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December 2011, Issue 159
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August 2011; Issue 155
July 2011; Issue 154
June 2011; Issue 153
May 2011; Issue 152
April 2011; Issue 151
March 2011; Issue 150
February 2011; Issue 149
December 2010 / January 2011; Issue 148
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July 2010; Issue 143
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March 2010; Issue 139
February 2010; Issue 138
December 2009 / January 2010; Issue 137
Archive Issues – 1996-2009
December 2011: Issue 159
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Legality of Denying Access to Medication Assisted Treatment in the Criminal Justice System
- Improving Public Health through Access to and Utilization of Medication Assisted Treatment
- Harmful Patterns of Painkiller Prescriptions Seen Among Methadone Patients
- New OxyContin Has Lower Street Price Than Old Crushable Formulation
- Health Poll Finds Three in Four Americans Link Narcotic Pain Killers to Drug Addiction
- Privacy Protection for Patients with Substance Use Problems: Article Abstract
- Employers Helping Workers Fight Opioid Abuse
- Prescription Drug Abuse in Florida
- Elder Substance Abuse: Be Careful!
GOVERNMENT
- SAMHSA Announces its Inaugural Science and Service Awards for Opioid Treatment Programs and Office-Based Opioid Treatment Providers
- New Report Shows Treatment Admissions for Abuse of Prescription Pain Relievers Have Risen 430 Percent From 1999-2009
- SAMHSA Releases N-SSATS Data from the Latest National Survey Substance Abuse Treatment Services
- Injection Drug Abuse Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment: 1992 and 2009
- SAMHSA News Fall 2011 Issue Now Available Online
- FDA Calls for Public Comments on Wider Distribution of Naloxone for Opioid Overdose Fatality Prevention
HIV/HEPATITIS
- Vital Signs: HIV Prevention through Care and Treatment in the U.S. - Research Abstract
- Hepatitis A, B Susceptibility High in Patients on Methadone
November 2011: Issue 158
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- Painkillers in Maine: Cure or Curse
- Pain Pill Addiction Torments Even the Most Innocent
- Too Many Babies Suffering Drug Withdrawal
- Study Sheds Light on Young Suburban Heroin Users – Research Points to Ineffective and Incomplete Drug Education as Factor in Heroin Initiation
- People on Methadone Can Succeed on Hepatitis C Treatment
- State of Wisconsin v. Metz
- NIMBY: Stack, Boyle Bills Toughen Regulations for Proposed Methadone Clinics in Pennsylvania
- Prescription for Tragedy – Multi-Part Series of Articles on Prescription Drugs and the Prescription Highway from the Louisville Courier-Journal
- Higgins, Kennedy Take Action to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse in Western New York
GOVERNMENT
- Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers — U.S., 1999 -2008 Research Abstract
- Research Abstract: HIV Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
October 2011: Issue 157
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
- New York Methadone Clinic Blocked
- New Report Exposes Shortcomings at NYC Methadone Programs
- MaineCare at Core of Pain-pill Epidemic - Prescription Drug Abuse and Related Health Care Costs are a Drain, But Funding for Treatment Also Saves Money
- Report: Drug Dealers Tap Ohio Seniors to Procure Painkillers for Illegal Street Sales
- Report on Medicare Cites Prescription Drug Abuse Army Marketing Campaign to Inoculate Force Against Prescription Drug Abuse
- Survey: Most Massachusetts Parents Unaware of Prescription Drug Dangers
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
- Length of Time from First Use to Adult Substance Abuse Treatment Admission – TEDS Admission Data 2009
- Federal Agencies Join Forces to Award $13 Million to Enhance Drug Courts
