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01/11/2024
Reducing use of stimulants was associated with significant improvement in health and recovery among individuals with stimulant use disorder—even if they did not achieve total abstinence, according to a new study from NIDA.
Reducing use of stimulants was associated with significant improvement in health and recovery among individuals with stimulant use disorder—even if they did not achieve total abstinence, according to a new study from NIDA.
Reducing use of stimulants was...
01/11/2024
Addiction Professional
Ron Manderscheid, PhD
Perspectives
12/20/2023
Behavioral health services urban residents take for granted are often nonexistent in rural areas. Four strategies can help bridge the widening divide.
Behavioral health services urban residents take for granted are often nonexistent in rural areas. Four strategies can help bridge the widening divide.
Behavioral health services urban...
12/20/2023
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
Andrew Tatarsky, PhD
News
11/28/2023
Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, defines the 4 principles of harm reduction and explains why integrative harm reduction psychotherapy can appeal to patients who are resistant to an abstinence-based approach at the outset of recovery.
Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, defines the 4 principles of harm reduction and explains why integrative harm reduction psychotherapy can appeal to patients who are resistant to an abstinence-based approach at the outset of recovery.
Andrew Tatarsky, PhD, defines...
11/28/2023
Addiction Professional
Melissa Sahlin, LISW-S, LCSW
News
11/20/2023
BrightView Chief Clinical Officer Melissa Sahlin, LISW-S, LCSW, explains how practitioners can improve virtual-based therapy by using the right equipment and familiarizing patients with their telehealth platform.
BrightView Chief Clinical Officer Melissa Sahlin, LISW-S, LCSW, explains how practitioners can improve virtual-based therapy by using the right equipment and familiarizing patients with their telehealth platform.
BrightView Chief Clinical...
11/20/2023
Addiction Professional
Steven Proctor, PhD
News
11/10/2023
Often associated with treatment for stimulant addiction, contingency management programs can work as a complement to medication-assisted treatment for other substance use disorders as well, says Steven Proctor, PhD.
Often associated with treatment for stimulant addiction, contingency management programs can work as a complement to medication-assisted treatment for other substance use disorders as well, says Steven Proctor, PhD.
Often associated with treatment...
11/10/2023
Addiction Professional
News
07/28/2023
A study of veterans with alcohol use disorder found cognitive behavioral therapy outperformed sleep hygiene treatment in reducing insomnia, as well as alcohol consumption, cravings, and associated negative behaviors.
A study of veterans with alcohol use disorder found cognitive behavioral therapy outperformed sleep hygiene treatment in reducing insomnia, as well as alcohol consumption, cravings, and associated negative behaviors.
A study of veterans with alcohol...
07/28/2023
Addiction Professional
News
06/12/2023
Leaders from the National Institutes of Health and the US Food and Drug Administration have highlighted the need to address gaps in research, development, and implementation of rapid drug-detecting tools to prevent overdose deaths.
Leaders from the National Institutes of Health and the US Food and Drug Administration have highlighted the need to address gaps in research, development, and implementation of rapid drug-detecting tools to prevent overdose deaths.
Leaders from the National...
06/12/2023
Addiction Professional
Regina LaBelle, Andrew Whitacre, and Michele Gilbert
News
05/09/2023
New funding sources present opportunities for improving the nation’s response to the addiction crisis, but Rx Summit presenters Regina LaBelle, Andrew Whitacre, and Michele Gilbert say strategies are needed to improve collaboration between...
New funding sources present opportunities for improving the nation’s response to the addiction crisis, but Rx Summit presenters Regina LaBelle, Andrew Whitacre, and Michele Gilbert say strategies are needed to improve collaboration between...
New funding sources present...
05/09/2023
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, Michelle Hendricks, PhD, and Sanae El Ibrahimi, PhD, MPH
News
05/02/2023
Rx Summit presenters Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, Michelle Hendricks, PhD, and Sanae El Ibrahimi, PhD, MPH, explain how merging public data sets can provide deeper insights into addiction and ways interventions can be improved.
Rx Summit presenters Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, Michelle Hendricks, PhD, and Sanae El Ibrahimi, PhD, MPH, explain how merging public data sets can provide deeper insights into addiction and ways interventions can be improved.
Rx Summit presenters Scott...
05/02/2023
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
News
03/21/2023
Pairing contingency management and bupropion, an antidepressant medication that is also used for smoking cessation, could be a treatment option for curbing cocaine use by patients who are in treatment for opioid use disorder, according to...
Pairing contingency management and bupropion, an antidepressant medication that is also used for smoking cessation, could be a treatment option for curbing cocaine use by patients who are in treatment for opioid use disorder, according to...
Pairing contingency management...
03/21/2023
Addiction Professional