Recent Increases in Efficiency in Cigarette Nicotine Delivery: Implications for Tobacco Control Nicotine & Tobacco Research Recent increases in nicotine yield of cigarettes sold in United States have been attributed by tobacco manufacturers to natural variation in agricultural products. This assertion was tested using the data reported by the manufacturers.
How Do Prescription Opioid Users Differ From Users of Heroin or Other Drugs in Psychopathology Journal of Addiction Medicine (free ASAM member resource) This study examines substance use and psychiatric disorders among prescription opioid users, heroin users, and non-opioid drug users in a national sample of adults.
Guide on Treating Teen Substance Abuse and Online Education for Healthcare Providers Now Available National Institute on Drug Abuse Resources to help parents, health care providers, and substance abuse treatment specialists treat teens struggling with drug abuse, as well as identify and interact with those who might be at risk, were released today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Combating Substance Use Disorders in the Armed Forces Institute of Medicine The Institute of Medicine conducted a comprehensive analysis of the substance use disorder (SUD) problems by reviewing Department of Defense policies and practices...
Spots Open for SAMHSA-funded BHbusiness Online Courses: Apply by Feb. 15 BHBusiness To help develop the essential business skills needed to adapt to a rapidly evolving healthcare environment, BHbusiness (http://bhbusiness.org) has opened additional Learning Networks with a new application deadline of February 15, 2014. Funded by SAMSHA, courses are offered at no charge...
Benzodiazepine Use with Medication Assisted Treatment: Guidelines IRETA The Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions conducted a project to determine best practice guidelines for the management of benzodiazepines in medication-assisted treatment (MAT). The project was conceived in response to frequent benzodiazepine use among individuals in MAT and a relative absence of research-based guidance...
Gabapentin Treatment for Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Internal Medicine Approved medications for alcohol dependence are prescribed for less than 9% of US alcoholics. This study aims to determine if gabapentin increases rates of sustained abstinence and no heavy drinking and decreases alcohol-related insomnia, dysphoria, and craving, in a dose-dependent manner.
Putin Orders Agency to Finalize Drug Addiction Rehab Program The Moscow Times Russia has been criticized by international NGOs for its scant drug rehabilitation and prevention programs, and in particular for a blanket ban on the use of methadone, employed in many countries to curb heroin use.
Anhedonia in Substance Use Disorders Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry This systematic review synthesizes findings across a range of substances to address questions regarding the time course of anhedonia, how anhedonia relates to other symptoms of substance dependence and whether it is similarly prevalent across all addictive drugs.
Neuroanatomical Correlates of Religiosity and Spirituality JAMA Psychiatry This study used MRI imaging to assess neuroanatomical correlates of religiosity, spirituality, and protection from clinical depression. This was to determine whether high-risk adults who reported high importance of religion or spirituality had thicker cortices than those who reported moderate or low importance of religion or spirituality...
NFL May Be Open to Medical Marijuana Use Pro Football Talk National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell was asked if the league would ever allow athletes to treat injuries with medicinal marijuana in places where it's legal.
Details of ASAM’s Med-Sci 2014 Preconference Courses ASAM ASAM will offer three full-day preconference courses on Thursday, April 10th at Med-Sci 2014. Two new courses—“The ASAM Fundamentals of Addiction Medicine” and “The New ASAM Criteria and ASAM Criteria Software Course,” join “The ASAM Pain & Addiction Course: Common Threads XV,” now in its 15th year.
Experts Challenge New Jersey’s Proposed Methadone Law for Pregnant Women eNews Park Forest In early January, 76 organizations (including ASAM) and experts in maternal, fetal, child health, addiction treatment, and health advocacy filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) (PDF) brief before the New Jersey Supreme Court, urging it to overturn a lower court ruling...
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