Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry Updates

4th Edition of The ASAM Criteria® – October Public Comment R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM Editor-in-Chief,   The ASAM Criteria   4 th   Edition The Next Chapter of The ASAM Criteria – Public Comment Requested by Nov 11th If you walk into any emergency department in the United States and complain of chest pain, you will set off a cascade of events that are specially constructed to ensure you are placed in the right level of care, for the shortest amount of time, and with the correct array of services. These protocols weren’t developed by mistake or happenstance but by utilizing all available evidence to determine the best course of treatment given the severity of the illness identified. Over the past 30 years, ASAM has led the establishment and expansion of such a system with   The ASAM Criteria . This framework has provided invaluable guidance for the treatment of addiction in the context of the American healthcare system. In February of this year, the proposed major updates to

Di Huang, Christina R. Forbes, Neil K. Garg, Evan R. Darzi.  A Cannabinoid Fuel Cell Capable of Producing Current by Oxidizing Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol .   Organic Letters , 2022; 24 (37): 6705 DOI:   10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02289

From the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Department of Health and Human Services, and Johns Hopkins, a summary of actions by clinicians, health care systems and policymakers that can transform treatment of OUD.  https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2210121 

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has issued a number of public policy statements about addiction medicine.  Advocacy materials in presentation form are available here . Advancing Racial Justice in Health Care Through Addiction Medicine Presentation  |  Policy Advancing Racial Justice in Addiction Medicine Presentation  |  Policy Hepatitis C Virus, Substance Use, and Addiction​ Presentation  |  Policy Recognition and Role of Addiction Specialist Physicians in Health Care in the United States Presentation  |  Policy Regulation of the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with Methadone Presentation  |  Policy