# Judge claims made by opioid treatment services

For people who help choose a service: how to test claims about telehealth, take-home doses, cost and paid placement, and how to plan for privacy and emergencies.

- Level: Specialist
- Length: 60 minutes
- Exam questions: 8, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Test a telehealth claim by asking which parts of care are remote and who prescribes.
- Ask a service for its own take-home policy and do not assume one.
- Ask for cost and funding in writing and read paid labels as placement.
- Plan privacy questions, family involvement and an emergency step.

## Lessons

1. [Test a telehealth claim](https://opioidtreatment.fyi/academy/judge-opioid-treatment-service-claims/telehealth-claims.md) (15 minutes)
2. [Test a take-home claim](https://opioidtreatment.fyi/academy/judge-opioid-treatment-service-claims/take-home-claims.md) (14 minutes)
3. [Cost, funding and paid placement](https://opioidtreatment.fyi/academy/judge-opioid-treatment-service-claims/cost-and-paid-placement.md) (15 minutes)
4. [Privacy, family and emergencies](https://opioidtreatment.fyi/academy/judge-opioid-treatment-service-claims/privacy-family-and-emergencies.md) (14 minutes)

## Questions

### Does this course explain the law on telehealth or take-home doses?

No. It points to this site's guides, which name their sources and show the date they were updated. Rules change and differ by country, so check the current rule with the service or the official body.

### Does the certificate show that I can advise a family member?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It is not a professional qualification or a licence, and it is not medical, legal or financial advice.

### What if someone is in danger now?

Call your local emergency number first. Do not wait to finish a course or to check a listing.

Also on the [web page](https://opioidtreatment.fyi/academy/judge-opioid-treatment-service-claims).

> Talk to a doctor, pharmacist or other qualified clinician before you start, stop or change treatment. In an emergency call your local emergency number: 911 in the US and Canada (or call or text 988), 999 in the UK and Ireland (or call 111 in the UK, 112 in Ireland), 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand. For overdose, call emergency services first.