Frequently Asked Questions

The activities are free for the first 100 customers. After that, the cost is $8/activity.

First, you need to register for the site. Then you will have access to the content. After you pass the post-test, you will fill out the post-assessments to receive your certificate for the activity you completed.

All of our content needs to be used online to use the interactive elements. However, the activities that are not case-based are also available in PDFs. Look for the “Alternative Format” button on the same page as the interactive online content. Upon opening the PDF , you will be able to download the PDF to view later.

Yes, but it is only possible to receive one certificate for a single experience. If you want to learn more about substance abuse treatment and require continuing education credits, please consider our other activities.

Users may view their certificate by accessing the “My Account” page beneath their username in the upper right-hand corner of the site.

Please contact us to request a copy. It helps if you can provide the username or email you used and the list of activities for which you need certificates and the approximate date of completion.

Not anymore. The current activities are CE/CME only. However, we did offer DATA-2000 qualifying training until April 14, 2019. After that date, we no longer offered an official training activity that satisfied the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) requirement. The 8-hour DATA-2000 training activity is the training currently needed to qualify for a waiver to treat over 30 patients at the same time. The 8-hour training is no longer needed to qualify for a waiver to treat 30 or fewer patients.

Clinical Tools, Inc. no longer offers training (as of April 14, 2019) that satisfied the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) requirement for a waiver-qualifying training activity, which is currently required to treat more than 30 patients at the same time. If you completed our training prior to that date, please review the current waiver guidelines on how to proceed. We are happy to help you navigate.

Yes, please review the activity description page for all available credit types, including AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

This site was developed to train both providers and other clinicians who treat opioid-dependent patients with buprenorphine or manage and refer patients with opioid use disorder. Our activities are for any health professional seeking CME/CEs on the topic of prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. It is likely to be of particular interest to the following practitioners who may apply for a waiver to treat up to 30 patients at a time with buprenorphine and who are exempted from training requirements: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse-midwives. Please note that our partnership with ASAM expired on April 14, 2019, so we no longer provide Waiver training, which is currently required for treating more than 30 patients at a time.

Buprenorphine Practice was developed by Clinical Tools, Inc., funded by a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (#HHSN271200555303C). Clinical Tools, Inc., is a small, physician-run business dedicated to harnessing the potential of the Internet to create scalable, usable, and broadly available tools for health researchers, clinicians, and consumers.

Clinical Tools, Inc. will not share your personal information with any third parties. However, we provided ASAM with a list of all qualified learners who completed our waiver training activity before April 14, 2019.

You need to create an account if you want to enroll into an activity. This includes activities offered at a cost or for free.

Your account is created when you sign up for an activity. You may also create an account on the registration page.

You can update your password and email address in your account:

1. Click on your icon/name in the top right of the screen.
2. Click on “Edit info”
3. Under the Account Details tab, you may edit your name, email, and password.

If you’ve forgotten your password, you can request to have it changed. Enter in the email for your account and you will receive a link to change your password.