May 7, 2024, 15:48 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Biomarkers of metal exposure in adolescent e-cigarette users: correlations with vaping frequency and flavouring

May 7, 2024, 09:23 by Molly McGrath

AMAC-registered ASAM members can submit a resolution by August 23 at 5:00pm ET, for circulation by pamphlet to AMAC-registrants on September 9, and consideration by all AMAC attendees on September 23-24 in Washington, DC.

May 6, 2024, 22:56 by Molly McGrath

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Congress wrote a bipartisan Dear Colleague letter, sent to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, that urged increased funding for two critical substance use disorder (SUD) workforce programs, the SUD Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR-LRP), and the Addiction Medicine Fellowship (AMF) Program.

May 6, 2024, 15:33 by Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH

The United States is in the midst of an evolving and dynamic overdose crisis, driven by the proliferation of fake pills that contain illicitly made fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show more than 107,000 lives lost to overdose in 2022 – the largest number of deaths reported to date. CDC also published data estimating the number of lives lost due to excessive alcohol use – nearly 178,000 each year – an often-overlooked dimension of our nation’s substance use challenges.

May 6, 2024, 08:28 by Molly McGrath

ASAM signed a letter spearheaded by Mental Health Liaison Group, sent to U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Debbie Stabenow, and U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko, Brian Fitzpatrick, and David Trone, urging support of the Medicaid Bump Act of 2024 (H.R. 4892/S. 3921), which would incentivize states to expand coverage of mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) services by providing a corresponding increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to 90 percent.

Apr 30, 2024, 15:59 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Confronting Addiction from Prevention to Recovery

Apr 29, 2024, 14:22 by Petros Levounis, MD, MA

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.

Apr 23, 2024, 15:39 by Molly McGrath

ASAM submitted a written statement for the record to the the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Health Care, which held a roundtable discussion on April 9th, Closing Gaps in the Care Continuum: Opportunities to Improve Substance Use Disorder Care in the Federal Health Programs, and discussed barriers to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder.

Apr 23, 2024, 15:03 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Preventing deaths after prison release

Apr 18, 2024, 10:45 by Kelly Corredor

Apr 17, 2024, 09:29 by ASAM Weekly Editors

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

Apr 9, 2024, 17:09 by Kelly Corredor

Apr 9, 2024, 14:56 by ASAM Weekly Editors

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

Apr 9, 2024, 14:38 by Molly McGrath

On April 9th, the Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine (COSAM) sent a letter to members of the Senate Committee on Finance in support of SB24-181.

Apr 9, 2024, 14:21 by Molly McGrath

On April 7th, the Georgia Society of Addiction Medicine (GSAM) sent a letter to the Georgia Composite Medical Board (GCMB) urging them to extend flexibilities for prescribing medications for addiction via telehealth.

Apr 9, 2024, 10:03 by Molly McGrath

ASAM's public policy statement on Medical Ethics in Addiction Medicine offers practical guidance to addiction specialist physicians and can apply to any physician or healthcare professional engaged in addiction treatment.

Apr 3, 2024, 09:46 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Epigenome-wide association study on methamphetamine dependence.

Apr 2, 2024, 12:52 by Molly McGrath

On April 1, over 80 organizations sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.

Mar 26, 2024, 15:14 by ASAM Weekly Editors

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

Mar 25, 2024, 00:00 by Molly McGrath