Federal Schedules of Controlled Drugs
Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction; Final Rule
Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(note: the actual regulations begin on page 4096 section 8.12)
Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 1974
(spells out how and when
practitioners outside of licensed treatment programs can administer or
dispense narcotic drugs)
FDA Methadone Label
Information about Revised Methadone Package Insert
(December 2006)
ASAM Public Policy Statements
Definitions Related to the Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Pain: Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pain Society, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine
(April 1997; rev. February 2001)
pdf
Public Policy Statement on Methadone Treatment of Addiction
(April 1990; rev. October 2006)
pdf
Rights and Responsibilities of Health Care Professionals in the Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Pain: Consensus Statement of the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine
(April 1997; rev. January 2007)
pdf
