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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
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
04/06/2021
An interstate compact that will allow professional counselors who are licensed and reside in one member state to practice in all participating states is closer to being enacted after bills were approved by two state legislatures in recent...
An interstate compact that will allow professional counselors who are licensed and reside in one member state to practice in all participating states is closer to being enacted after bills were approved by two state legislatures in recent...
An interstate compact that will...
04/06/2021
Addiction Professional
Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Less Likely to Receive Addiction Treatment
03/04/2021
A study released this week by researchers at Johns Hopkins found that individuals with serious mental health conditions are less likely to receive addiction treatment. The study, published by the journal Psychiatry Research, was based on an...
A study released this week by researchers at Johns Hopkins found that individuals with serious mental health conditions are less likely to receive addiction treatment. The study, published by the journal Psychiatry Research, was based on an...
A study released this week by...
03/04/2021
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News
11/18/2020
In a recent survey conducted by the American Psychological Association, 29% of psychologists said they are seeing more patients since the start of the pandemic, and almost all are now using telehealth platforms at least part of the time to...
In a recent survey conducted by the American Psychological Association, 29% of psychologists said they are seeing more patients since the start of the pandemic, and almost all are now using telehealth platforms at least part of the time to...
In a recent survey conducted by...
11/18/2020
Addiction Professional
Digital Tools for SUD Treatment Go Beyond Telehealth Counseling
11/09/2020
Across the world, social distancing and local lockdowns have disrupted the treatment of, and recovery from, substance use disorder (SUD). There is a troubling uptick in opioid use during the COVID-19 pandemic in some regions of the country....
Across the world, social distancing and local lockdowns have disrupted the treatment of, and recovery from, substance use disorder (SUD). There is a troubling uptick in opioid use during the COVID-19 pandemic in some regions of the country....
Across the world, social...
11/09/2020
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News
09/29/2020
Two studies released this month have brought into focus the degree to which Americans are turning to illicit substances and alcohol in response to the stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two studies released this month have brought into focus the degree to which Americans are turning to illicit substances and alcohol in response to the stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two studies released this month...
09/29/2020
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Recovery Coaching, Digital Breathalyzer Boost Retention in Outpatient SUD Treatment
09/23/2020
High attrition rates have long plagued outpatient behavioral health providers. Attrition rates are especially high within substance use disorder treatment programs1. Retention in treatment has often been a primer for innovation and...
High attrition rates have long plagued outpatient behavioral health providers. Attrition rates are especially high within substance use disorder treatment programs1. Retention in treatment has often been a primer for innovation and...
High attrition rates have long...
09/23/2020
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News
09/03/2020
A national study of 2,619 licensed psychologists conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University found that their clinical work conducted via telehealth platforms has increased 12-fold since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A national study of 2,619 licensed psychologists conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University found that their clinical work conducted via telehealth platforms has increased 12-fold since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A national study of 2,619...
09/03/2020
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News
04/29/2020
The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has fortified its efforts in policy and program advocacy by forming a collaboration with gambling harm minimization consultant EPIC Risk Management. NCPG and EPIC will collaborate on...
The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has fortified its efforts in policy and program advocacy by forming a collaboration with gambling harm minimization consultant EPIC Risk Management. NCPG and EPIC will collaborate on...
The National Council on Problem...
04/29/2020
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