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Buprenorphine Quick Start Guide

SAMHSA developed this Buprenorphine Quick Start Guide for all practitioners seeking to prescribe buprenorphine. This guide includes facts about Buprenorphine, important points to review with patients, a checklist for prescribing, … read more

Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder

The Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder provides eligible physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse … read more

MAT Quality Planning Tool

This MAT Quality Planning Tool is intended to be used by MAT programs to review and assess their progress related to the development and implementation of the recommended best practices. … read more

Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine

The purpose of the Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine is to provide guidance about the effective use of drug testing in the identification, diagnosis, treatment, and … read more

Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Practice

The purpose of this continuing medical education (CME) monograph is to provide clinicians with an overview and understanding of the benefits and limitations of urine drug testing (UDT) in the … read more

Guidance Document on Best Practices: Key Components for Delivering Community-Based Medication Assisted Treatment Services for Opioid Use Disorders in New Hampshire, Second Edition

To address the lack of capacity to treat OUDs, the NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services (BDAS) convened a panel of … read more

Treatment Protocol (TIP) 33: Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders

This updated TIP reviews what is known about treating medical, psychiatric, and SUD-related problems associated with the use of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as the misuse of prescription stimulants. … read more

MAT Crosswalk

This crosswalk was created by the UNH Institute for Health Policy and Practice Citizens Health Initiative, and the NH Center for Excellence to identify similarities and differences in medication-assisted treatment … read more

Tool 5: Continuing Service & Transfer/Discharge Questions

A fillable PDF template of Tool 5 with questions for Continued Service Criteria Questions and Transfer/Discharge Criteria Question in regards to continuing service and transfer/ discharge with patients.

Transfer/Discharge Criteria Assessment

This tool, created by the Center for Excellence on Addiction, may be used to document the clinical rationale for why the patient should either be transferred to a higher, lower, … read more