JAMA Article Response: Healthcare Providers Should Not Perpetuate Stigmatization
In a piece published in JAMA that discussed last year’s film Beautiful Boy, Dr. Abigail Zuger endorsed the sentiment of…
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Public Policy Action: NYSAM A2904/S4808 and A7246B/S5935 Senate Bill Response Letter Regarding Prior Authorization Barriers to Lifesaving Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
July 24, 2019 The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224…
ASAM Supports Expansion of Access to Buprenorphine Through The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act
ASAM Board Member, Dr. Margaret Jarvis, testified in front of a Congressional Roundtable on the nation’s response to the “third…
Addiction Medicine Medical Vocabulary
Language Matters We have witnessed remarkable progress in the understanding of the disease of addiction over the past two decades.…
Commentary: Allow Proven Science to Guide Opioid Addiction Treatment
NYSAM board members Dr. Melissa Weimer and Dr. Jeffrey Selzer together with Dr. Daniel Schatz, adjunct assistant professor in the…
“Drunk with Hope”, a play about women in recovery from alcohol to debut in Upstate NY
“Drunk with Hope”, written by Tara Handron, will debut in Syracuse, NY in May. NYSAM board member Dr. Dorothy Lennon…