Addiction and the Brain: 3 Facts You Need to Know
Addiction affects the brain in a number of important ways. Learn more about how addiction can alter your brain's processes, and the brain chemistry of addiction treatment.
Hulu Show ‘Dopesick’ Highlights the Human Cost of the Opioid Epidemic
Hulu®’s new streaming miniseries Dopesick® has struck a chord with its depiction of the impact of Oxycontin® in the 1990s and 2000s. Viewers described it as “honest and engrossing,” “morally intriguing,” and “infuriating.” Part of what makes Dopesick so effective…
AZZLY® Partners with MethodOne® by Computalogic® to Offer Opioid Treatment Programs a Cloud-based All-in-One Solution
Behavioral health and addiction treatment software provider AZZLY® has partnered with Computalogic® to integrate MethodOne®, streamlining the care of patients enrolled in an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP). The integration seamlessly displays the methadone and suboxone dosing records in the specialty…
Dr. Andrea Barthwell Discusses the Challenges of Opioid Use Disorder Providers and Patients in the Age of COVID
In the 10th edition of our Talking Treatment™ podcast, AZZLY® had the honor of hosting a very esteemed guest: the Honorable Andrea Barthwell, M.D., DFASAM. Dr. Andrea Barthwell is Senior Advisor and Strategist to AZZLY. Dr. Barthwell previously served as…
Opioid Treatment Programs Expand Their Services
Over the past year we’ve received numerous inquiries from Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP) and Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) programs looking to expand their services beyond medication dosing to include other therapy services and programs to treat their growing patient population. …
Medication-Assisted Treatment is Safer, Easier, and More Effective
People all over the world have been affected by the opioid health crisis. From 1999-2018, almost 450,000 people died from an overdose involving prescription opiates, heroin, fentanyl, or other opioids. About 47,000 people die from opioid overdoses each year in…
MAT – It’s Time
"Like many others, I've lost a loved one to addiction. That's why we've dedicated..."
Why Aren’t More Doctors Treating Addiction with Medication?
Evidence-based analysis supports the efficacy of MAT, particularly compared to abstinence-based programs. SAMHSA reports...
Why Our Staff Became Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Advocates
In October, the AZZLY® Lake Nona staff attended the Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate (CMA) Training Course. The course ran eight hours and was a pre-conference event as part of the 2019 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence…
Submit Your Comments on the Pain Management Best Practices Report to Congress
This blog post references the 2019 Draft Report. Read it in full here. The public will have the opportunity to make comments on the Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations (Draft Report) before it…
