Canada and the United States (U.S.) face an opioid use disorder and opioid overdose epidemic. The most effective OUD treatment is opioid agonist
Scoping the needs of early career addiction specialists, Protocol
What are the training needs of newly trained professionals working in addiction medicine around the world? Do they get enough and appropriate training
Excellent scale assesses needs across four countries
What is the smartest scale for asking clinicians about their training needs? In a new article published by the Journal of Substance Abuse
Closing gap between workforce needs and training provision in addiction medicine
Substance use disorders represent a significant social and economic burden globally. While effective interventions exist, the overall treatment
Drug court and Addiction, AMERSA conference
Is drug court meeting the need of the most vulnerable people who use drugs? What is the drug court judge’s hardest decision? What is social detox? How
Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine, CSAM conference
Celebrating 30 years of CSAM-SMCA in Vancouver, BC, the conference focused on: Crisis, Controversy & Change. What is the role of education in
Diagnosing opioid addiction in people with chronic pain
Diagnosing opioid addiction in people with chronic pain requires a fully validated alternative to DSM-5. Over the past two decades, a steep rise in
The opioids and addiction mismatch
Will an increasing pressure on prescribers curb the rising opioid overdose rates? With only 0.5% of patients prescribed opioids reportedly
Correct dose keeps treatment going, study finds
We wanted to find out whether continued use of drugs or alcohol impedes addiction treatment with methadone. We looked at the dose and things that make