This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Click here to advertise in this news brief. Did someone forward this edition to you? Subscribe here — it's free! Advertisement Mobile version RSS Subscribe Unsubscribe Archive Media Kit Home Join ASAM e-Live Learning Center Feedback Buprenorphine During Pregnancy Reduces Neonate Distress National Institute on Drug Abuse Share A multisite clinical trial lays groundwork for improving care for mothers and babies affected by opioid dependence. MORE Trade Secrets With Award Winner What separates great treatment centers from average ones? Find out from one of the 2012 winners of the SAMHSA National Science & Service Award. CleanSlate Addiction Treatment Centers have been recognized for their innovative treatment practices by SAMHSA. MORE Advocacy Conference to Help Shape Future of Healthcare American Medical Association Share Join your colleagues in the nation's capital to advance key issues in medicine during the AMA's annual National Advocacy Conference, Feb. 11–13 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. MORE New Chronic Pain & Addiction Center Silver Hill Hospital's new Chronic Pain and Addiction Center provides intensive residential treatment for patients with pain who have become addicted to opioid medications. MORE Jan. 8, 2013 Addiction and Mental Health Parity Field Hearing Advertisement Parity Implementation Coalition Share The Colorado Coalition for Parity is hosting a field hearing at the Denver Art Museum on Jan. 10. Former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy, ASAM Member Chuck Stephens, DO, and other lawmakers, providers, and consumers will speak about parity implementation and enforcement. MORE ASAM Submits Comments on ACA Essential Health Benefits Rule ASAM Share ASAM submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on the proposed rule for implementing the Essential Health Benefits required to be covered in state insurance exchanges by the Affordable Care Act. ASAM's comments focus on sections of particular importance for mental health services and substance use disorder treatment. MORE ASAM Submits Comments to the USPSTF on Hepatitis C Screening ASAM Share ASAM supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation to screen for hepatitis C virus infection in adults at high risk, including those with any history of injection drug use, and recommends additional interventions, such as counseling on alcohol use, to maintain, or improve the health of HCV-infected drug users. MORE NIDA Releases Results of 2012 Monitoring the Future Survey Monitoring The Future Share The annual survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders found that high use of marijuana persists and perceptions of its potential harms have dropped among these cohorts. Use of other illicit drugs among teens continued a steady modest decline, while the data on nonmedical use of prescription drugs were mixed. MORE Advertisement YOUTH RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION DVD Addiction Treatment Centers Since 1949 Providing high quality substance abuse and cooccurring treatment services for New Jersey and the tri-state area. For Admissions information call 856.629.0244 ext. 310, 312, 336. More Information "12" is a powerful new educational video that uses peer to peer communications to tell the TRUTH about addiction from Young addicts with long term sobriety. MORE The Impact of Substance Abuse on The Mind, Body, and Soul The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice Share In this issue of the Journal, subject matter experts explore how substance abuse affects different facets of life. MORE A Qualitative Study of Tobacco Dependence Treatment in 19 US Dental Hygiene Programs Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Share The U.S. Public Health Service calls for health professionals to provide tobacco dependence counseling for patients. The purpose of this study was to understand how dental hygiene programs make decisions about and provide training for tobacco dependence counseling to help them graduate more fully competent hygienists. MORE CARF accreditation focuses on quality, results We are an independent, nonprofit organization focused on advancing the quality of services you use to meet your needs for the best possible outcomes. CARF provides accreditation services worldwide at the request of health and human service providers. MORE Older Adult Problem Drinkers: Who Presents for Alcohol Treatment? Taylor & Francis Online (Free abstract) Share The older adults assessed for alcohol treatment were drinking in amounts comparable to the treatment population of younger adult problem drinkers, men more so than women. MORE The Impact of a Mutation of the Mu Opioid Receptor Gene on the Effects of Drinking Wiley Online Library (Free abstract) Share This study exams the effect of OPRM1 genotype on responses to alcohol in a sample of alcohol-dependent individuals and examines alcoholism severity as a predictor of subjective responses to alcohol. MORE Educational Resources ASAM President's Blog Evaluating the Roles of Anxiety and Dimensions of Perfectionism in Dieting and Binge Eating Using Weekly Diary Methodology ScienceDirect (Free abstract) Share SBIRT Training BupPractice.com The relations between weekly reports of anxiety, dimensions of trait perfectionism, and dieting and binge eating are examined. MORE ADDITIONAL RESOURCE LINKS Accreditation and Credentialing A Biopsychosocial Model of Social