- SAMHSA Publishes Two New Advisory Publications on Tobacco Use Cessation During Substance Abuse Treatment Counseling
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
- Hepatitis C Patients Likely to Falter in Adherence to Treatment Regimen Over Time, Penn Study Shows
- Life Expectancy Keeps Rising for People With HIV, Particularly When They Start Treatment Early, Study Finds
- EEOC Sues Capital Healthcare Solutions for Disability Discrimination - Health Care Staffing Firm Refused to Hire HIV-Positive Nursing Aide, Federal Agency Says
MISCELLANEOUS
September 2011: Issue 156
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Town of Warren Maine Settles Methadone Lawsuit – Insurer to Pick Up All but $1
MARS: Helping Those in Need Down the Path to Recovery – ONDCP Recovery Month Blog
Drug Deaths Now Outnumber Traffic Fatalities in U.S., Data Show
Help Beyond Addiction – Clinics Adding Primary Medical Care to Treatment for Substance Abuse
Addiction Expert Calls for More Doctors to Be Trained in Prescribing Suboxone
Redefining Retention: Recovery from the Methadone Patient’s Perspective Research Article
Kentucky Governor Announces Prescription Drug Task Force
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Must Become Mainstream Says Former Obama Deputy Drug Czar
Addiction Medicine on the Road to Subspecialty Status
HEALTHCARE REFORM
Individual Mandate Ruling: Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Health Care Law Provision
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPORTS & SURVEYS
National Survey Shows a Rise in Illicit Drug Use from 2008 To 2010
2011 National Drug Threat Assessment Now Available Online
MISCELLANEOUS
Rep. Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Fight Discrimination Against People Living with HIV
Abuse of Xanax Leads a Clinic to Halt Supply
New Pain Management Rules Leave Patients Hurting
New Illinois Parity Law Recognizes State Funded Addiction Treatment Providers
August 2011; Issue 155
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Methadone Clinics: Police, doctors worry patients allowed to drive too soon after treatment
Edmonds Military Wire: Troops becoming drug addicts — what is the solution?
Oxycodone purchases are dropping in Florida as state battles prescription drug epidemic
GOVERNMENT
New Multi-Year Data Show Annual HIV Infections In US Relatively Stable
Health Care Law Individual Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional By Appeals Court
RESEARCH
Medical Misuse of Controlled Medications Among Adolescents
Self-Medicating Anxiety Raises Risk of Social Phobia and Substance Abuse Disorders
DRUG COURTS
Painting the Current Picture: A National Report on Drug Courts and Other Problem Solving Court Programs in the US
ADDICTION
Who Falls to Addiction, and Who Is Unscathed?
Addiction: a Fault of Chemistry – Scientific American Blog
July 2011; Issue 154
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Dr. Andrew Byrne Opinions on Levo-Methadone, Buprenorphine and Hepatitis C
Cesar Fax Series on Buprenorphine in the News
Research Examines Dentists’ Role in Painkiller Abuse
Injection Drug Users in Greatest Need of Substance Abuse Treatment
Research Scientists Create Vaccine Against Heroin High
Drexel Study: Misuse of Pain Medication is Pathway to High-Risk Behaviors
Prescription Pain Medication Addiction Prevalent Among Chronic Pain Patients
GOVERNMENT
Obama Administration Releases 2011 National Drug Control Strategy
Relieving Pain in America - A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research
MISCELLANEOUS
ATTC Upcoming iTraining Webinar Series
SUGGESTED READING
Doctors Tell Congress How to Rein in Prescription Drug Abuse – 6/30/11
Heart Warning Added to Label on Popular Antipsychotic Drug (Seroquel) – 7/18/11
June 2011; Issue 153
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Benzodiazepine Abuse Treatment Admissions Have Tripled From 1998 To 2008
Interim Methadone versus Standard Methadone: No Differences in Treatment Outcomes at 4 Months
