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Mar 1, 2023, 10:12
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ASAM Weekly Editors
The Howard Street Method
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Feb 28, 2023, 13:15
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Molly McGrath
On February 28th, the Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine (TNSAM) sent a letter to the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice in support of HB 309/SB 1072. This bill would decriminalize possession of personal use quantities of cannabis (1 ounce or less).
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Feb 22, 2023, 15:55
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Molly McGrath
On February 17th, the Utah Society of Addiction Medicine (UTSAM) sent a letter to Governor Spencer Cox urging him to sign SB 86 into law.
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Feb 22, 2023, 09:53
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ASAM Weekly Editors
The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain.
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Feb 15, 2023, 14:57
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ASAM Weekly Editors
State Cannabis Legalization and Psychosis.
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Feb 14, 2023, 09:08
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Bob Davis
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) celebrates the release of The ASAM Criteria Implementation Guide, a practical approach for treatment programs and systems of care to integrate The ASAM Criteria® into clinical operations, to improve quality of care in manageable increments, and to find a balance between fidelity to standards and flexibility to meet the needs of patients.
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Feb 13, 2023, 17:35
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Molly McGrath
On February 12th, ASAM provided comments to SAMHSA on its proposed modifications to medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in 42 C.F.R. Part 8.
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Feb 10, 2023, 08:00
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Molly McGrath
On February 10th, ASAM provided comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) applauding the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus on addressing our nation’s critical addiction treatment needs, including through the CMS Behavioral Health Strategy.
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Feb 9, 2023, 09:58
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Molly McGrath
On February 9th, ASAM submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on its proposed rule regarding changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program for the 2024 plan year.
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Feb 9, 2023, 09:11
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Molly McGrath
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Feb 9, 2023, 08:34
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Molly McGrath
Rockville, MD – The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) today released a “Public Policy Statement on Racial Justice Beyond Health Care: Addressing the Broader Structural Issues at the Intersection of Racism, Drug Use, and Addiction,” the final public policy statement in a three-part series on advancing racial justice in the context of addiction medicine.
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Feb 8, 2023, 12:23
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ASAM Weekly Editors
Buprenorphine Dispensing Among Youth Aged ≤19 Years in the United States.
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Feb 8, 2023, 12:11
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Molly McGrath
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Jan 31, 2023, 19:16
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Molly McGrath
On January 31st, ASAM sent a letter to provide comments on proposed modifications to 42 CFR Part 2 ("Part 2").
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Jan 31, 2023, 10:00
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ASAM Weekly Editors
A patient recently said to me, “At this point in my life, recovery is not only how I live, it’s who I am.” Although I realize – and have helped him understand – that recurrences can occur in the course of the chronic disease that is addiction, I was able to celebrate with him that he is now “right where he needs to be.”
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Jan 27, 2023, 15:55
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Molly McGrath
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Jan 26, 2023, 13:05
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ASAM Weekly Editors
According to results from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, nearly 1 in 3 adults in America had either a substance use disorder (SUD) or any mental illness (AMI) in the past year, almost half of all young adults had either a SUD or AMI, and for many with either (SUD or AMI) the COVID pandemic was a global stressor (NSDUH). Not often captured by NSDUH surveys, incarcerated individuals represent a broad population at high risk for opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid-overdose deaths.
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Jan 24, 2023, 09:05
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ASAM Weekly Editor's
Pain and addiction have a close relationship. For example, research has shown that three days of opioids prescribed for acute postoperative pain can increase the chances of chronic opioid use.
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Jan 24, 2023, 08:49
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ASAM Weekly Editors
Recent years in addiction medicine have been transformative, and this year was exceptional. The opioid crisis and the COVID pandemic, being front-of-mind for many, created a sense of awareness in Washington D.C. that we must continue to capitolize on (spelling pun intended) (NPR, NBC).
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Jan 16, 2023, 02:07
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Bob Davis
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) recently secured partnerships with several EMR systems to integrate its CONTINUUM software, which serves as the “decision engine” for The ASAM Criteria®.
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