Updates
SAMHSA and DEA Release Guidance Regarding New Educational Requirements Around SUD Treatment
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have released guidance on a mandatory 8-hour training requirement on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment that every practitioner will need to complete...
Melinda Ramage Receives Prestigious Glaser Award
Melinda Ramage, MSN, FNP-BC, CARN-AP was awarded the Dr. Frederick B. Glaser Award on March 25 at the Addiction Medicine 2023 Conference held in Asheville, NC. The biennial award, given by the Governor’s Institute and the NC Chapter of the American Society of...
New Statewide Overdose Surveillance Reports for February 2023
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths and provisional data on ED visits for overdose. The IVPB was unable to update the fentanyl-positive death report this month. Suspected...
Study Finds Slight Increase in Youth Asthma Rates in States with Legal Recreational Cannabis
Legalization of recreational cannabis may contribute to increased rates of teen and childhood asthma, new research suggests. Investigators compared asthma rates in states with recreational programs with rates in states where the substance was illegal from 2011 through...
Study: 63% of Severe Alcoholics Exhibit Significant Cognitive Improvements Within 18 Days of Abstinence
Many people struggle with a substance use disorder. This can lead to myriad troubles with cognitive functioning, including lack of attention, impairments in executive functioning, memory loss, and more. Deficits in cognition have been linked to higher rates of relapse...
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