In recent years, the field of addiction treatment has undergone significant transformations, particularly regarding terminology and federal policies governing medication dispensing. These changes aim to reduce stigma, enhance patient access, and improve treatment outcomes for ...
In these transformative times, we are witnessing a revolutionary shift in the health care landscape. More than ever before, individuals are being empowered to take charge of their health and well-being through more accessible modalities ...
In recent years, there have been significant changes in the recovery support systems, with a focus on integrating current changes in ASAM PPC (Recovery Capital), ICD 10/DSM (Z Codes), and SAMSHA (Harm Reduction).
When medical gaslighting occurs, patients need to be prepared.
Society continues to stigmatize people with addiction by consistently paying addiction professionals less than their mental health and physical health counterparts.
From the floor of Congress to city halls in small towns, the outcry is growing – we must stop deaths from opioid overdose!
Communicating what programs and professionals do on a daily basis when treating substance use disorder or working with people in recovery has become a complex game of telephone.
It is said that you can pass all of the laws in the world to correct societal wrongs, but if no one uses or actively enforces them, nothing will change. Knowing what we know about ...
The medical community is used to measuring healing from disease with multiple matrices.
In addiction treatment, assessments are typically limited to drug and alcohol assessments with patients. While these drug and alcohol assessments are important, you may be wondering what they inevitably miss. Well, the missing element is ...
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