New York Society of Addiction Medicine
In the US, less than 20% of patients who have a substance use disorder are able to access evidence-based treatment for their disorder. Access to care means that patients have timely, equitable, humane, effective, affordable and safe treatment options that utilize evidence-based practices.
November 9, 2022 by NYSAM
Date: November 9 from 4:30pm – 6:00pm ET Link to register: http://bit.ly/Nov2022Briefing Description: Sam Rivera will speak about OnPoint NYC’s…
August 31, 2022 by NYSAM
In honor of this day, please join us in asking your senators to support responsible expansion of access to methadone…
August 3, 2022 by NYSAM
At its July Board Meeting, the ASAM Board approved the new Public Policy Statement on Hepatitis C Virus, Substance Use, and Addiction. Click here to…
June 16, 2021 by NYSAM
Our NYSAM chapter has been working diligently to educate our members on incarceration and opioid use disorder. Strong evidence supports…
April 2, 2020 by NYSAM
During these unprecedented and trying times, information is coming at us from many angles and it’s hard to keep up.…
December 20, 2019 by Daniel Schatz, MD
In 2018 about 70,000 people died from an unintentional drug overdose, 80,000 from alcohol, and approximately half a million from…