{"title":"Study urges adding morphine to initiation doses of methadone","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34656","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34656","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the fentanyl era, higher doses of methadone or buprenorphine are needed for many patients, researches have found. A study published last month found that initiating methadone treatment at higher doses and in combination with slow-release oral morphine improve faster attainment of therapeutic doses of morphine.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 36","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145111103","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":"HOPE Act would allow purchase of naloxone with SOR money","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34655","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Having Overdose Protection Equipment (HOPE) Act would ensure opioid overdose reversal medications, such as naloxone, are readily available in public places. The bill would explicitly allow states to use the federal State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to purchase public access opioid overdose reversal kits.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145111099","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":"House appropriations committee approves FY 2026 bill: Focus on SAMHSA","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34652","url":null,"abstract":"<p>On September 3, the House Committee on Appropriations today approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was advanced to the full Senate by a vote of 26-3.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 36","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145111106","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":"Only fools know everything…the problem with involuntary treatment","authors":"Rob Kent Esq.","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34648","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recently, the Mayor of New York City, put forth a proposal to allow for the involuntary commitment of individuals who are a risk to themselves and/or others because of their substance use. Proposals such as these are always followed by self proclaimed “experts” who offer their opinions and yet have never visited the streets to meet the people who will be affected nor have they talked to the providers who will be asked to implement the law!</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050972","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":"New website features history of addiction treatment","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34649","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Count on Kenneth Anderson to provide a comprehensive look at addiction treatment in the United States, with a focus on history; this means some methods that worked, some that didn't, and some that were just cruel and uninformed. As one of the youngest fields of medicine, addiction medicine still has a long way to go, especially with alcohol, which Anderson also focuses on (he is also the founder of HAMS, a harm reduction approach to alcohol). His books are well written and documented, complete with photographs. We have covered the field for so many years and document the progress weekly. But the history is important as well. For the website, go to https://www.historyofaddictiontreatment.com/</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050973","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.34651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34651","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Florida, which is on the verge of leading the nation in unvaccinated children and adults – and therefore probably in preventable disease – has done one thing right, thanks to former prosecutor Dave Aronberg. It got rid of patient brokering (now a felony) and other get rich quick schemes of the addiction treatment industry. However, Aronberg is now concerned about some new threats (leaving the vaccine issue out of it) – losing the insurance protections of the Affordable Care Act, which helps make treatment affordable for many. Florida is no longer a out-of-network only state (where treatment programs fought to get patients with this pricy and lucrative insurance). The Affordable Care Act may not be perfect, but, as Aronberg said recently, “Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” (For more, go to https://floridapolitics.com/archives/755418-author-dave-aronberg-says-federal-law-tweaks-not-money-are-whats-needed-for-addiction-treatment/).</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050975","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":"Researchers identify tipping point marking trend toward drop in deaths","authors":"Gary Enos","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34647","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Researchers' intensive focus on drug overdose deaths has uncovered some telling findings about the trajectory of the overdose crisis, pinpointing August 2023 as the start of a pattern of declining death rates that continues today. The “why” of the turnaround remains harder to isolate, with experts citing a myriad of supply- and demand-level actions that likely have had a positive impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 35","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050971","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":"How hospitals can handle in-hospital substance use: Expert consensus","authors":"Alison Knopf","doi":"10.1002/adaw.34646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34646","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A recent consensus study has come up with 84 recommendations to help facilities deal with in-hospital substance use. The study involved 38 addiction experts, and focused on patient-centered policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 35","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050935","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.34650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34650","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The 2025 <b>conference of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence</b> (AATOD) will be held <b>October 4-8</b> in Philadelphia. For more information, go to https://aatod2025.eventscribe.net/index.asp</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 35","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145050974","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.34644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.34644","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The <b>Cape Cod Symposium</b> on Addictive Disorders will be held <b>September 4-7</b>. For more information, go to https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/symposia-addictive-disorders</p>","PeriodicalId":100073,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly","volume":"37 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144915255","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}