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    Buprenorphine, Suboxone and the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in 2020
    • Aug 27, 2020

    Buprenorphine, Suboxone and the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in 2020

    Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) and opioid use disorder treatment programs are essential parts of our response to overdose
    Navigating Treatment and Addiction: A Guide for Families
    • Aug 18, 2020

    Navigating Treatment and Addiction: A Guide for Families

    a resource for family members who are trying to navigate the complex world of addiction and help loved ones achieve recovery.
    DSM-5 Criteria for Addiction Simplified
    • Aug 17, 2020

    DSM-5 Criteria for Addiction Simplified

    The DSM 5 has eleven criteria for substance use disorders based on decades of research. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...
    Getting an Assessment for a Substance Use Disorder
    • Aug 16, 2020

    Getting an Assessment for a Substance Use Disorder

    An assessment is when a professional -- like a psychiatrist -- checks to see if you have a substance use disorder.
    Understanding Genetic Influences on Problematic Alcohol Use
    • Jun 29, 2020

    Understanding Genetic Influences on Problematic Alcohol Use

    Researchers learn more about genetic influences on SUD, and what we learn can guide later innovations in treatment and prevention.
    13 Things to Look for in Quality Treatment
    • Mar 11, 2020

    13 Things to Look for in Quality Treatment

    How to find quality addiction treatment
    New challenges in the opioid epidemic
    • Mar 3, 2020

    New challenges in the opioid epidemic

    New OUD research summarized for helps officials, practitioners, families, patients, and communities
    How MDMA might help in therapy and treating PTSD
    • Jan 9, 2020

    How MDMA might help in therapy and treating PTSD

    by Dr. Mark Gold In May, in a reflection on her religious upbringing, societal strictures, and individual spiritual development, The New...
    We have vaccines for polio and the flu, how about opioid addiction?
    • Aug 22, 2019

    We have vaccines for polio and the flu, how about opioid addiction?

    By Mark Gold, MD Preliminary 2018 data from the Centers for Disease Control show a slight decline in drug overdose deaths.1 In the view...
    Ask a Counselor: What is Contingency Management?
    • Aug 21, 2019

    Ask a Counselor: What is Contingency Management?

    Contingency Management (CM) is a behavioral therapy based on Operant Conditioning Theory.
    NEW CME! Championing Change: Addressing Addiction in our Communities
    • Jul 31, 2019

    NEW CME! Championing Change: Addressing Addiction in our Communities

    CME Outfitters (CMEO), a leading international provider for continuing medical education, has partnered with renowned addiction...
    Ask a Counselor: How can I help my family understand what I’m going through?
    • Jun 19, 2019

    Ask a Counselor: How can I help my family understand what I’m going through?

    Free resources that translate the science into digestible information, and can help you and your loved ones to better understand addiction.
    Ask a Counselor: What is an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?
    • May 30, 2019

    Ask a Counselor: What is an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?

    In intensive outpatient programs (IOPs), patients can receive between nine-to-19 hours of treatment services per week.
    What Role Should Psychiatrists Play in Responding to the Opioid Epidemic?
    • Mar 21, 2019

    What Role Should Psychiatrists Play in Responding to the Opioid Epidemic?

    The need for providers who are equipped and able to treat OUD is greater than ever.
    Addiction 101
    • Feb 4, 2019

    Addiction 101

    Understand the basics of addiction, including how it affects the brain, why some people are more susceptible to developing an addiction,...
    Best Practices: Treating a Patient with an Opioid Overdose
    • Aug 10, 2018

    Best Practices: Treating a Patient with an Opioid Overdose

    When someone has been revived from an opioid overdose reversal medication, they come out of it very scared, angry and confused.
    Best Practices: Medication-Assisted Treatment
    • Aug 10, 2018

    Best Practices: Medication-Assisted Treatment

    It's essential that we use the scientific process to guide how we implement treatment.
    Best Practices: Recovery
    • Aug 10, 2018

    Best Practices: Recovery

    There are 23 million Americans that are in recovery and we need to make sure that everyone, families included have resources and support.
    Best Practices: Addiction in America
    • Aug 10, 2018

    Best Practices: Addiction in America

    We have 21 million Americans right now who are struggling with a substance use disorder.
    Best Practices: SBIRT - Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment
    • Aug 10, 2018

    Best Practices: SBIRT - Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment

    SBIRT is a concept that has been utilized in other disease processes but really addiction is its primary usage.
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