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07/12/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH, CAPT US Public Health Service, will join the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, effective August 21.
Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, MPH, CAPT US Public Health Service, will join the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, effective August 21.
Christopher M. Jones, PharmD,...
07/12/2023
Addiction Professional
Aaron Olson
News
06/01/2023
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
West Coast Symposium presenter Aaron Olson, MS, CMHC, SUDC, discusses the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, burnout, and trauma, and offers interventions to help practitioners restore their compassion resilience.
West Coast Symposium presenter Aaron Olson, MS, CMHC, SUDC, discusses the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, burnout, and trauma, and offers interventions to help practitioners restore their compassion resilience.
West Coast Symposium presenter...
06/01/2023
Addiction Professional
Ed Jones, PhD
Perspectives
12/12/2022
Ed Jones, PhD
The behavioral workforce should be helping people face signs of SUD impairment at every stage of its development. Clinicians can be quite effective with basic therapy skills, without specialized training.
The behavioral workforce should be helping people face signs of SUD impairment at every stage of its development. Clinicians can be quite effective with basic therapy skills, without specialized training.
The behavioral workforce should...
12/12/2022
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
News
09/16/2022
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
A new training program at Michigan State University will aim to increase the number of nurses and medical doctors from underrepresented communities across the state who can treat substance use disorders.
A new training program at Michigan State University will aim to increase the number of nurses and medical doctors from underrepresented communities across the state who can treat substance use disorders.
A new training program at...
09/16/2022
Addiction Professional
News
02/21/2022
Tom Valentino, Digital Managing Editor
A year after Measure 110—an Oregon ballot initiative that decriminalized drug possession and provided funding to expand access to treatment services—went into effect, early data show that the bill has resulted in 16,000 individuals accessing...
A year after Measure 110—an Oregon ballot initiative that decriminalized drug possession and provided funding to expand access to treatment services—went into effect, early data show that the bill has resulted in 16,000 individuals accessing...
A year after Measure 110—an...
02/21/2022
Addiction Professional
News
08/26/2021

Tom Valentino, Senior Editor

Tom Valentino, Senior Editor
Funded by a grant from the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, CarePlus NJ is offering counseling and wellness services for peer recovery specialists and SUD treatment providers who work for DMHAS-funded programs in...
Funded by a grant from the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, CarePlus NJ is offering counseling and wellness services for peer recovery specialists and SUD treatment providers who work for DMHAS-funded programs in...
Funded by a grant from the New...
08/26/2021
Addiction Professional
News
08/02/2021

Tom Valentino, Senior Editor

Tom Valentino, Senior Editor
Maine and Indiana have received $2.09 and $1.1 million, respectively from the U.S. Department of Labor to facilitate job creation and workforce training for roles that will address the opioid crisis in severely impacted counties.
Maine and Indiana have received $2.09 and $1.1 million, respectively from the U.S. Department of Labor to facilitate job creation and workforce training for roles that will address the opioid crisis in severely impacted counties.
Maine and Indiana have received...
08/02/2021
Addiction Professional
07/28/2021

Tom Valentino, Senior Editor

Tom Valentino, Senior Editor
The University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing has launched a training program for new nurse practitioner graduates to work with opioid use disorder patients. The program is being funded with a $1.8 million grant from the Health...
The University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing has launched a training program for new nurse practitioner graduates to work with opioid use disorder patients. The program is being funded with a $1.8 million grant from the Health...
The University of Illinois...
07/28/2021
Addiction Professional
Initiative Addresses Obstacles to Wider Adoption of PRSS
08/10/2020
Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are non-clinical services that support individuals with mental health conditions or substance use issues. They are often developed, designed and delivered by persons with lived experience in recovery....
Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are non-clinical services that support individuals with mental health conditions or substance use issues. They are often developed, designed and delivered by persons with lived experience in recovery....
Peer recovery support services...
08/10/2020
Addiction Professional
News
04/16/2020
The peer workers who staff the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC's) hospital emergency department go by the title “patient navigators,” and they are making progress in helping substance use disorder patients negotiate what can...
The peer workers who staff the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC's) hospital emergency department go by the title “patient navigators,” and they are making progress in helping substance use disorder patients negotiate what can...
The peer workers who staff the...
04/16/2020
Addiction Professional

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