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Aug 27

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

Aug 18

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.

Aug 17

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 D...

Aug 16

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.

Jun 29

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.

Mar 11

13 Things to Look for in Quality Treatment

How to find quality addiction treatment

Mar 3

New challenges in the opioid epidemic

New OUD research summarized for helps officials, practitioners, families, patients, and communities

Jan 9

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 ...

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 o...

Aug 21, 2019

Ask a Counselor: What is Contingency Management?

Contingency Management (CM) is a behavioral therapy based on Operant Conditioning Theory.

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 psychiatr...

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.

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.

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.

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, ...

Aug 10, 2018

Best Practices: Addiction in America

We have 21 million Americans right now who are struggling with a substance use disorder.

Aug 10, 2018

Best Practices: What is Addiction?

Nobody chooses addiction. This isn't a choice for us. We aren't here because we're bad people, we're here because we have an illness.

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.

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.

Aug 10, 2018

Best Practices: Medication-Assisted Treatment

It's essential that we use the scientific process to guide how we implement treatment.

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