State Opioid Treatment Authority (SOTA)

The  Office of the State Opioid Treatment Authority (SOTA) regulates the establishment and ongoing operation of methadone treatment programs statewide.

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The State Opioid Treatment Authority

Find a Physician

Link to Buprenorphine Physician Locator

H1N1 and Methadone Exceptions

Link to H1N1 Preparedness Information

Memorandum: Guidelines for Maryland OTPs: Handling of Methadone Exceptions During H1N1 Pandemic

Holidays and Weather

It's Holiday Time: How to Make a Program Wide Request for Take Homes

Dispensing of Take-Home Doses of Medication in Cases of Severe Weather or other Abnormal Situations

Methadone and Heart Disease Risk

Methadone Maintenance Treatment and the Risk of Heart Disease: Guidelines for the Practitioner and Program

Methadone Maintenance Treatment and the Risk of Heart Disease: Guidelines for Patients

Physician Mentoring

Free Physician-to-Physician Mentoring About Buprenorphine and Methadone Treatment

Recovery

2010 Recovery-Oriented Methadone Maintenance

Getting Started with Medication-assisted Treatment: How to Establish an MAT Program that Promotes Recovery

Resources

Regulations Resources and Plans

Safety and Prevention of Diversion

How to Use Methadone Safely: The New CSAT-FDA Initiative

Methadone Chain of Custody Forms

Opioids 911 Safety: Including Opioid-Safety Resources Toolkit for Healthcare Providers

Successful Strategies in Addressing Opioid Overdose Deaths