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Safe Injection Sites (SIS) | 9.4.2018
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Final common pathways (5/8/2018)
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Cannabis in the management of opioid use disorder (2/20/2018)
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A full deck (12/18/2019)
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Disclosures and Influence
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Recovery; and death
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T.K.Li, MD, d. 18 November 2018
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Reminiscence and nostalgia
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GUEST COMMENT: NIDA Science Seeks Solutions to the Opioid Crisis
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Addiction as Learning Disorder
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1) Content development in ASAMW. 2) Hospitalizations related to amphetamine use.
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Addiction Policy and Unintended Consequences
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Management of Alcohol Withdrawal | 10.16.2018
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Ethanol deprivation & mood | 10.9.2018
In the lead full-text article correlating symptoms of PTSD with risky or problem alcohol consumption (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Association With Subsequent Risky and Problem Drinking Initiation), there is a direct association made between the finding of irritability and at-risk drinking. While the study is designed to examine PTSD in the context of alcohol use, it manages to reemphasize a finding that all addiction clinicians are familiar with, the prominence of irritability, mood reactivity and dysphoria, among those who engage in at-risk drinking. The timing for this finding came just as the U.S. Senate was compelled to examine the implications of a drinking history for a high level of executive function.Full story -
Euphony | 10.2.2018
Most practitioners will be in receipt of the Surgeon General's Spotlight on Opioids, released September 19. I have included the direct link below, along with a comment from ASAM leadership including President Dr. Kelly Clark. Additionally, I have included the link to the full length report, Facing Addiction in America, the 413 page comprehensiveFull story -
The ASAMW Survey - foreword (9.18.2018)
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Recovery Month
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NJSAM Submits Letter in Support of Bill to Improve Access to MAT in Jails and Prisons
The New Jersey Society of Addiction Medicine submitted a letter in support of A3692 which would improve access to MAT, counseling services and withdrawal management services for incarcerated individuals.Full story -
ORSAM Submits Comments on Oregon's Proposed 1115 Waiver Application
The Oregon Society of Addiction Medicine submitted comments on Oregon's proposed Section 1115 waiver application which includes various measures designed to improve access to treatment for addiction.Full story -
UTSAM Urges Passage of Bill to Improve Access to Addiction Treatment for Incarcerated Individuals
The Utah Society of Addiction Medicine submitted a letter of support for HB38, which would incentivize clinicians to treat incarcerated individuals.Full story
