Mar 21, 2024, 13:21 by Kelly Corredor

On March 21, 2024, ASAM joined more than 120 organizations in a statement urging the Biden Administration to finalize federal rules to eliminate menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

Mar 20, 2024, 12:57 by Molly McGrath

On March 15th, a diverse array of nearly 100 stakeholders dedicating to enhancing access to high-quality addiction care wrote a letter calling on the 118th Congress to pass critical addiction and mental health policies.

Mar 20, 2024, 10:21 by ASAM Weekly Editors

THE ASAM CRITERIA FOURTH EDITION.

Mar 19, 2024, 14:16 by Kenneth Minkoff, MD

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.)

Mar 13, 2024, 19:08 by Molly McGrath

Among other organizations urging Congress address the glaring shortage of physicians trained to treat patients with addiction, ASAM signed a letter supporting the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Workforce Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that provides Medicare support for an additional 1,000 new graduate medical education (GME) positions that would be implemented in hospitals accredited residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, or pain medicine, and their prerequisite programs, including hospitals that are establishing such programs.

Mar 12, 2024, 15:10 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Association of Cannabis Use With Cardiovascular Outcomes Among US Adults

Mar 9, 2024, 13:39 by Molly McGrath

Today, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) applauded Congress for including important Medicaid measures supporting addiction treatment in its first Fiscal Year 2024 minibus package. Signed today by President Biden, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, will enhance Americans’ access to evidence-based addiction treatment at a time when overdose deaths are near record highs.

Mar 7, 2024, 13:40 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Geographic Availability of Buprenorphine

Mar 7, 2024, 11:52 by Molly McGrath

On March 4th, the Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine (COSAM) sent letters to two house committees. One letter addressed to the House Committee on Health and Human Services supported HB24-1028, which would authorize local governments to establish overdose prevention centers.

Mar 7, 2024, 11:49 by Molly McGrath

Mar 5, 2024, 15:48 by Molly McGrath

On February 28th, the Kentucky Society of Addiction Medicine (KYSAM) sent a letter to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing concern with HB 5. This legislation enhances criminal penalties for the distribution of fentanyl and its analogues.

Feb 29, 2024, 06:12 by Molly McGrath

On February 23rd, the Idaho Society of Addiction Medicine (IDSAM) sent a letter to Governor Brad Little urging him not to sign H 406 into law. This bill would institute mandatory minimums for the possession of 4 grams or more of fentanyl.

Feb 27, 2024, 15:35 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Are Headlines, Crises, and the Innocence of Youth Distracting Us from the Realities of Addiction Later in Life?

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