Apr 13, 2022, 08:58 by Bob Davis

On April 8th, the Pennsylvania Society of Addiction Medicine (PSAM) sent letters to key stakeholders within the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health urging for the tobacco-free policy to be reintroduced at the city’s behavioral health facilities. For three years, the Department of Behavioral Health upheld a tobacco-free policy at all contingent behavioral health facilities. However, this policy was reversed late last year.

Apr 7, 2022, 10:21 by Matthew Bryant

The organizations asked the Committee to support the legislation that phases out "parity opt-outs" among self-funded state and local health plans.

Apr 5, 2022, 10:24 by Matthew Bryant

The workshop was focused on identifying gaps in existing opioid prescriber education offers, as well as core competencies that should be included in educational content for opioid prescribers and other healthcare providers.

Mar 24, 2022, 12:07 by Bob Davis

On March 23, 2022, the DEA announced a new option for DEA-registered practitioners working in hospitals, clinics, or emergency rooms, and for DEA-registered hospitals/clinics that allow practitioners to operate under their registration number.

Mar 24, 2022, 10:31 by Bob Davis

On March 23rd, the Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine (TNSAM) sent a letter urging Governor Bill Lee to sign SB 2572 into law.

Mar 23, 2022, 10:52 by Bob Davis

In light on the ongoing tragedies related to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, on March 22, 2022, ASAM and other stakeholders sent a letter, spearheaded by former Representative Patrick J. Kennedy, to the Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, and the U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator, Samantha Power.

Mar 21, 2022, 08:56 by Bob Davis

As part of the National Alliance for Underage Drinking, ASAM sent a letter to Representative Roybal-Allard, Representative Joyce, and Representative DeLauro in support of reauthorization of the Sober Truth on Preventing (“STOP Act”).

Mar 7, 2022, 08:33 by Bob Davis

With overdose deaths at record levels, leading medical organizations representing addiction specialists call on Congress to enact bold policies to prevent and treat addiction, promote recovery, and save lives

Mar 3, 2022, 11:18 by Bob Davis

On March 2nd, the Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine (NNESAM) sent a letter to the Joint Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety expressing support for LD 1862. This legislation would extend the state’s existing Good Samaritan protections to all individuals present at the scene of an overdose, barring any violent crimes.

Mar 2, 2022, 13:49 by Bob Davis

With Overdose Deaths at Record Levels, America’s Response Must Be Commensurate with the Magnitude of this Crisis.

Feb 16, 2022, 02:00 by Bob Davis

The ASAM Criteria Assessment Interview Guide is the first publicly available standardized version of The ASAM Criteria assessment. With this release, ASAM and UCLA hope to increase the quality and consistency of patient assessments and treatment recommendations.

Feb 15, 2022, 16:40 by Bob Davis

Last month, the U.S. DOL, HHS, and the Treasury sent a damning report to Congress elucidating health plans’ failure to ensure health coverage parity for mental health and substance use disorders.

Feb 9, 2022, 20:04 by Staff

Since 1999, the United States has experienced more than 1 million drug overdose deaths. This horrific and avoidable milestone underscores the urgent need to act so that we, as a country, can better address the needs of people with substance use disorders and those at risk for overdose with evidence-based interventions and treatment, and ultimately, save lives.

Feb 7, 2022, 14:35 by Bob Davis

ASAM’s newly released 2022-2025 Strategic Plan builds upon ASAM’s existing mission to be the physician-led professional community for those who prevent, treat, and promote remission and recovery from the disease of addiction, and to provide resources for continuing innovation, advancement, and implementation of addiction science and care.

Feb 3, 2022, 09:00 by Bob Davis

Chinazo Cunningham, MD, MS, FASAM, commissioner of NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS) in Albany, New York, is this year’s recipient of ASAM’s Brinkley Smithers Distinguished Scientist Award. The award is given in recognition of a physician’s highly meritorious contributions in advancing the scientific understanding of addiction, its prevention, and treatment options.

Jan 28, 2022, 15:51 by Bob Davis

On January 26th, the Minnesota Society of Addiction Medicine (MNSAM) sent a letter to Representative Robert Bierman outlining concerns with his bill: HF 1851. This legislation would reform the criteria for treating intractable pain with prescription opioids, including revising the definition of what constitutes intractable pain and palliative care.

Jan 26, 2022, 02:00 by Bob Davis

On January 26th, ASAM submitted a comment letter to CMS’s proposed rule Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA); HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (the “NBPP 2023 Rule”).

Jan 24, 2022, 14:15 by Bob Davis

ASAM and ten other health professional associations have called for the FDA to immediately and fully retract its buprenorphine Drug Safety Communication of January 12, 2022. In their letter, the signatories maintain that the communication is based on “flawed analysis.”

Jan 10, 2022, 10:34 by Bob Davis

On January 7th, the Illinois Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) sent letters to Governor J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul urging them to immediately adopt the “Principles for the Use of Funds From the Opioid Litigation.”

Jan 5, 2022, 09:58 by Bob Davis

In December 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, which made fiscal year (FY) 2021 appropriations for the federal government and added 1,000 additional Medicare-supported residency slots starting in FY 2023.