Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSOO) is pleased to announce the National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council) as a new member of the coalition. The National Council for Behavioral Health is the leading voice for health care organizations that deliver mental health, addiction treatment, and support services.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Dr. Ilse Levin and Kelly Corredor attended the AMA's 2020 National Advocacy Conference.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are investigating a national outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). As of December 10, 2019, a total of 2,409 hospitalized EVALI cases have been reported to CDC from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands). Fifty-two deaths have been confirmed in 26 states and the District of Columbia.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

On April 11, 2017, ASAM and 19 members of the Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations requesting full funding for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) in the Fiscal Year 2017 and 2018 appropriations bills.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The dearth of FDA-approved pharmacotherapies for the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) prompted ASAM to write to the Food and Drug Administration urging them to take into consideration the need for access to multiple treatment options for clinicians and their patients as they consider applications for new products to treat SUD.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2 sent a letter urging Senator Lamar Alexander to help align 42 CFR Part 2 with HIPAA.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Several weeks ago, ASAM contacted the CDC to discuss the persistence of misunderstandings surrounding dosage thresholds in the CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – 2016 (Guideline) and addiction medicine.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Passage of Senate Opioid Package: Statement from the American Society of Addiction Medicine

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSOO) is pleased to welcome the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) as a new member of the coalition. ACMT is a professional association of physicians who are Board Certified in Medical Toxicology. Since its inception in 1993, ACMT has worked to advance the practice of medical toxicology and advocates for the care of toxicologic patients and individuals with substance use disorders.

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

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) 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

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

The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSOO) is thrilled to announce The Kennedy Forum as the newest member of the coalition. Founded by the Honorable Patrick J. Kennedy, The Kennedy Forum seeks to set a new standard for the future of health care in the United States which unites the health care system and rallies the mental health community.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Patients struggling with opioid addiction often live in rural areas where there are few to no providers who can prescribe medications that are controlled substances as part of a treatment plan to treat addiction. The growth in the use of telemedicine represents a remarkable opportunity to use new technologies to care for those who lack access to transportation or endure other geographical barriers.