Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly

05/08/2024

My story on the Yale-harm reduction brouhaha. Nasty recorded comments. Possible subversion of research.

09/06/2024

See current issue for article on U.S. Food and Drug Administration and **A

15/01/2024

In current issue: teen overdose deaths increasing due to counterfeit pills containing illicit fentanyl.

22/12/2023

Stacy Charpentier, our Director of Training, was recently featured in an article by Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly.

In the article, Stacy discusses Center for Addiction Recovery Training as well as the importance of defining the role of a peer specialist/recovery coach - specifically associated with billing. She shares that CCAR sees the role of a recovery coach as being outside “the box of billable hours."

Thank you for representing CCAR and advocating for recovery coaches, Stacy!

If you are interested in more of the article, visit https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15567591

27/10/2023

22/06/2023

Watch for news from June 21 COMPA Symposium from Albany on New York's innovations with methadone treatment.

06/03/2023

What the Washington Post March 5 article doesn't mention is that SAMHSA's Olsen, who is even quoted, proposed major revisions to the OTP rules in December. Too much trouble to read the NPRM? Question for Hill staff as well as mainstream media that jumps in with anecdotes and whatever "lawmakers" and "experts" say. Incidentally, the experts in treating OUD with methadone ARE OTPs (aka methadone clinics).

Last week, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would make permanent the take-home exemptions of COVID-19, makin...

22/04/2022

One patient who went through 20 programs in Florida, all of which have been shut down since, thinks people like her need trauma care for what they suffered. Illicit and immoral "marketing" by treatment programs. Thanks to Robert Kent and others for this valuable seminar.

17/04/2022

In current issue -- 19 bills under consideration for substance use disorder treatment in Congress. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Read Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly for more exclusive information like this. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adaw.33399

28/11/2021

In current issue: harm reduction a new focus of federal government, as overdoses keep rising. COVID-19 blamed. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adaw.33269

Last week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the predicted overdose death count for the 12-month period ending April 2021 is more than 100,000. That's one de...

28/10/2021

In current special issue on innovations: How M**A, the amygdala, PTSD, and SUDs are connected; induction of methadone in hospitals; SAMHSA answers questions on the BG and for-profits; the need for pain treatment for patients on methadone or buprenorphine for OUD; and more. Go to https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15567591 to subscribe, and for free abstracts and searchable archives.

Click on the title to browse this journal

06/08/2021

Just got Kenneth Anderson's books in the mail on the history of the addiction treatment industry in the U.S., going back to the 1800s. Mainly the 1800s and early 1900s. Fascinating. Will be reviewed in next issue.

03/08/2021

In current issue, the recent opioid lawsuit deal explained: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adaw.33152

06/07/2021

From July 5 issue: if cannabis is going to be recreational, maybe someone needs to teach people -- and their physicians -- how to use it safely. There is a doctor who does that!

25/06/2021

In current issue: White House supports equalizing co***ne and crack sentencing, a long-overdue change.

23/06/2021

In upcoming issue: link between cannabis use and suicidality, eliminating crack-powder sentencing disparities, the genetics of alcoholism, loan repayment grant program from HRSA (apply now!), and more.

22/06/2021

Stay up to date with the latest on grants funding, proposed legislation, harm reduction, treatment, and more. Go to https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adaw.33101 for current news.

What's in a word? Lots, researchers find in a commentary looking at “dropout” and other stigmatizing words.

26/02/2021

In current issue: Patients want to be treated by trained providers, not just given a prescription. More on the X-waiver.