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01/19/2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have introduced a new initiative aimed at advancing the integration of behavioral and physical healthcare, as well as health-related social needs, for people with Medicaid and Medicare.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have introduced a new initiative aimed at advancing the integration of behavioral and physical healthcare, as well as health-related social needs, for people with Medicaid and Medicare.
The Centers for Medicare &...
01/19/2024
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
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
News
10/23/2023
Researchers have identified a synthetic flavoring agent in “non-menthol” cigarettes that can produce a similar—or stronger—cooling sensation as menthol, but without the aroma or taste of mint.
Researchers have identified a synthetic flavoring agent in “non-menthol” cigarettes that can produce a similar—or stronger—cooling sensation as menthol, but without the aroma or taste of mint.
Researchers have identified a...
10/23/2023
Addiction Professional
Ron Manderscheid, PhD
Perspectives
09/20/2023
National Recovery Month provides a chance to celebrate those who are recovering from a substance use or mental health condition, and educate friends and colleagues about these conditions, the potential for recovery, and the hope that it can...
National Recovery Month provides a chance to celebrate those who are recovering from a substance use or mental health condition, and educate friends and colleagues about these conditions, the potential for recovery, and the hope that it can...
National Recovery Month provides...
09/20/2023
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
News
06/30/2023
The program will use HarmGuard FX testing strips, which are produced by Delaware-based SIVAD Diagnostic Medical Group.
The program will use HarmGuard FX testing strips, which are produced by Delaware-based SIVAD Diagnostic Medical Group.
The program will use HarmGuard...
06/30/2023
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
News
04/13/2023
At the Rx Summit on Wednesday, officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) outlined the fentanyl crisis plaguing the United States and explained how the organizations fueling it are strengthening their operations—and how DEA is...
At the Rx Summit on Wednesday, officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) outlined the fentanyl crisis plaguing the United States and explained how the organizations fueling it are strengthening their operations—and how DEA is...
At the Rx Summit on Wednesday,...
04/13/2023
Addiction Professional
News
04/12/2023
ONDCP Director Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, announced during an Rx Summit plenary session on Wednesday that fentanyl combined with xylazine has been designated as an emerging threat to the United States.
ONDCP Director Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, announced during an Rx Summit plenary session on Wednesday that fentanyl combined with xylazine has been designated as an emerging threat to the United States.
ONDCP Director Rahul Gupta, MD,...
04/12/2023
Addiction Professional
News
04/12/2023
With deaths involving fentanyl and xylazine rising, NIDA Director Nora Volkow, MD, NIH Director Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, and NIAAA Director George Koob, PhD, presented research updates and developments in substance use disorder treatment to...
With deaths involving fentanyl and xylazine rising, NIDA Director Nora Volkow, MD, NIH Director Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, and NIAAA Director George Koob, PhD, presented research updates and developments in substance use disorder treatment to...
With deaths involving fentanyl...
04/12/2023
Addiction Professional