MAT Newsletters
NCSL's MAT Newsletter is a monthly electronic newsletter reporting on medication-assisted treatment for opiate addiction and the public financing of that treatment. The MAT Newsletter is sent out to a listserv and published online. To be added to the listserv, click here to subscribe now.
Issues
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March
- Boston Studies of Buprenorphine
- DEA Advisory on Methadone Tablets
- New Mexico Provides Narcan Nasal Spray
- Addiction Genes Identified
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April
- Federal Buprenorphine Strategy
- Pay for Performance Improves Treatment Outcomes
- Prescription Abuse on Campus
- Treatment Up for Opiate Abusers
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May
- Indiana Increases Opioid Clinic Regulations
- Methadone Internationally
- More Workers Testing Positive for Opiates
- How Doctors Can Stem Opiate Abuse
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June
- Requiring Pre-Approval of Buprenorphine
- More Treatment Facilities in Massachusetts
- Training Users in Overdose Prevention
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July
- Heroin Abuse on the Rise in the Empire State
- Study Rates Buprenorphine Best Treatment for Opiates
- Treatment Lacking in Alaska
- Naltrexone Shows Potential for Other Conditions
- Opiates Leading Cause of Death in Florida
- Money Diverted from Virginia Treatment Programs
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August
- Opioid Treatment Almost Nonexistent in Rural Areas
- Treatment Completion Rates Lower for Opiate Users
- The Costs of Under-Treating Addiction
- Methadone in the Suburbs
- Perscription Pain Abuse at the Local Level
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September
- HIV Survival Rates in IV Drug Users
- Methadone as Treatment for Lukemia
- Russia Scorns Methadone, Embraces Nalrexone
- SAMHSA To Fund Opiate Training
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October
- A New and Improved Oxycontin
- Drug Use Steady Overall, but More Using Opiate Pain Meds
- Modified Naltrexone May Aid in Long-Term Recovery
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November
- Buprenorphine as Neonatal Treatment, Pain Killer
- Cough Syrup as Heroin Treatment
- Most Who Need Drug Treatment Not Receiving
- Feds Pass Substance Abuse Parity
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