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The Addiction Treatment Resource Center (ATRC)

SAMHSA TIP 63 – Executive Summary Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

Last Update: March 18, 2022

The Executive Summary of this Treatment Improvement Protocol provides an overview on the use of the three Food and Drug Administration-approved medications used to treat opioid use disorder—methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine—and the other strategies and services needed to support recovery.

Topic: Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)
Pharmacology/Prescribing
Substance/Stimulant/Opiod Use Disorder

Setting: FQHC
OBOT
Outpatient
Primary Care

Type: Best Practice/Policy/Guideline/Procedure