Safety of e-cigarettes and nicotine patches as stop-smoking aids in pregnancy

Bringing Racial Justice to US Drug Policy Promotes Equity and Access to Addiction Treatment

Right now in the US, a Black man is living with the disease of addiction after being released from prison for possession of cocaine (for which there has long been a racist sentencing disparity between its rock and powder forms). Chances are, he did not receive evidence-based addiction treatment while incarcerated. Furthermore, notwithstanding the physical and emotional trauma he likely endured while in prison, he returns to the community without any resources to secure housing, health care, or employment.

First Trimester Use of Buprenorphine or Methadone.

History Repeats Itself - Trends in hallucinogen-associated emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

After more than two decades as a practicing psychiatrist, I’ll be the first to admit that we need new and innovative treatments to treat depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders. Psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA (Ecstasy) are being researched and promoted as ground-breaking advances for combatting mental illness. Multiple jurisdictions have already relaxed laws or policies related to these substances, often with an eye toward therapeutic use.

Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment In The US.

Several of our publications this week address the economics of addiction - supply, demand, and resources.

ASAM Weekly Top 10 News Publications of 2023

A year-in-review... Top 10 Peer-reviewed Scientific Publications of 2023.