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Download the FREE ASAM Pain & Addiction Screening Resource
Download here: https://email.asam.org/h/t/76E322395D0A5C59
Jul 28, 20231 min read


'When Crack Was King' follows four people who lived through the drug epidemic - Book Review
In the introduction to his new book, When Crack was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era, journalist Donovan X. Ramsey recalls...
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Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Course - Monday, September, 25, 2023
Overview According to the 2021 National Survey of Drug Use and Health, 29.5 million people ages 12 and older had Alcohol Use Disorder in...
Jul 28, 20231 min read


AI-Targeted Internet Advertisements Fueling Looming Addiction Crisis
Online pill services are using the same aggressive marketing tactics that drove the opioid epidemic. The first Adderall ad appeared in my...
Jul 28, 20231 min read


Integrating Addiction Medicine with Treatment Courts - Thursday, August 17, 2023
Overview This 6-hour, live course provides the education needed for prescribing clinicians to strengthen skills in partnering with...
Jul 28, 20231 min read


Guidelines for Managing Substance Withdrawal in Jails
Download PDF: https://www.cossapresources.org/Content/Documents/JailResources/Guidelines_for_Managing_Substance_Withdrawal_in_Jails_6-6-...
Jul 28, 20231 min read


Opioid Use Disorder Screening and Treatment in Local Jails, 2019
At midyear 2019, fewer than two thirds (63%) of local jail jurisdictions conducted opioid use disorder (OUD) screenings at intake and...
Jul 15, 20231 min read


Addiction Recovery Support Services and Information
Addiction Recovery Support Services and Information Recovery Support Services and Information Recovery support services are intended to...
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The Addiction Policy Forum released prevention resources translated into 12 languages
The Addiction Policy Forum released prevention resources translated into 12 languages to help improve language access to information on...
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