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06/29/2021

Tom Valentino, Senior Editor

Tom Valentino, Senior Editor
To expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, particularly in rural areas with limited treatment options, DEA on Monday announced that it has published a final rule that allows registrants who are authorized to...
To expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, particularly in rural areas with limited treatment options, DEA on Monday announced that it has published a final rule that allows registrants who are authorized to...
To expand access to...
06/29/2021
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
Perspectives
06/24/2021

John de Miranda

John de Miranda
Lessons learned from meeting clients where they are and engaging in a use and risk reduction plan tailored to their needs for addiction treatment have informed a different approach to helping patients reduce smoking.
Lessons learned from meeting clients where they are and engaging in a use and risk reduction plan tailored to their needs for addiction treatment have informed a different approach to helping patients reduce smoking.
Lessons learned from meeting...
06/24/2021
Addiction Professional
FDA Addresses Stimulant Surge, Prescription Warning Labels, Stigma
04/08/2021
Although the number of prescription opioids dispensed in the U.S. has declined since 2012, opioid overdose deaths continue to rise. The presence of fentanyl and a widespread increase in the use of stimulants, particularly methamphetamine, in...
Although the number of prescription opioids dispensed in the U.S. has declined since 2012, opioid overdose deaths continue to rise. The presence of fentanyl and a widespread increase in the use of stimulants, particularly methamphetamine, in...
Although the number of...
04/08/2021
Addiction Professional
CDC Translating Knowledge into Action as Addiction Crisis Evolves
04/07/2021
The addiction crisis of today is not the same as those that preceded it even 2 years ago, and while there are reasons for concern, CDC director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, told Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit attendees in a session presented...
The addiction crisis of today is not the same as those that preceded it even 2 years ago, and while there are reasons for concern, CDC director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, told Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit attendees in a session presented...
The addiction crisis of today is...
04/07/2021
Addiction Professional
SAMHSA Programs Aim to Recapture Progress Made Pre-Pandemic
04/07/2021
To recapture the progress made in combating the nation’s opioid crisis prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, policies and resources will need to be crafted in ways that address systemic inequities that have exacerbated challenges for...
To recapture the progress made in combating the nation’s opioid crisis prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, policies and resources will need to be crafted in ways that address systemic inequities that have exacerbated challenges for...
To recapture the progress made...
04/07/2021
Addiction Professional
Acting ONDCP Director Brings Policies Into Focus; Coast Guard Cracking Down on Trafficking
04/07/2021
Since taking office in January, members of the Office of National Drug Control Policy have quickly gotten to work on setting an agenda to address the nation’s substance use crisis. In a presentation to Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit attendees...
Since taking office in January, members of the Office of National Drug Control Policy have quickly gotten to work on setting an agenda to address the nation’s substance use crisis. In a presentation to Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit attendees...
Since taking office in January,...
04/07/2021
Addiction Professional
Legislators: PDMPs Making a Difference, but Pandemic has Re-ignited Opioid Epidemic
04/06/2021
Fentanyl-laced counterfeit medications smuggled into the U.S. remain a major opioid-related threat, but prescription drug monitoring programs—now active in 49 states—are one of the nation’s best defenses, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers told Rx Drug...
Fentanyl-laced counterfeit medications smuggled into the U.S. remain a major opioid-related threat, but prescription drug monitoring programs—now active in 49 states—are one of the nation’s best defenses, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers told Rx Drug...
Fentanyl-laced counterfeit...
04/06/2021
Addiction Professional
NIH’s HEAL Initiatives Keep Progressing Thanks to Scientists’ Ingenuity
04/06/2021
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, work on the National Institutes of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative has kept progressing. NIH director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, and NIDA director Nora...
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, work on the National Institutes of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative has kept progressing. NIH director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, and NIDA director Nora...
In spite of the COVID-19...
04/06/2021
Addiction Professional
Rx Summit Spotlight | Developing Structure Around Post-Overdose Outreach Programs
03/17/2021
As rates of substance use disorders rise across the U.S., post-overdose outreach programs have become an increasingly popular tool for engaging at-risk individuals. But as a relatively new concept, practices for documentation and measurement...
As rates of substance use disorders rise across the U.S., post-overdose outreach programs have become an increasingly popular tool for engaging at-risk individuals. But as a relatively new concept, practices for documentation and measurement...
As rates of substance use...
03/17/2021
Addiction Professional
Shatterproof Releases Comprehensive Addiction Language Guide
03/05/2021
Shatterproof, the national not-for-profit organization focused on addressing the addiction crisis in the United States, has published a new comprehensive addiction guide that draws attention to stigmatizing language around addiction, offers...
Shatterproof, the national not-for-profit organization focused on addressing the addiction crisis in the United States, has published a new comprehensive addiction guide that draws attention to stigmatizing language around addiction, offers...
Shatterproof, the national...
03/05/2021
Addiction Professional

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