Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia in Opioid Treatment Patients: Is it Opioid-Induced?
Editor’s Note: I believe that the better we understand the causes of addiction, the more likely we will be able
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Editor’s Note: I believe that the better we understand the causes of addiction, the more likely we will be able
When my patients tell me — usually early in the course of treatment — that willpower is what they are
As Maryland joins the ranks of the states that have restored cannabis to the list of medications available for physicians
Editor’s Note: I have watched the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) grow for more than 50 years, from the
Predictions about who will successfully recover from an addiction are notoriously poor. Phrases such as “hitting bottom” or “not being
Editor’s Note: The role of medications in addiction recovery has historically been fraught with controversy. The most contentious issue currently
Can opioid medications for chronic non-cancer pain cause addiction? This issue was on the minds of many people in the
Another policy issue that received attention at the ASAM 2015 meeting related to buprenorphine. I and many other addiction professionals
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is one of the organizations that I hold in high regard. With more
Editor’s Note: Addiction research studies have repeatedly documented a high incidence of ADHD in patients with all types of substance
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