PCSS-Methadone

 

The SAMHSA-funded Physician Clinical Support System for Methadone (PCSS-M) is a free, nationwide program through which health care providers needing information and mentoring on methadone treatment for opioid addiction and/or pain can connect with experts in the field.

 

PCSS-M mentors provide telephone, email and on-site support. They come from across the country and work in licensed opioid treatment programs, pain clinics, primary care, and other practice settings.

 

The PCSS-M service is available, at no cost, to interested physicians and staff, to assist in the safe and appropriate use of methadone

 

The PCSS-M is coordinated by the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in conjunction with other leading medical societies.

 

PCSS-Buprenorphine

 

The SAMHSA-funded Physician Clinical Support System for Methadone (PCSS-B) is a free, nationwide program designed to assist practicing physicians, in accordance with the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000, in incorporating into their practices the treatment of prescription opioid and heroin dependent patients using buprenorphine.

 

PCSS-B mentors provide telephone, email and on-site support. They come from across the country and work in a variety of medical specialties and health care settings including addiction treatment programs, primary care, office-based practice.

 

The PCSS-B service is available, at no cost, to interested physicians and staff, to assist in the safe and appropriate use of buprenorphine.

 

The PCSS-B is coordinated by the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in conjunction with other leading medical societies.