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April 30, 2018 by Melissa Weimer, MDKey Issues

Treatment Options Often Lacking for Opioid Addicts

WNYT NewsChannel 13 aired a story featuring Dr. Melissa Weimer, Chief of Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine at St. Peter’s…

June 22, 2016 by NYSAMKey Issues

Public Policy Statement: Strategies to Address the Heroin/Prescription Opioid Epidemic

Strategies to Address the Heroin/Prescription Opioid Epidemic Traditional treatment for opioid addiction has a high failure rate unless the patient…

June 16, 2016 by NYSAMKey Issues

Public Policy Statement: Update from the American Academy of Pediatrics on the Impact of Marijuana Legalization

The AAP has issued a policy statement entitled, “The Impact of Marijuana Policies on Youth: Clinical, Research, and Legal Update.”…

January 14, 2016 by Melissa Weimer, MDKey Issues

Update from the American Academy of Pediatrics on the Impact of Marijuana Legalization

The AAP has issued a policy statement entitled, “The Impact of Marijuana Policies on Youth: Clinical, Research, and Legal Update.”…

January 14, 2016 by NYSAMKey Issues

Public Policy Statement: ASAM Statement on Marijuana, Cannabinoids and Legalization

Adoption Date: September 21, 2015 Below is an excerpt from the policy statement. To read the entire document, please view…

September 21, 2015 by NYSAMKey Issues

Public Policy Action: Marijuana, Cannabinoids and Legalization

In recent years, many states have considered or enacted policies to legalize cannabis use. As of this writing, Alaska, Colorado, Oregon,…

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