by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 21, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is accepting applications for expert writing group members to develop and draft the Adolescent volume of the 4th Edition of The ASAM Criteria. The Adolescent volume of the 4th Edition of The ASAM Criteria will update...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 14, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
A new study published in JAMA found that many residential rehab centers for young people addicted to opioids don’t offer lifesaving medication for opioid use disorder. Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment programs for teenagers provide buprenorphine or even...
by Jessica Casebolt | Jun 13, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Attorneys representing New Mexico announced on Friday that the state has reached a $500 million settlement with Walgreens for the pharmacy retail giant’s alleged involvement in the opioid epidemic. The half-a-billion dollar settlement comes on top of $274...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 31, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 17 people and entities based in China and Mexico who it accused of enabling production of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, as the Biden administration seeks to stem imports of the deadly drug. The Treasury Department...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration called on Congress Monday to pass a bill aimed at tackling fentanyl trafficking in the U.S., which would see the synthetic opioid raised to the highest classification of illegal drugs. The bill would permanently place all fentanyl-related...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 10, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves, Uncategorized
Marijuana and other products containing THC have grown more potent and more dangerous as legalization has made them more widely available. Although decades ago, the THC content of weed was commonly less than 1.5 percent, some products on the market today are more than...
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