Feb 26, 2024, 15:41 by Bethea (Annie) Kleykamp, PhD, MA

The question was simple: Do people still smoke cigarettes? They asked because none of their friends or family smoked, they didn’t see people do it in public, and they hadn’t seen a cigarette butt since the 90s.

Feb 22, 2024, 16:41 by Molly McGrath

Feb 21, 2024, 09:10 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Overdose mortality incidence and supervised consumption services

Feb 16, 2024, 11:18 by Molly McGrath

On February 15th, 2024, ASAM, the Legal Action Center (LAC), the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health, and the National Association of Social Workers held a briefing in coordination with the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery (ATR) Caucus, which was sponsored by the Coalition for Whole Health and the Mental Health Liaison Group.

Feb 15, 2024, 00:01 by Molly McGrath

Feb 13, 2024, 15:01 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Safety of e-cigarettes and nicotine patches as stop-smoking aids in pregnancy

Feb 9, 2024, 18:30 by Molly McGrath

Feb 9, 2024, 12:59 by Molly McGrath

Feb 6, 2024, 16:42 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Bringing Racial Justice to US Drug Policy Promotes Equity and Access to Addiction Treatment

Feb 5, 2024, 14:59 by Stephen M. Taylor MD

Right now in the US, a Black man is living with the disease of addiction after being released from prison for possession of cocaine (for which there has long been a racist sentencing disparity between its rock and powder forms). Chances are, he did not receive evidence-based addiction treatment while incarcerated. Furthermore, notwithstanding the physical and emotional trauma he likely endured while in prison, he returns to the community without any resources to secure housing, health care, or employment.

Feb 3, 2024, 08:57 by Molly McGrath

Jan 31, 2024, 12:16 by Molly McGrath

Jan 30, 2024, 15:28 by ASAM Weekly Editors

First Trimester Use of Buprenorphine or Methadone.

Jan 26, 2024, 14:22 by Molly McGrath

Jan 23, 2024, 14:49 by ASAM Weekly Editors

History Repeats Itself - Trends in hallucinogen-associated emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

Jan 23, 2024, 10:29 by Bob Davis

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) a three-year cooperative agreement to implement the new “Providers Clinical Support System – Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder” (PCSS-MAUD).

Jan 22, 2024, 12:19 by Anna Lembke, MD, FASAM

After more than two decades as a practicing psychiatrist, I’ll be the first to admit that we need new and innovative treatments to treat depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders. Psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA (Ecstasy) are being researched and promoted as ground-breaking advances for combatting mental illness. Multiple jurisdictions have already relaxed laws or policies related to these substances, often with an eye toward therapeutic use.

Jan 19, 2024, 18:34 by Molly McGrath

On January 18th, ASAM joined over 60 organizations asking the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to change Medicare's custody definition to permit coverage for older adults and people with disabilities who are living in the community after incarceration or have other history with the criminal legal system.

Jan 19, 2024, 12:48 by Molly McGrath

To facilitate remission, support long-term recovery, and save more lives of those affected by addiction, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) today released a new Public Policy Statement on Government Strategies to Foster Ethical Addiction Treatment, with several recommendations for policymakers at all levels in America.

Jan 16, 2024, 18:00 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment In The US.