May 22, 2024, 08:50 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Burden of Mental Disorders and Suicide Attributable to Childhood Maltreatment

May 17, 2024, 07:29 by Molly McGrath

On May 14th, the Louisiana Society of Addiction Medicine (LASAM) sent a letter supporting SB 190 that would raise Medicaid reimbursement rates for physician services, including substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, to members of the House Committee on Health and Welfare.

May 15, 2024, 09:08 by Molly McGrath

The letter asks Congress to fund the SUD Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR-LRP) at $50 million, and the Addiction Medicine Fellowship (AMF) Program at $30 million, in Fiscal Year 2025.

May 15, 2024, 08:08 by Molly McGrath

The Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine (COSAM) sent a letter to members of the Pueblo City Council opposing a proposed ordinance banning the operation of syringe service programs (SSPs),

May 14, 2024, 14:52 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Associations of cannabis use, use frequency, and cannabis use disorder with violent behavior

May 10, 2024, 12:37 by Kelly Corredor

Doctors and Pharmacists groups send letter to federal agencies to highlight buprenorphine access issues in pharmacies and to request clear guidance to ensure patients can get their medications.

May 8, 2024, 12:51 by Kelly Corredor

A new proposed rule from CMS will implement 200 new Medicare-funded residencies and fellowships in 2026.

May 7, 2024, 15:48 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Biomarkers of metal exposure in adolescent e-cigarette users: correlations with vaping frequency and flavouring

May 7, 2024, 09:23 by Molly McGrath

AMAC-registered ASAM members can submit a resolution by August 23 at 5:00pm ET, for circulation by pamphlet to AMAC-registrants on September 9, and consideration by all AMAC attendees on September 23-24 in Washington, DC.

May 6, 2024, 22:56 by Molly McGrath

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Congress wrote a bipartisan Dear Colleague letter, sent to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, that urged increased funding for two critical substance use disorder (SUD) workforce programs, the SUD Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR-LRP), and the Addiction Medicine Fellowship (AMF) Program.

May 6, 2024, 15:33 by Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH

The United States is in the midst of an evolving and dynamic overdose crisis, driven by the proliferation of fake pills that contain illicitly made fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show more than 107,000 lives lost to overdose in 2022 – the largest number of deaths reported to date. CDC also published data estimating the number of lives lost due to excessive alcohol use – nearly 178,000 each year – an often-overlooked dimension of our nation’s substance use challenges.

May 6, 2024, 08:28 by Molly McGrath

ASAM signed a letter spearheaded by Mental Health Liaison Group, sent to U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Debbie Stabenow, and U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko, Brian Fitzpatrick, and David Trone, urging support of the Medicaid Bump Act of 2024 (H.R. 4892/S. 3921), which would incentivize states to expand coverage of mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) services by providing a corresponding increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to 90 percent.

Apr 30, 2024, 15:59 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Confronting Addiction from Prevention to Recovery

Apr 29, 2024, 14:22 by Petros Levounis, MD, MA

Over the past year as president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), my presidential theme has been “Confronting Addiction from Prevention to Recovery.” This initiative has focused on four of the biggest areas—three persistent and one emerging—in addiction medicine: vaping & tobacco, opioids, alcohol, and technological addictions. Each of these issues has been addressed in quarterly educational campaigns that have seen American Psychiatric Association member experts creating resources aimed at the general public and physicians alike.

Apr 23, 2024, 15:39 by Molly McGrath

ASAM submitted a written statement for the record to the the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Health Care, which held a roundtable discussion on April 9th, Closing Gaps in the Care Continuum: Opportunities to Improve Substance Use Disorder Care in the Federal Health Programs, and discussed barriers to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder.

Apr 23, 2024, 15:03 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Preventing deaths after prison release

Apr 18, 2024, 10:45 by Kelly Corredor

Apr 17, 2024, 09:29 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Telling the story of the opioid crisis: A narrative analysis of the TV series Dopesick

Apr 9, 2024, 17:09 by Kelly Corredor

Apr 9, 2024, 14:56 by ASAM Weekly Editors

Impact of jail-based methadone or buprenorphine treatment on non-fatal opioid overdose after incarceration