BACKGROUND: Suicide is considered a severeglobal phenomenon as near to 700,000 people die annually as a result of suicidal behaviours. Suicide is a major public health problem among patients with a substance use disorder. AIM: To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation/behaviours and to...

Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Improving Access through Regulatory and Legal Change: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26635. Methadone is a Food and Drug...

This hour-long online series will support mental health providers who are new to using telehealth. During each hour-long session, our Technology Transfer Center (TTC) Network specialists will spend the first 20 minutes addressing a specific topic, then answer questions submitted by TLC Tuesday...

If you are looking for online courses because you can't get to live courses or you are tired of webinars, the ATTC has many online courses that are available for free:

Abstract Prior studies have identified that working in an addiction treatment unit with higher levels of organizational capacity is a factor associated with positive staff attitudes about evidence-based addiction treatment practices (EBPs). The study presented here explored whether staff perceptions...

A new library of current opioid research and resources (US based).

Open access article in the New England Journal of Medicine on how artificial intelligence is changing health care systems. U.S. focused, but lessons are applicable to any system of care.

Webinar geared to providers. The trends info will definitely be U.S. focused but the treatment info will be good for everyone.

Interesting podcast on how health systems need to be redesigned globally to address chronic rather than acute disease and how that means including prevention interventions, social determinants and figuring out different system designs that focus on health promotion rather than disease mitigation...

This webinar next week might be of interest. I have collaborated with Dr. Williams in the past. The results described are evidence that medication needs to be provided for a long time - probably indefinitely for people with OUD.

Application Due Date: Friday, August 2, 2019 SAMHSA is accepting applications for the Expansion of Practitioner Training (Prac-Ed) grant. The purpose of this program is to expand the integration of substance use disorder (SUD) education into the standard curriculum of relevant healthcare and health...

Full text (PDF) is avaliable at: https://forum.issup.net/t/the-role-of-nonpharmacological-approaches-to-pain-management-proceedings-of-a-workshop/4270 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Role of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management: Proceedings of a...

Fuente: El Heraldo 14 / Abril / 2019 En el auditorio del Poder Judicial del Centro de Justicia de la región Metropolitana se desarrolló el Seminario “Relevancia de las buenas prácticas de los Centros de Tratamiento en Tribunales de Tratamiento de Drogas (TTD)”, con el objetivo de dar a conocer y...

Although a significant proportion of people with a substance use disorder also suffer other mental disorders, many treatment programs are not prepared to address both. This piece in the Boston Globe shows how Massachusetts is striving to address this situation, despite the short supply of mental...

Application Due Date: Friday, March 29, 2019 SAMHSA is accepting applications for National Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) grants. The purpose of this program is to advance the implementation of high quality, evidence-based treatment for individuals with co-occurring...

Application Due Date: Monday, March 25, 2019 SAMHSA is accepting applications for Targeted Capacity Expansion: Special Projects (TCE – Special Projects) grants. The purpose of this program is to develop and implement targeted strategies for substance use disorder treatment provision to address a...

Tobacco smoking is a chronic disease affecting one fifth of our population. Most smokers, however, are not conscious nor seek treatment for their problem. Some patients are able to reach abstinence by themselves but the majority need some kind of medical-psychological therapy. The best therapy to...

Grant Announcement Application Due Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 SAMHSA is accepting applications for Provider’s Clinical Support System - Medication Assisted Treatment (PCSS-MAT) grant. The purpose of this program is to expand the number of Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) 2000 waived...