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10/24/2019
In sprawling states where residents could be hours away from the nearest traditional opioid treatment program, innovative solutions are needed to deliver treatment to those who need it. In a Friday morning session at the National Conference...
In sprawling states where residents could be hours away from the nearest traditional opioid treatment program, innovative solutions are needed to deliver treatment to those who need it. In a Friday morning session at the National Conference...
In sprawling states where...
10/24/2019
Addiction Professional
News
10/22/2019
As the single state authority for substance use services in Iowa, the state Department of Public Health maintains a close view of a resurgence in methamphetamine use in both urban and rural communities across the state. At the National...
As the single state authority for substance use services in Iowa, the state Department of Public Health maintains a close view of a resurgence in methamphetamine use in both urban and rural communities across the state. At the National...
As the single state authority...
10/22/2019
Addiction Professional
08/23/2019
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The recent publication of research linking expanded access to legal marijuana to reductions in opioid-related deaths generated this response to Addiction Professional from Kevin Sabet, founder and president of Smart Approaches...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The recent publication of research linking expanded access to legal marijuana to reductions in opioid-related deaths generated this response to Addiction Professional from Kevin Sabet, founder and president of Smart Approaches...
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The recent...
08/23/2019
Addiction Professional
08/13/2019
I heard it again. And when I heard it again, my body enflamed and my heart just about jumped out of my chest. A member of my recovery family, an enthusiastic person with a few years in recovery, is now working at a treatment center in the...
I heard it again. And when I heard it again, my body enflamed and my heart just about jumped out of my chest. A member of my recovery family, an enthusiastic person with a few years in recovery, is now working at a treatment center in the...
I heard it again. And when I...
08/13/2019
Addiction Professional
Blog
08/05/2019
This blog has been focused on treating addiction as a chronic disorder and the elimination of stigma—in particular, the stigma that we create. A recent conversation emphasizes that we have a way to go. The Sober World is a nicely done...
This blog has been focused on treating addiction as a chronic disorder and the elimination of stigma—in particular, the stigma that we create. A recent conversation emphasizes that we have a way to go. The Sober World is a nicely done...
This blog has been focused on...
08/05/2019
Addiction Professional
07/25/2019
At last year's inaugural Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit, University of Kentucky Professor Craig R. Rush, PhD, offered a sobering projection of how long it might take to see a viable medication candidate to treat stimulant dependence. At...
At last year's inaugural Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit, University of Kentucky Professor Craig R. Rush, PhD, offered a sobering projection of how long it might take to see a viable medication candidate to treat stimulant dependence. At...
At last year's inaugural...
07/25/2019
Addiction Professional
07/19/2019
Policy leaders and researchers are extracting hope out of preliminary data suggesting that the nation may have seen a drop of around 5% in drug overdose deaths in 2018. The numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Policy leaders and researchers are extracting hope out of preliminary data suggesting that the nation may have seen a drop of around 5% in drug overdose deaths in 2018. The numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Policy leaders and researchers...
07/19/2019
Addiction Professional
06/05/2019
Angela Thomas-Jones discusses trends that are complicating issues around clinician self-disclosure and boundary setting in treatment.
Angela Thomas-Jones discusses trends that are complicating issues around clinician self-disclosure and boundary setting in treatment.
Angela Thomas-Jones discusses...
06/05/2019
Addiction Professional
News
05/31/2019
Fatal overdose data from Massachusetts suggest that polysubstance use is now commonplace among opioid users, and factors such as homelessness are linked to use of opioids and stimulants.
Fatal overdose data from Massachusetts suggest that polysubstance use is now commonplace among opioid users, and factors such as homelessness are linked to use of opioids and stimulants.
Fatal overdose data from...
05/31/2019
Addiction Professional
05/08/2019
The challenges facing caregiving youths have been largely unrecognized in the U.S., and the opioid crisis likely has worsened the problem.
The challenges facing caregiving youths have been largely unrecognized in the U.S., and the opioid crisis likely has worsened the problem.
The challenges facing caregiving...
05/08/2019
Addiction Professional

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