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ASAM Applauds Senate Committee for Advancing SUPPORT Act Reauthorization and the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act
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ASAM Applauds Senate Committee for Advancing SUPPORT Act Reauthorization and the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2023   Rockville, MD – Today, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) applauded the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for advancing the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (S. 3393). ASAM also applauded the committee for advancing the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (S. 644),...
ASAM Provides Comments to HHS on Insurance Coverage of Preventive Services
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ASAM Provides Comments to HHS on Insurance Coverage of Preventive Services

In response to a request for comments from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding insurance coverage of preventive services provided over the counter (OTC), ASAM supported removing barriers to smoking cessation products to provide more people better access to these tools. In addition, ASAM encouraged HHS to consider the important role of clinicians in...
48 Million Americans Live With Addiction: Here’s how you can get them help that works:
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48 Million Americans Live With Addiction: Here’s how you can get them help that works:

CHAPTER I Humanize Drug Users See Article in its original format Raina Mcmahan, a 42-year-old recovery coach, spent roughly half her life seeking treatment for her own opioid use disorder. She tried detoxing multiple times at different inpatient facilities, but those programs usually discharged her after a week or two without any follow-up care. She paid one doctor $500 to...
National-Addiction-Treatment-Week
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National Addiction Treatment Week October 16–22

Starting Monday! Inspire the medical community to treat addiction and save lives! Engage on social media with #TreatmentWeek to amplify three life-saving messages: 1.    Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease. 2.    Effective treatments are available. 3.    Recovery is not only possible but attainable for everyone. All week, we are highlighting the...
Georgia will be 1st state to allow pharmacies to sell medical marijuana
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Georgia will be 1st state to allow pharmacies to sell medical marijuana

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies, state officials said. The Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting applications this week, and nearly 120 pharmacies have agreed to provide medication from Botanical Sciences, one of the state’s two licensed production companies, The Atlanta...
As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
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As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder

BY OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ AP NEWS Updated 11:09 PM CDT, September 7, 2023 SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Madison Bernard climbed into bed before dawn with her toddler, Charlotte, who was asleep next to a nightstand strewn with straws, burned tinfoil and a white powder. Hours later, the mother woke and found her daughter struggling to breathe, according to investigators who described the scene in...
DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances
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DEA Gets an Earful About Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances — Proposed in-person visit requirements raises concern for psychiatry groups

Original Article by Joyce Freedman of MedPage Today Should the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) require a prior in-person visit before allowing clinicians to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine? That was one of the issues that DEA officials heard conflicting testimony on during a “listening session”opens in a new tab or window Tuesday. “Arbitrary one-time...
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MAA Weekly News Recap- Your Guide to Top Announcements and News in Atlanta Medicine Over the Last Week

MAA Announcements & News Final week to submit information for the MAA Quarterly Newsletter: Share your recent awards, publications, media mentions and more with Shannon Andrada today.   MAA Members – have you used your four free and confidential counseling sessions this year? Members receive four sessions through the LifeBridge Physician Wellness Program.   Georgia Board of...
Remove Arbitrary Barrier to Evidence-based Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder
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Remove Arbitrary Barrier to Evidence-based Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder

Guest Editorial: Remove Arbitrary Barrier to Evidence-based Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder by David E. Smith, MD, DFASAM   Although the current overdose crisis in the US is almost universally referred to as the “opioid” or “fentanyl crisis”1,2, the overdose death rate associated with psychomotor stimulants, including methamphetamine and cocaine, has also dramatically increased in...