Drug Alert Watch: Oxymorphone Abuse: A Growing Threat Nationwide
Preventing Avoidable Opioid-Related Deaths Top Priority for Pain Medicine Field
MISCELLANEOUS
First Addiction Medicine Residencies to Begin in July
The POZ Timeline of HIV/AIDS — 30 Years
SUGGESTED READING
Afghanistan's Bounty - Tracking the Intricate Web of a Global Opiate Economy — 6/2/11
Profiles in Science | Nora D. Volkow - A General in the Drug War — 6/14/11
Drug Courts Save Lives, Tax Dollars by Jim Ramstad — 6/14/11
Many U.S. Employers to Drop Health Benefits — Medscape 6/7/11
Prescription Drugs Worth Millions to Dealers - 6/1/11
Drug (OxyContin) is Harder to Abuse, but Users Persevere — 6/14/11
Congress Again Pushes Defense to Track Rx Drug Use in Combat Zones — 6/17/11
Promoting Rehabilitation for Criminals — 6/20/11
Federal Substance-abuse Agencies Lumber Toward a Merger — 6/19/11
WAR, ON DRUGS - Pentagon resists monitoring as troops take more meds than ever — 6/22/11
May 2011; Issue 152
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Benzodiazepine Use and Misuse Among Patients in a Methadone Program — Research Abstract
Giving Prisoners Addictive Drugs: Sometimes a Good Idea
Increase in Internet Access Parallels Growth in Prescription Drug Abuse
Second National Drug Takeback Day Collects 188 Tons of Expired Drugs
Children's Scribbles Hide a Prison Drug
GOVERNMENT
The Economic Impact of Illicit Drug Use on American Society
SAMHSA Issues a New Working Definition and Set of Principles on Recovery
Rahall Introduces Legislation to Tackle Prescription Drug Abuse
Treating HIV-Infected People With Antiretrovirals Significantly Reduces Transmission to Partners
SUGGESTED READING
Overdose on Heroin? Drug That Brings You Back is Becoming Easier to Obtain- 5/27/11
States Cut Back Efforts to Provide Drugs for HIV, AIDS — 5/22/11
April 2011; Issue 151
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Analysis of Opioid Prescription Practices Finds Areas of Concern
Boston University Researchers Find Most Substance-Dependent Individuals Report Poor Oral Health
Methadone Recovery Field Loses Brave. Pioneering Advocate
Deaths From Drug Overdose Decline 35 Percent After The Opening Of Supervised Injection Site
GOVERNMENT
SAMHSA Outlines New Strategic Initiatives Paper for Advancing the Nation's Behavioral Health
New Warm Line Helps Clinicians Tackle Patients' Substance Abuse
March 2011; Issue 150
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Rockefeller Introduces Bill to Combat Abuse of Prescription Drugs
Pennsylvania Senator Ward Announces Measures to Limit Taxpayer-Funded Methadone Treatment Services
Study Examines Recurrent Wound Botulism in Injection Drug Users
GOVERNMENT & FUNDING NEWS
More States Favoring Treatment Over Lock-up for Drug Offenses
DEA Announces Second Nationwide Prescription Take Back Day
SAMHSA News January/February 2011 Issue Now Available Online
RESEARCH NEWS
Drug Addiction Hijacks Several Areas of the Brain — And Almost All of One's Life
Strong Link Found Between Victimization, Substance Abuse
MISCELLANEOUS
State Database Launched to Track Health Reform Legislation
SUGGESTED READING
White House moves to fund needle exchanges as drug treatment — 2/22/11
Staten Island's Rep. Grimm calls for federal Rx database — 3/21/11
February 2011; Issue 149
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ABUSE/ADDICTION
Maine Tops Nation in Treatment Admissions for Prescription Painkillers
NFL Players: Injury, Pain, and Opioid Misuse
CDC: Prescription Drug Overdoses and Binge Drinking Vary by Race, Income
GOVERNMENT & FUNDING NEWS
House Republicans Propose Massive Cuts to HIV/AIDS Programs
Spending On Behavioral Health Is A Shrinking Portion Of Overall Health Expenditures
FDA Announces New Steps Aimed at Cutting Risks from Acetaminophen
NIDA Addiction Science & Clinical Practice December 2010 Now Available Online
MISCELLANEOUS
