Over the past year as president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), my presidential theme has been “Confronting Addiction from Prevention to Recovery.” This initiative has focused on four of the biggest areas—three persistent and one emerging—in addiction medicine: vaping & tobacco, opioids, alcohol, and technological addictions. Each of these issues has been addressed in quarterly educational campaigns that have seen American Psychiatric Association member experts creating resources aimed at the general public and physicians alike.

Preventing deaths after prison release

Telling the story of the opioid crisis: A narrative analysis of the TV series Dopesick

Impact of jail-based methadone or buprenorphine treatment on non-fatal opioid overdose after incarceration

Epigenome-wide association study on methamphetamine dependence.

Disposable E-Cigarette Use and Subsequent Use Patterns in Adolescents and Young Adults

THE ASAM CRITERIA FOURTH EDITION.

As an addiction psychiatrist and community psychiatrist I have worked on improving integrated systems and services for 40 years. Most recently, I helped to develop the updated standards in the 4th Edition of The ASAM Criteria that encourage all addiction treatment programs to be co-occurring capable, at minimum. (See Chapter 12: Integrating Care for Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions.)

Association of Cannabis Use With Cardiovascular Outcomes Among US Adults

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Geographic Availability of Buprenorphine