Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM along with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and fifty other organizations, sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to pass the Protecting American Lungs Act of 2019.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSOO) enthusiastically welcomes NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) as a new member of the coalition. NASTAD is an association that represents public health officials who administer HIV and hepatitis programs in all 50 U.S. states and around the world. NASTAD seeks to end the intersecting epidemics of HIV and viral hepatitis by strengthening domestic and global governmental public health through advocacy, capacity building, and social justice.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSOO) is pleased to welcome the American Psychological Association (APA) as the newest member of the coalition. APA is the largest national presence advocating for psychology in the United States, and has over 115,700 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2 wrote to the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights urging the opening of a rulemaking process to amend 42 CFR Part 2.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2 issued a statement in response to the introduction of identical bipartisan bills in both the House and Senate. The Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, “OPPS Act”, was introduced by Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and the Protecting Jessica Grubb’s Legacy Act, “Legacy Act”, was introduced by Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV).

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM sent a letter to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide comments on the Protecting Our Infants Act: Report to Congress.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Jul 19, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Friends of HRSA sent a letter to legislators urging them to appropriate $8.8 billion for discretionary Health Resources and Services Administration programs for FY2021.

Jul 19, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM applauds the introduction of the Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act, which would enable researchers to better study cannabis.

Jul 19, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM supports the introduction of the Medical Marijuana Research Act, which would enable researchers to better study cannabis.

Jun 10, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM signed onto a letter commenting on the Tobacco to 21 Act, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, and the Stopping Consumption of Tobacco by Teens (SCOTT) Act of 2019.

May 8, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM commended Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representatives Elijah Cummings, and all original co-sponsors for introducing the CARE Act of 2019. Modeled on successful, bipartisan legislation passed in 1990 to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the CARE Act would authorize $100 billion in federal funding over the next decade to states, local governments, and other organizations and institutions to support substance use disorder treatment programs, improve training for addiction treatment professionals in communities across the US, and expand access to treatments that meet national standards and are proven to save lives. 

May 6, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM joins over 75 organizations, including the Association of American Medical Colleges, in sending a letter urging members of Congress to cosponsor The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (S.348, H.R. 1763).

Apr 25, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM today commended a bipartisan group of US Senators calling for strategic investments to increase the ranks of qualified, well-trained addiction treatment professionals in high-need communities across the United States.

Apr 11, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

On April 3, the Board of Directors of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) approved a new policy statement: Public Policy Statement on the Ethical Use of Drug Testing in the Practice of Addiction Medicine. This Policy Statement includes recommendations on the clinical use of drug testing, appropriateness of presumptive testing, and the responsibilities of clinicians when testing for drugs.

Apr 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM joined 18 other organizations in sending a letter urging the leadership of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies to fund programs in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) “Public Health and Preventive Medicine” line item in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) at the level of $24 million.

Apr 4, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

An analysis of the impact of a federal judge's rulings striking down Medicaid work requirement programs in Kentucky and Arkansas.

Apr 2, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM applauds a bipartisan group of lawmakers who sent letters this week urging their colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee to prioritize funding for two critical programs that would increase the ranks of qualified, well-trained addiction treatment professionals in high-need communities across the United States. Both programs were authorized in previous legislation and must now be funded.