Letting Us Talk to Your Doctor. You must sign forms letting the treatment court team talk with your doctor about your treatment. The doctor will only tell the treatment court team what is necessary to be sure you need MOUD, why you need it, and that you are taking the medication safely and getting better. The doctor will tell the treatment court team such things as: • Whether you have an opioid use disorder and why you need MOUD • Whether you are coming for medical appointments • Whether you are taking the medication the right way and not taking it in a way that can be medically dangerous for you • Any side effects that you may be having and how to deal with them safely • Whether you are getting better, such as having fewer cravings for opioids, withdrawal symp- toms, or other problems like depression, boredom, or irritability • Whether you have tried to avoid or cheat a drug or alcohol test • Whether you have been hostile or disruptive to the doctor or anyone else The doctor will also request what is called a PDMP report (this stands for prescription drug monitoring program). This lets the doctor know if you got any prescription from another doctor without telling the treatment court team. The doctor will tell the treatment court team if you got such a prescription without the team knowing.
