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Fall 2024 Federal Regulatory Update
ASAM's fall 2024 regulatory updateFull story -
ASAM Provides Comments to CMS on Proposed Actions to Improve Access to SUD Treatment
ASAM comments on 2025 proposals from CMS.Full story -
Legal Action Center Highlights Resources on the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act
The Legal Action Center has compiled resources about the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act (RRSA).Full story -
The ASAM Weekly for September 3rd, 2024
Virtual reality-based Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE-VR)Full story -
The ASAM Weekly for August 27th, 2024
The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Youth Mental HealthFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for August 20th, 2024
Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Mortality Among Older AdultsFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for August 13th, 2024
Physicians not widely adopting evidence-based practices to help reduce addiction morbidity and mortalityFull story -
Guest Editorial: Physicians not widely adopting evidence-based practices to help reduce addiction morbidity and mortality
By now, addiction specialists understand the depth and impact of the drug overdose death crisis in the United States. We’ve read that, “Drug overdoses are one of the leading causes of injury death in adults and have risen over the past several decades… In 2022, 107,941 drug overdose deaths occurred.” Studies published in the past year alone highlight the toll overdose is taking on communities and families, with health disparities and inequities in care often exacerbating negative health outcomes for those most in need.Full story -
ASAM Applauds Bipartisan Legislation to Close the Medicare Coverage Gap for Community-Based Residential Addiction Treatment
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The ASAM Weekly for August 6th, 2024
Rapid Initiation of Injectable Extended-Release Naltrexone for Opioid Use Disorder: A Time for Paradigm Shift in Treatment ProtocolsFull story -
Guest Editorial: Rapid Initiation of Injectable Extended-Release Naltrexone for Opioid Use Disorder: A Time for Paradigm Shift in Treatment Protocols
The opioid crisis remains a critical public health issue in the United States, contributing to over 80,000 opioid overdose deaths in 2023 alone.Full story -
ASAM and KYSAM Urge KBML to Stop Proposed Treatment Rules, Call for New Workgroup to Form
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The ASAM Weekly for July 30th, 2024
Guest Editorial: Does Rescheduling Cannabis Make Sense?Full story -
Medicare Improves SUD Coverage in 2025, but Critical Gaps Remain
CMS publishes important 2025 proposals for Addiction Medicine.Full story -
Guest Editorial: Does Rescheduling Cannabis Make Sense?
On May 16, the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. Between now and November’s election, there will be considerable discussion regarding rescheduling.Full story -
The ASAM Weekly for July 23rd, 2024
Guest Editorial: To Address the Fentanyl Crisis, Greater Access to Methadone Is NeededFull story -
ASAM Releases 2024 Mid-Year State Legislative Report
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Guest Editorial: To Address the Fentanyl Crisis, Greater Access to Methadone Is Needed
Over the past several years, the increasing prevalence of fentanyl in the drug supply has created an unprecedented overdose death rate and other devastating consequences.Full story -
To Save Lives, ASAM Calls for Policies to Ensure Pharmacists Can Dispense Medications for Addiction Treatment Without Undue Delay, While Urging Caution in Allowing Pharmacists the Ability to Prescribe
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ASAM Submits Comments on DEA's Proposed Rescheduling of Marijuana
ASAM comments on marijuana rescheduling proposal.Full story