Treatment and Prevention Coordinators in your local jurisdiction maintain addiction, prevention and treatment literature resources. The ADAA Web site has a publications page that has a variety of agency reports, research, newsletters, and other relevant information.

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Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) ONDCP provides information, resources, and links to many public policy and academic research centers concerned with alcohol and drug abuse.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) NACADI provides publications, resources, referrals, research and statistics, searchable databases, serves as a gateway to the Centers for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Prevention (CSAP), and many other governmental agencies concerned with substance abuse. Publications may be ordered directly from NCADI through their online catalog.

 I am currently providing substance abuse counseling and would like to become a DHMH Certified Program. How do I go about this process?

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration (ADAA) welcomes and encourages the establishment of professional alcohol and drug abuse treatment services and facilities in the State of Maryland. The Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene (DHMH) conducts all licensing and certification activities through the Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ) located at Bland Bryant Building, Spring Grove Hospital Center, 55 Wade Avenue, Catonsville, Maryland 21228, (410) 402-8050.

Separate license and certification is required for each level of care in the alcohol and drug abuse treatment continuum, and each location in which the treatment is to be provided. When requesting certification information of the OHCQ, please state the level of care you plan to have certified as there is a separate application package for each level of care or modality. The OHCQ will mail the complete package to you. This will contain the state and federal regulations as well as additional agencies to contact when necessary. It provides all of the information required to become a licensed and certified alcohol and drug abuse treatment provider in the State of Maryland in accordance with Health-General Article § 8-404, Annotated Code of Maryland. In the case of programs treating heroin and other narcotic addictions using pharmacotherapy, additional licensing is required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the State Office of Drug Control. The agency's requirements are included in the OHCQ information.

Alcohol and drug abuse treatment services shall only be provided by the following:

1. Substance abuse treatment programs that are certified by the Department in accordance with Health-General Article § 8-404, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   
2. Practitioners appropriately licensed, certified, or otherwise legally authorized under Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland:

• for whom substance abuse treatment services fall within the practitioner's scope of practice, and
  who do not advertise their practice as an alcohol and drug abuse treatment program;
• and Entities exempted from certification requirements in accordance with Health-General Article, §8-403(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.

I want to be prescribed Suboxone to detox off of heroin.... (or oxycontin, or other opiates). How do I find a doctor who can prescribe Suboxone (which contains the medication called buprenorphine)? What if I don't have any insurance?

1. You can find a doctor at the Buprenorphine Physician Locator on the ADAA website at http://www.maryland-adaa.org/drsearch/. 

2. If you do not have insurance, contact the Addiction Coordinator for your county between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM to learn about treatment options available to you. Please note that Baltimore City has a separate program called BSAS (Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc.), the telephone number is (410) 637-1917. If you have a medical emergency related to substance detox or withdrawal contact your nearest hospital emergency room for assistance.