Physician Substance Abuse Training 'Inadequate,' Experts Say
Increased Mortality in HIV-Infected Patients with Untreated Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
NEW RESOURCES / EVENTS TO NOTE
New Website On Hepatitis Drug Interactions
SUGGESTED READING
Prison Reform: A Smart Way for States to Save Money and Lives — 1/17/11
Leading The Way - General's Story of Drug Dependency Should Spur Army to Help the Injured — 1/29/11
Pharmacies Besieged by Addicted Thieves — 2/6/11
D.C.'S Leading Provider of Clean Needles to Drug Addicts to Close Feb. 25 — 2/9/11
For Some Troops, Powerful Drug Cocktails Have Deadly Results — 2/11/11
Bono Mack Seeks Closure Of National Drug Intelligence Center — 2/10/11
Report: Medicare's Lax Oversight Makes Its Prescription Drug Program Vulnerable to Fraud — 2/11/11
Wait for Liver Transplant Longer in Some States — 2/15/11
December 2010; Issue 148
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ADDICTION
MOTHER Study Published, Showing Buprenorphine Another Option For Pregnant Women
Controlled-Drug Prescriptions for Teens and Young Adults Double
Updated NIH Drug Abuse and Addiction Fact Sheets
Educational Videos to Replace TV in PA County Jails
GOVERNMENT
2010 Monitoring the Future Study Released
U.S. to Crack Down on Web Drug Stores
HIV/AIDS
11 Million More Adults Tested for HIV for the First Time in 2006-2009
New N-SSATS Report: HIV Services Offered by Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
NEW RESOURCES
Resource Available to Assist Addiction Services Providers to Begin Healthcare Reform Transformation
The Road to Recovery 2010: A Showcase of Events (DVD)
SUGGESTED VIEWING/READING
DSM-V, Healthcare Reform Will Fuel Major Changes in Addiction Psychiatry — 12/6/10
Does Suffering From Withdrawal Really Mean You're Addicted? — 12/6/10
Drug Overdoses on the Rise in Most Age Groups — 12/24/10
Portugal's Drug Policy Pays Off; US Eyes Lessons — 12/26/10
The Killers in Your Medicine Cabinet — From Reader's Digest
November 2010; Issue 147
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ADDICTION
AATOD 2010 National Conference Audio Tapes Available for Ordering
Promoting Access to Hepatitis C Treatment via Integration with Methadone Maintenance Programs
GOVERNMENT
Leading Change: A Plan for SAMHSA's Roles and Actions 2011 - 2014
September/October Issue of SAMHSA News Now Available Online
NIH Director Outlines Reorganization Plan for 'Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction' Research
Unprecedented Effort to Seek, Test, and Treat Inmates With HIV
November ONDCP News Update Now Available Online
NEW RESOURCES
New 'Roadmap' for Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment into Primary Care
MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH
Alcohol Ranked Most Harmful Drug
Teens and Parents Underreport Illicit Drug Use, Study
SUGGESTED VIEWING/READING
A Flood of Opioids, a Rising Tide of Deaths - New England Journal of Medicine 11/17/10
October 2010; Issue 146
METHADONE AND MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ADDICTION
New Recovery-Oriented Methadone Maintenance White Paper
Effect of Opioid Agonist Treatment on Survival and Cessation among Patients with Injection Drug
Prescription Opioid Abuse and Dependence Increases as Younger Nonmedical Users Grow Older
GOVERNMENT
American Public Overwhelmingly Responds to DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort
SAMHSA Awards Up to $6.8 Million in Funding For Its Recovery Community Services Program
New SAMHSA Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory: "Protracted Withdrawal"
MISCELLANEOUS
More Courts for Diverting Veterans to Treatment
Risk Of Marijuana's 'Gateway Effect' Overblown, New UNH Research Shows
Expert on American Drug-Control Policy Dies at 74
SUGGESTED READING
Experts Mull Impact of Proposed 'National Institute on Addictions'
Will the Government's Drug 'Take-Back' Do Anything to Reduce Misuse?
