Addiction Medicine Medical Vocabulary
Language Matters We have witnessed remarkable progress in the understanding of the disease of addiction over the past two decades.…
Opioids
Opioids are a class of medications and substances that primarily affect the mu opioid receptor, in the central nervous system. Opioids comprise natural opiates and synthetic and semi-synthetic opioids. Opioids can have a medical purpose for the treatment of pain, like prescribed opioid medications. Opioids can also have a non-medical purpose such as heroin, a substance that can be ingested, inhaled, or injected.
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…
Buprenorphine Best Practices
The New York State Department of Health, the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (OASAS), and the New York State Buprenorphine Working Group wrote a Best Practice document focused on misconceptions related to the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). NYSAM Board Member, Dr. Dan Schatz, wrote a summary of the document reviewing five misconceptions of buprenorphine treatment.
To Address the Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Invest in the Next Generation of Addiction Treatment Providers
Melissa Weimer, Jeanette Tetrault, and J. Craig Allen recently published an op-ed in the New Haven Register highlighting the substance…
Buffalo Matters: This Innovative Strategy is Saving Lives in Erie County, NY
People seeking treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) should be able to access that care 24/7 and have choices of where they want to continue treatment. Places like Buffalo, NY are embracing this treatment ideal and changing the way patients access care for OUD.
NYSAM Opposes Assembly Bill 8566/Senate Bill 6815
Memo in Opposition Assembly bill 8566 /Senate bill 6815 Rules and regulations promoting recovery from opioid abuse and reducing diversion.…