{"title":"VHA study: Warn veterans of suicide risks of opioids and guns","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34396","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In a study of 38,454 veterans at risk for suicide, who received suicide safety plans, 28% had access to firearms, and 5% had access to opioids, based on self-reports. Clinicians told them about firearm cable locks and/or naloxone, but few of veterans accepted these.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 5","pages":"6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143110440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OUD outpatients who use fentanyl lag in buprenorphine initiation","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34394","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The widespread presence of fentanyl is causing already disappointing levels of buprenorphine treatment initiation for opioid use disorder (OUD) to plunge even further, suggest data from a newly published cohort study. The study found that only around one-third of fentanyl-using patients of two outpatient substance use treatment clinics were able to complete a low-dose initiation protocol and proceed to pick up a refill maintenance prescription of buprenorphine.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 5","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143110441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drug trends: Stimulant-related overdoses increasing","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34395","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Last month, the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, released an interactive “heatmap” illustrating the distribution of nonfatal stimulant-related overdoses by time of day and day of the week. Charts below provide demographic breakdowns, including age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 5","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143110442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34399","url":null,"abstract":"<p>If you're no in the 24 hour news cycle — and as a weekly, <i>ADAW</i> isn't — you get a sense of perspective a about every little blip. Even big blips can distract reporters from what's important. As Rob Kent points out in our lead article this week on the OMB memo, what's actually really important is the Continuing Resolution. Congress must vote by March 14 to let the government spend any money. So keep your eye on where the real dangers are coming from.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 5","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143110439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OMB memo pausing federal grants causes chaos","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34393","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Last week a memo from the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released January 27 late in the day created chaos across the country. Although a judge stopped the order, which was due to take effect at 5:00 pm on January 28, temporarily, a full hearing will be held February 3. The White House is still defending its action, which would affect the SUPTRS block grant, research grantees, and all not for profits receiving grants. The news blackout from the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continued (see <i>ADAW</i> https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.34392). We were not able to get comments from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which funds the SUPTRS block grant, or NIDA or NIAAA.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 5","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143110431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coming Up…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34398","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Meeting</b> will be held <b>April 3-5, 2025</b> in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, go to https://addictionpsychology.org/conventions/cpa/2025-collaborative-perspectives-addiction-meeting</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 5","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143110429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ASAM releases free new assessment guide","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34397","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has announced today the release of <i>The ASAM Criteria®</i> Fourth Edition Level of Care Assessment Guide, a streamlined tool that helps clinicians collect sufficient patient information to recommend an appropriate level of addiction care.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 5","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143110432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SAMHSA releases guidance on essential services for SUD care","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34389","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This month the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a National Guidance on Essential Specialty Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Care with a list of core services for adults with SUD. According to SAMHSA, these services should be available at any specialty SUD treatment facility within the United States.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 4","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143118933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Case You Haven't Heard…","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34392","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Last week the Trump Administration announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and all component agencies would not be making any comments – a “pause” on communications. The Washington Post broke the story on January 21, the day after President Trump was inaugurated (see https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/21/trump-hhs-cdc-fda-communication-pause/). This made reporting difficult, because when we got no response from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on many stories, at first we thought it was just a matter of “no comment.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 4","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143118936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The New Way Insurers Say No!","authors":"Rob Kent JD","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34388","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the last decade states, such as New York, have taken steps to end some of the tactics used by health insurers to deny their members access to addiction treatment services. They have ended prior authorization or the ability for insurers to review and approve the need for treatment services before an individual could begin treatment. This change comes from hearing too many stories of families waiting in the treatment program parking lot with their loved one for insurer approval to enter the program. Many left after waiting hours for such approval as the person started to suffer from withdrawal, while others continued to use drugs during the wait.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 4","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143118805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}