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Theme 11:

Considering the Use of

Psychopharmacological InterventionsAs An Adjunct to Psychosocial

Treatment

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Pharmacotherapy Services

Combined in a setting for the treatment of

substance abuse disorder, these services

are sometimes referred to as :

Had been in used more than 30 years.New discoveries & insights have enable

the use of targeted medication in the

treatment of opium-related dependency

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Medication Assisted Treatment

Agonist medication

- Medications that bind to, and activate

the opiate receptors resulting inanalgesia & pain regulation, respiratorydepression, and a wide variety ofbehavioral changes

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Medication Assisted Treatment

Agonist medication

- Opium-related Treatment Programs

** Methadone and LAAM

- Naltrexone (also effective in the

treatment of alcoholism)

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Medication Assisted Treatment

Partial Agonist Medication

Non-Opiate Medications

Produce a broad spectrum ofeffects from receptor activation toblockade, to an apparent

combination of the two** Buprenorphine

Clonidine (Catapres) useful in:- Decreasing symptoms

associated with withdrawalfrom alcohol, tobacco, heroinand other opiates

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Theme 12:

Helping Clients Develop A Plan to

Manage A Lapse or Relapse