Information for healthcare professionals

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Need help Fast? Hotlines/Warmlines providing help for providers treating patients with substance use

1. California Substance Abuse Line, (844) 326-2626
   The California Substance Use Line is a free, 24/7 teleconsultation service for California clinicians. Staffed by experienced physicians and pharmacists who can answer confidential questions about substance use evaluation and management, including medications to treat opioid use disorder
2. Substance Use Warmline, (855) 300-3595
   Consultation is available Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m ET, from addiction medicine-certified physicians, clinical pharmacists, and nurses with special expertise in pharmacotherapy options for opioid use.
3. California Poison Control, 1-800-222-1222
   California Poison Control System can help you with: identification of opioid withdrawal, dosing of buprenorphine to treat opioid withdrawal, solutions or troubleshooting a plan to bridge patients to outpatient buprenorphine maintenance therapy, treatment of opioid withdrawal in special populations (e.g. pregnancy, pediatrics), treatment of precipitated withdrawal, and treatment of patients with other underlying toxicological conditions.