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The past decade has seen the development of important medications – such as buprenorphine, naltrexone, and acamprosate – that can effectively treat addiction, especially when combined with counseling, support and aftercare.

Helping You to Help Your Patients: An Introduction to Medication for Alcohol Dependence
New! A free online course to help addiction treatment counselors understand the effects of alcohol on the brain, how medications work with the brain mechanisms involved in alcohol dependence, and how medications can be part of a comprehensive treatment program that helps patients regain control over their lives. Designated for up to 2.0 CEUs.

Ask your physician to get training and a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine.

Find a local physician who prescribes buprenorphine: Naabt.org Locator | SAMSHA Locator

	GROUPS WORKING ON TREATMENT MEDICATIONS			TREATMENT MEDICATIONS RESOURCES
	American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) Addiction Treatment Forum Advocates for Recovery Through Medicine - ARM National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment The National Alliance of Methadone Advocates (NAMA) MORE >			Addiction: Why Can't They Just Stop? Blueprint for the States: Policies to Improve the Ways States Organize and Deliver Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Treatment MORE >

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