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09/09/2019
A newly published review of programs seeking to engage individuals in appropriate care after an opioid overdose identified only three programs evaluated in peer-reviewed research, suggesting that many questions remain about what types of...
A newly published review of programs seeking to engage individuals in appropriate care after an opioid overdose identified only three programs evaluated in peer-reviewed research, suggesting that many questions remain about what types of...
A newly published review of...
09/09/2019
Addiction Professional
08/30/2019
More than 40% of food service workers responding to an American Addiction Centers (AAC) survey consider casual substance use to be part of their field's work culture, the addiction treatment organization reported this week.
More than 40% of food service workers responding to an American Addiction Centers (AAC) survey consider casual substance use to be part of their field's work culture, the addiction treatment organization reported this week.
More than 40% of food service...
08/30/2019
Addiction Professional
08/27/2019
Researchers at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy have reported that children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely than other children to develop a substance use disorder. Their study employed a broad definition of...
Researchers at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy have reported that children of incarcerated parents are six times more likely than other children to develop a substance use disorder. Their study employed a broad definition of...
Researchers at Duke University's...
08/27/2019
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
08/22/2019
The process involved in compiling the latest data on U.S. illegal drug spending proves as telling as the numbers themselves. Researchers at RAND report that particularly in the case of methamphetamine, a shrinking number of reliable data...
The process involved in compiling the latest data on U.S. illegal drug spending proves as telling as the numbers themselves. Researchers at RAND report that particularly in the case of methamphetamine, a shrinking number of reliable data...
The process involved in...
08/22/2019
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
08/05/2019
Gateway Foundation's presence in nine hospitals in and around Chicago certainly has generated a business benefit for the addiction treatment organization, but that is not the factor that most pleases Gateway's executive director. “What's...
Gateway Foundation's presence in nine hospitals in and around Chicago certainly has generated a business benefit for the addiction treatment organization, but that is not the factor that most pleases Gateway's executive director. “What's...
Gateway Foundation's presence in...
08/05/2019
Addiction Professional
News
08/05/2019
The latest hire by the nation's largest manufacturer of electronic cigarettes has caused a stir in the research and advocacy communities. Juul Labs has hired as its medical director Mark Rubinstein, MD, a researcher who has been outspoken in...
The latest hire by the nation's largest manufacturer of electronic cigarettes has caused a stir in the research and advocacy communities. Juul Labs has hired as its medical director Mark Rubinstein, MD, a researcher who has been outspoken in...
The latest hire by the nation's...
08/05/2019
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
08/02/2019
Binge drinking, often associated with young adults, isn't as rare as some might think among older Americans, a recent U.S. study suggests. Almost 11% of adults aged 65 and older reported binge drinking – having more than five drinks for men...
Binge drinking, often associated with young adults, isn't as rare as some might think among older Americans, a recent U.S. study suggests. Almost 11% of adults aged 65 and older reported binge drinking – having more than five drinks for men...
Binge drinking, often associated...
08/02/2019
Addiction Professional