Amid Backlash, CDC's New Opioid Guidance Aims to Curb Addiction and Treat Patients
USA TODAY (11/3) –– The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for doctors who treat pain patients that...
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- Nov 11, 2022
New Acting CSAP Director Announced
SAMHSA (11/3) –– The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has announced that CAPT Jennifer Fan, PharmD, JD, is the...
- Nov 11, 2022
New Toolkit on Implementing SUD Services in HIV/AIDS Care Settings
AETC (8/29)–– The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program National Coordinating Resource Center recently released the Implementing SUD Services in...
- Nov 11, 2022
Methadone Providers Say Big Increase in Access Could Backfire
STAT NEWS (11/3) –– Providers of methadone for addiction treatment acknowledge it is a highly effective medication for opioid addiction....
- Sep 30, 2022
NIDA Releases Strategic Plan on Research Priorities, Focus Areas
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced its Strategic Plan, which outlines the Institute’s priorities for the next five...
- Sep 30, 2022
SAMHSA Requests Info on MH, SUD in the Context of Climate Change
SAMHSA has released a Request For Information on how its programs and grants can help address health impacts of climate change and health...
- Aug 26, 2022
New Fact Sheet on the Current Landscape of Alcohol Use in the U.S.
NASADAD has released a fact sheet on The Current Landscape of Alcohol Use in the U.S.,which dives into the current landscape of alcohol...
- Aug 26, 2022
New DOJ Fact Sheet on Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program
The BJA recently released a fact sheet around the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program. RSAT was first authorized in 1994...
- Aug 26, 2022
HHS Releases Telehealth Partner Toolkit
HHS recently released a Telehealth Partner Toolkit to help partners connect patients and providers to important telehealth resources. The...
- Aug 5, 2022
NASADAD Seeking SSA Director Nominations for Ramstad/Kennedy Award
Nominations are being sought for the Ramstad/Kennedy Award, which was established in 2008 to recognize an SSA Director who has...
- Aug 5, 2022
ASAM, CARF Announce Rating Element Process Update for Level of Care Certification
ASAM and CARF have completed an extensive review of data from the ASAM Level of Care Certification. The results have led to updates in...
- Aug 5, 2022
Study Finds Association Between Buprenorphine Treatment Duration and Mortality
A recent study published in the journal Addiction outlines associations identified between buprenorphine treatment duration and three...
- Aug 5, 2022
New Site ProviderBridge.org Mobilizes Health Care Workforce via Telehealth
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), through the CARES Act, recently launched ProviderBridge.org to help mobilize the health...
- Aug 5, 2022
ONDCP Releases Recommendations for Telehealth for Substance Use Disorder
A recent report from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) summarizes the current laws and policies related to telehealth...
- May 13, 2022
Blog Post: Investing in Prevention Makes Good Financial Sense
Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA You can’t put a dollar value on the losses American families have suffered due to the addiction and overdose...
- May 13, 2022
HRSA Launches National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
HRSA has announced the launch of the Maternal Mental Health Hotline, a new, confidential, toll-free hotline for expecting and new moms...
- May 13, 2022
National Addiction Treatment Locator Has Outdated Data and Other Critical Flaws
Kaiser Health News At a psychiatric hospital in Michigan, Dr. Cara Poland’s patients were handed a sheet of paper to find follow-up care....
- May 6, 2022
New CSAT Director Announced
Recently, Dr. Yngvild K. Olsen was announced as the new Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) at SAMHSA. CSAT...
- May 6, 2022
CDC Presents New Nonfatal Overdose Data Visualization Dashboard
The CDC's Division of Overdose Prevention has developed a new interactive data visualization tool, the Drug Overdose Surveillance and...
- May 6, 2022
A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month
The White House Each May we raise awareness about the importance of mental health and its impact on the well-being of all Americans,...
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