September 2010; Issue 145
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND OPIOID ADDICTION
Risk Factors for Painkiller Addiction Identified
New Philadelphia Mural Celebrates Recovery From Addiction
GOVERNMENT
National Survey Reveals Increases in Substance Use From 2008 To 2009
SAMHSA Announces New Online Continuing Education Courses for Substance Abuse Treatment Professionals
Advisory Group Recommends New Addictions Institute Replace NIAAA, NIDA
DRUG USE AND OLDER ADULTS
Emergency Department (ED) Visits Involving Illicit Drug Use by Older Adults: 2008
Aging Drug Users are Increasing and Facing Chronic Physical and Mental Health Problems
SUGGESTED READING
The Addiction Files: How Do We Define Recovery? — An Interview With William White
August 2010; Issue 144
OPIOID ADDICTION AND MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT)
SAMHSA Issues 2009 N-SSATS Report on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Drug Addicts Get Hooked via Prescriptions, Keep Using 'To Feel Like a Better Person,' Research Shows
PCSS-Methadone Updates Guidance on Methadone Interactions and Induction Dosing
Washington State Imposes New Rules on Prescribing Powerful Painkillers
Police Challenged by Crashes Involving Prescription Drugs
Maine Methadone Clinic Closes Over DEA Investigation
GOVERNMENT
SAMHSA Website Redesign Coming in September
FDA Planning Final Opioid Recommendations by 2011
July 2010 Issue of ONDCP Update is Now Available Online
New National HIV/AIDS Strategy For The United States Released
MISCELLANEOUS
EVENTS TO NOTE
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc. (AATOD) National Conference
July 2010; Issue 143
OPIOID ADDICTION AND MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT)
New Website Available on California Medi-Cal Budget Cuts
Pennsylvania Senate Approves Ward's Bill to Audit Methadone Treatment Costs
Free Rides to Pennsylvania Methadone Clinics Limited in Westmoreland and Fayette Counties
Unintentional Drug Poisoning Deaths: A National Epidemic
Recommended Reading - The Case for Treating Drug Addicts in Prison
Recommended Reading - Heroin Use Among Suburban Teens Grows Because It's 'No Big Deal.'
GOVERNMENT
Feds Release Final Rules on Electronic Health Records
Proposed FDA Plan on Prescription Drugs Rejected
SAMHSA News — May/June Issue Now Available Online
Updated Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Available From SAMHSA
RESEARCH / SURVEYS
Addiction, Mental Illness Lead to Millions of ER Visits
June 2010; Issue 142
OPIOID ADDICTION AND MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT)
Judge Rules Pa. Board Must Answer Nurse's Methadone Suit
For Prescription Opioid Dependence, Relapses Associated With Shorter Treatment Course
Afghan Opium Production Down, American Forces Hopeful
Heroin Maintenance Can Help Hardcore Addicts, Study Finds
Experts Struggle to Determine Overdose Deaths
California Medi-Cal Budget Cuts
GOVERNMENT
David K. Mineta Confirmed as ONDCP Deputy Director of Demand Reduction
Sen. Hatch Wants Welfare Recipients Drug Tested
NEW WEB RESOURCES TO NOTE
New Resource Guide for Recovery Groups
May 2010; Issue 141
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) & METHADONE
Governor's Budget Cuts Call for Near-Elimination of California's Drug Medi-CalProgram
New SAMHSA National Study — Treatment Admissions for Prescription Pain Killers on the Rise
Men and Women Cite Different Reasons for Misusing Prescription Painkillers
Travel To Methadone Clinics Costly To Pennsylvania Taxpayers — New Legislation Proposed
Journal of Addictive Diseases — Special Issue on Women, Children, and Addiction
Army Opiate Treatment Utilization Up 500 Percent
Study Finds Low Hepatitis C Rates in Methadone Maintenance Participants
GPS for the Recovering? Researchers Studying Behavior Through Mapping
GOVERNMENT NEWS & REPORTS
ONDCP Releases 2010 National Drug Control Strategy
Insurers Seek to Limit Scope of Federal Parity Regulations
NIDA News Scan May 2010 Issue Now Available Online
DRUG COURTS AND PRISON
Drug Courts Cut Crime, Recidivism, Prison Costs, International Study Finds
Sentencing Commission Releases Guidelines on Alternative Penalties
April 2010; Issue 140
METHADONE & MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT
New Resources on Methadone Interactions With Other Drugs
PCSS-Methadone Issues Guidance on Methadone Drug Interactions
Is Sleep-Disordered Breathing a Major Cause of Sleep Disturbances in Methadone-Maintained Patients?
