• Identify essential information required for providing effective treatment to patients with opioid substance abuse issues
• Identify essential information to be provided to patients seeking medication assisted treatment
• List the symptoms of opiate intoxication, overdose and withdrawal
• Identify required components of the medical assessment prior to beginning an opioid treatment program
• Identify the components of the induction assessment
• Accurately determine the level of patient readiness
• Identify the components of a comprehensive assessment
• Describe the most common medications used in the treatment of opioid dependence and their method and setting of delivery
• Identify the possible side effects of opioid agonist and partial agonist therapy
• Identify possible drug interactions with methadone and their effects
• Describe strategies to prevent or minimize harmful drug interactions in medication assisted therapy was identify medications or substances that alter opioid medication levels in the body
• Describe the criteria for take-home medications and maximum take-home doses
• Identify the six recommended focuses for counseling in medication assisted therapy
• Identify the eight standard components of counseling in medication assisted therapy
• Describe the five types of group counseling formats in medication assisted therapy
• Identify the 15 common topics for patient educational sessions in medication assisted therapy
• Describe the characteristics of the treatment plan appropriate during medication assisted therapy
• Identify possible associated medical problems commonly seen in patients presenting for medication assisted therapy
• Identify frequently use substance combinations and common reasons for use
• Understand the difference between opiate agonists and opiate antagonists

• Review opiates as a depressant and analgesic
• Explore various types of opiates, methods of administration
• Review the short and long term effects of opiates
• Identify symptoms of opiate withdrawal and intoxication
• Discuss factors that make it so easy to overdose on opiates
• Review the use of Naloxone
• Review the different types of benzodiazepines and their half life
• Identify symptoms of benzodiazepine intoxication and withdrawal (including protracted withdrawal)
• Review the short and long term effects of benzodiazapine use

Objectives

• Define MAT
• Explore barriers to treatment
• Identify benefits of Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT)
• Explore the effect of opioids on depression, anxiety, pain and PTSD
• Explore pain management with people on MAT
• Identify the side effects of MAT and interventions to help people live their highest quality of life.