatment for heroin addiction
- Printable form/checklist
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
- Setting up a practice
Description:
This document from NIDA discusses how heroin is abused, how it affects the brain, and adverse affects it has on health. Treatment options are also discussed, with information on methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone.
Source:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (3 votes)
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This research report from NIDA - written in Spanish - discusses the scope of heroin use in the US, immediate and long term effects of heroin use, the medical complications of heroin use, how heroin abuse affects pregnant women, and more. It also discusses treatments for heroin addiction, including buprenorphine.
Source:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (2 votes)
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