GOVERNMENT NEWS & REPORTS
McLellan Resigning as ONDCP Deputy Director
NDIC Issues National Drug Threat Assessment Report 2010
FDA Approves New Formulation for OxyContin
FDA Staff Concerned About Additive Designed to Combat Pain Drug's
Healthcare Reform Law Gives Big Boost to Addiction Treatment and Prevention
RESEARCH IN THE NEWS
Poisoning by Prescription Drugs on the Rise
March 2010; Issue 139
METHADONE & MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT
New York State Introduces Bill on OTP Location Restrictions
AATOD Advisory Encourages Voluntary Reporting of OTP Patient Deaths
Overview of OTPs in the U.S. — 2008 N-SSATS Report
Prison-Initiated Methadone Maintenance Improves Postrelease Treatment Outcomes
Methadone Contributes to Bone and Dental Disease: Fact or Fiction?
Black Tar Heroin Spreading Across Middle America
RESEARCH / SURVEYS
Friends and Relatives Provide Nearly All Oxycontin to Abusers
Behind Bars II: Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population
MISCELLANEOUS
Moral Judgment Still Plays a Role in Prescribing Pain Meds
Panel Recommends Amending Federal Privacy Law to Help Integrate Addiction Treatment Records
February 2010; Issue 138
METHADONE & MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT
PCSSmentor.org Issues Guidelines on Methadone Induction Dosing
Methadone and Other Opioids Not Always Equivalent, Conversion Can Be Lethal
Kentucky Opiate Replacement Treatment Outcome Study (KORTOS): Summary of Results
Diverted Methadone and Buprenorphine Primarily Used to Prevent Withdrawal or to Stop Using Heroin
Adults with Prescription-Opioid Dependence Engage in High Rates of HIV Risk Behaviors
SAMHSA Issues 2008 N-SSATS Report on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
GOVERNMENT
Obama Proposes Increased Funding for Treatment and Prevention, but 'Balance' Proves Elusive Goal
ONDCP Introduces New Newsletter
MISCELLANEOUS
DSM-V Draft Includes Major Changes to Addictive Disease Classifications
December 2009 / January 2010; Issue 137
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT
Methadone Maintenance Therapy Decreases Arrests
Abstinence Rates with Office-based Buprenorphine Treatment Differ by Retention and Insurance Status
GOVERNMENT
Survey Finds Widespread Prescription-Drug Abuse Among U.S. Troops
ONDCP: Seeking Treatment a Positive New Year's Resolution
For ONDCP's McLellan, Addiction Issue is Personal and Professional
New TEDS Report - Characteristics of Adolescent Heroin Admissions
The NIDA Drug Abuse & Addiction Media Guide for Journalists Now Available Online
NIDA Notes Volume 22 #6 Now Available Online
MISCELLANEOUS
Pain Management Failing As Fears Of Prescription Drug Abuse Rise
Words Used to Describe Substance-Use Patients Can Alter Attitudes, Contribute to Stigma