Medication Assisted Treatment Released By Philadelphia DBHIDS
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With support from Community Care Behavioral Health Organization (Community Care) and the Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA), the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) has released guidelines for management of benzodiazepines in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) focusing on methadone treatment.
The guidelines – titled, "Management of Benzodiazepines in Medication-Assisted Treatment" – are designed as a resource to clinicians. The best practices are divided into seven categories: general guidelines, assessment for MAT, addressing benzodiazepine use, MAT for patients with concurrent benzodiazepine use, noncompliance with treatment agreement, risk . . .
