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Guest Editorial: The Future of Addiction Treatment Lies in Narrowing the Treatment Gap

Aug 14, 2023 by Brian Hurley , MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM President, American Society of Addiction Medicine In the time of the worst overdose crisis in American history, those of us who work in the field of addiction medicine have the responsibility of bringing treatment to where patients with addiction are. The addiction treatment gap refers to the approximately 94% of people with one or more...
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...