Anxiety and Substance Use Wiley Online Library (Free abstract) Share Advocacy and Government Relations Individuals with social anxiety disorder may be at particular risk for developing substance use disorders. MORE Governmental Agencies and Public Policy Testing the Effects of Brief Intervention In Primary Care for Problem Drug Use In a Randomized Controlled Trial: Rationale, Design, and Methods Professional Organizations Addiction Science & Clinical Practice Share A substantial body of research has established the effectiveness of brief interventions for problem alcohol use. MORE Your Doctor Understands Your Addiction This outreach campaign is designed to improve providers’ skills related to talking with patients about medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Includes FREE outreach materials to use with patients to raise their awareness about MAT as an option in their treatment and online courses for both providers and physicians. Find more at www.ATTCnetwork.org/MAT. An Evaluation of the Evidence that Methamphetamine Abuse Causes Cognitive Decline in Humans Nature Share Methamphetamine is one of the most commonly abused illicit substances worldwide. MORE JAM Buprenorphine Article Featured in VA Newsletter Journal of Addiction Medicine (Free member resource) Share An article in ASAM's Journal of Addiction Medicine was featured in the December newsletter of the VA. The article compares buprenorphine taper outcomes. MORE Prescription Opioid Overdoses Surpass 'Street' Drugs TODAY Share Prescription drug overdoses, mostly from pain pills, kill more people than heroin and cocaine combined, more than triple the number from a decade ago, in what experts call an epidemic. MORE Electric Stimulation of Brain Releases Powerful, Opiate-Like Substance University of Michigan Share Researchers used electricity on certain regions in the brain of a patient with chronic, severe facial pain to release an opiate-like substance that's considered one of the body's most powerful defenses against pain. MORE New Book on Smoking Cessation Not Aimed at Patients, but Doctors St. Albert Gazette Share A new book on smoking cessation attempts to give health professionals clear directions and better skills to treat tobacco addiction. MORE Other Addiction Medicine-Related Sites Treatment and Recovery Resources FEATURED RESOURCE Opioid Prescribing Tools Click here for more ASAM CME activities. New Law Aims to Expand Prescription Monitoring in the New Year The Patriot Ledger Share Sweeping legislation aimed at reducing prescription drug diversion and abuse in Massachusetts is set to take effect in the new year, but there is still uncertainty about how and when the state will implement new regulations. MORE Policy for Protection of Mental Health Records May Hinder Future Care Psych Central Share A new study discovers keeping an individual's psychiatric files separate from the rest of a person's medical record may compromise future medical care. MORE Drug Seeker or Genuine Pain Patient? Chronic Pain Perspectives Share A new online resource is designed to help physicians tell the difference between drug seekers and patients in genuine pain. MORE Addiction Update: Breaking Down Barriers to Help Patients Pri-Med Share Understand the mechanisms of the various treatment options in order to customize therapy for patients motivated to treat their opioid addiction. MORE Events Conferences Clinical Training Date Event Location More Information Jan. 12-14 20th Annual Alcohol and Drug Issues Conference Cola, SC South Carolina Society of Addiction Medicine, contact Cathy Boland Feb. 1-2 New York Society of Addiction Medicine's 9th New York Annual Medical-Scientific Conference NSYAM Feb. 7 MNSAM Journal Club St. Paul, MN MNSAM April 12-13 Rural Buprenorphine Training at Addiction Medicine 2013 Conference Asheville, NC Addiction Medicine Conference April 25-28 44th Annual Medical-Scientific Conference Chicago ASAM April 25 Ruth Fox Course for Physicians Chicago ASAM April 25 Pain and Addiction: Common Threads XIV Chicago ASAM Crystal City, VA ASAM Oct. 24-26 2013 State of the Art Course in Addiction Medicine Date Event Location More Information Jan. 9 Policy Issues & Resources: 2013 CPT Code Changes for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Online National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Jan. 9 SBIRT: Knowing about Substances Makes a Online Better SBIRT Intervention IRETA Jan. 10 Addiction and Mental Health Parity Field Hearing Denver Colorado Coalition for Parity Jan. 11-13 Group Relations Conference on Authority and Leadership in Recovery From Addiction Chicago CCSGO-AKRI Jan. 16 SBIRT: Knowing about Substances Makes a Online Better SBIRT Intervention IRETA Jan. 23 Reaching, Engaging, and Retaining Women in HIV Care: What We Know, Don’t Know, and Need to Resolve Online National AIA Resource Center Jan. 28-Feb. 3 National Drug Facts Week Nationwide NIDA Jan. 30 The Addiction Professional’s Mini Guide to Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Online NAADAC Feb. 4-5 International Conference on Treatment Modalities for Eating Disorders: Consensus & Jerusalem, Israel Controversy ISAS International Seminars Feb. 26 Long-term Effects of Prenatal Substance Exposure on Children Online National AIA Resource Center Feb. 27-March 2 The 5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Vancouver, BC Interprofessional Continuing Education ASAM Weekly Richard G. 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