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New Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering
This guideline was developed to help clinicians determine when the risks of continued BZD prescribing outweigh the benefits for a given patient and how to safely taper the medication when indicated. Existing guidelines generally recommend limiting duration of BZD use to 2-4 weeks (except for limited conditions such as severe treatment-resistant generalized anxiety disorder, complex seizure disorders, spasticity, and sleep disorders involving abnormal movements). However, long-term BZD prescribing remains prevalent.Full story
Recent and Past Issues
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The ASAM Weekly for April 23rd, 2024
Preventing deaths after prison releaseFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for April 16th, 2024
Telling the story of the opioid crisis: A narrative analysis of the TV series DopesickFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for April 9th, 2024
Impact of jail-based methadone or buprenorphine treatment on non-fatal opioid overdose after incarcerationFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for April 2nd, 2024
Epigenome-wide association study on methamphetamine dependence.Full story -
The ASAM Weekly for March 26th, 2024
Disposable E-Cigarette Use and Subsequent Use Patterns in Adolescents and Young AdultsFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for March 19th, 2024
THE ASAM CRITERIA FOURTH EDITION.Full story -
Guest Editorial: A radical advance in the integration of co-occurring mental health care within the addiction system
As an addiction psychiatrist and community psychiatrist I have worked on improving integrated systems and services for 40 years. Most recently, I helped to develop the updated standards in the 4th Edition of The ASAM Criteria that encourage all addiction treatment programs to be co-occurring capable, at minimum. (See Chapter 12: Integrating Care for Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions.)Full story -
The ASAM Weekly for March 12th, 2024
Association of Cannabis Use With Cardiovascular Outcomes Among US AdultsFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for March 5th, 2024
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Geographic Availability of BuprenorphineFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for February 27, 2024
Are Headlines, Crises, and the Innocence of Youth Distracting Us from the Realities of Addiction Later in Life?Full story
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