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A new handbook from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), Principles of Addiction Medicine: The Essentials, provides a quick reference on virtually all addiction medicine topics. This 600-page handbook extracts and summarizes key clinical points from each chapter of Principles of Addiction Medicine, 4th Edition, and presents them in an easily readable manner. The … [Read more...] about New Resource – Principles of Addiction Medicine: The Essentials

Baltimore, once called by the Drug Enforcement Administration the “heroin capital of the U.S.,” no longer deserves that epithet, says Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH, medical director and vice president of clinical affairs at Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc. (BSAS). More heroin users are getting into treatment, including methadone maintenance, thanks to Maryland’s newly expanded … [Read more...] about Methadone Treatment Expansion in Baltimore Reduces Waiting Lists

A victory in Warren, Maine for CRC Health Group is a victory for methadone clinics seeking sites across the country. It also means that a community that was staunchly opposed to a methadone clinic will have the chance to see how an opioid treatment program (OTP) can operate as a good neighbor. After a yearlong battle, the town voted to settle a lawsuit filed by the Cupertino, … [Read more...] about Methadone Clinic Wins NIMBY Battle

The federal agency charged with keeping discrimination out of the workplace has good news for methadone patients in medication-assisted treatment. In a lawsuit filed last summer by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against United Insurance, a Chicago-based company, the federal government is fighting for the rights of people in methadone treatment for … [Read more...] about EEOC Sues Employer for Discriminating Against Methadone Patient