RESOURCES

Medication-Assisted Treatment & Opioid Abuse/Addiction

 

AATOD Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.aatod.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions/

AATOD Glossary
http://www.aatod.org/resources/glossary/

AATOD Guidelines for Addressing Benzodiazepine Use in Opioid Treatment Programs
http://www.aatod.org/guidelines-for-addressing-benzodiazepine-use-in-opioid-treatment-programs-otps/

NEWIMG1-CLINICAL GUIDANCE FOR TREATING PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER AND THEIR INFANTS
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) January 2018.
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Courts and medication-assisted treatment: Your legal rights
The Legal Action Center June 23, 2015.
https://drug.addictionblog.org/courts-and-medication-assisted-treatment-your-legal-rights/

TIP 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
https://library.samhsa.gov/product/tip-63-medications-opioid-use-disorder/pep21-02-01-002


TIP 63 Executive Summary
https://library.samhsa.gov/product/tip-63-medications-opioid-use-disorder-executive-summary/pep21-02-01-003


Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment Programs (2024)
https://library.samhsa.gov/product/federal-guidelines-opioid-treatment-programs-2024/pep24-02-011


SAMHSA Clinical Considerations for Methadone Treatment in Correctional Facilities (2025)
A concise, clinician-facing advisory covering initiation, dosing, continuity of treatment, transitions, and overdose prevention. It is correctional-specific but clinically useful.
https://library.samhsa.gov/product/advisory-clinical-considerations-methadone-treatment-opioid-use-disorder-correctional-facilities/pep25-02-005


SAMHSA Advisory : Expanding Access to Methadone Treatment in Hospital Settings (2025)
Covers hospital initiation, the federal 72-hour rule, OTP coordination, discharge planning, and continuity of methadone treatment.https://library.samhsa.gov/product/advisory-expanding-access-methadone-treatment-hospital-settings/pep25-02-007


All links checked September 23, 2026.