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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded $32 million to the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry to address opioid use disorders and stimulant use disorders.
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This year’s Eric D. Hadar Distinguished Lecture will take place on November 18th, 2020 with Dr. Dorothy Hatsukami, who will present, “Tobacco Harm Reduction: Controversies and a Path Forward.”
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“More than any other provider group, primary care providers offer greater potential for expanding access to buprenorphine treatment,” says Dr. Mark Olfson.
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MedscapeWe are currently dealing with the "triple trouble" of a pandemic, unemployment, and diminished personal and community supports writes Dr. Lloyd Sederer.
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WNYCApril 22, 2020Dr. Lloyd Sederer takes calls from listeners struggling to manage their addictions and compulsions during isolation.
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- March 6, 2020
Dr. Edward V. Nunes will serve as one of the directors of Columbia's Center for Healing of Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders-Enhancing Intervention, Development and Implementation (CHOSEN).
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US News & World ReportMarch 2, 2020"There is a misperception that marijuana is benign," said Dr. Frances Levin.
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USA TodayFebruary 18, 2020"The mixed stimulant-opioid addiction is a different one. We do not have a strategy to treat it, and many programs will be taken by surprise,” said Dr. Adam Bisaga.
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ABC NewsJanuary 28, 2020"Our results highlight the critical need to improve buprenorphine treatment services, especially for the youngest with opioid use disorder," Dr. Mark Olfson said.
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UPIJanuary 23, 2020"Our results highlight the critical need to improve buprenorphine treatment services, especially for the youngest with opioid use disorder," Dr. Mark Olfson said.
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- January 22, 2020
Researchers at Columbia University found that non-medical cannabis use—including frequent or problematic use—is significantly more common in adults with pain than in those without pain.
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- January 21, 2020
National statistics on medication treatment for opioid addiction show that buprenorphrine use is increasing in all age groups except the young.
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MedscapeJanuary 9, 2020"We were surprised to learn that there has been a larger decrease in opioid prescribing to adults with more rather than less severe pain," Dr. Mark Olfson said.
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Boston GlobeDecember 27, 2019Dr. Kimberly Mangla’s research has shown that suicide is an underrecognized risk among new mothers, driven most often by depression, substance use disorders, or intimate partner violence.
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