Peer Support Specialists expand the non-clinical workforce to improve patient experience and outcomes and reduce clinical staff burnout.

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; 2023), more than 1 in 9 of American adults (11.8 percent) believe they have ever had a problem with alcohol or other ...

A group of Assemblymen including Raj Mukherji, D-Jersey City, pictured, would require supervising physicians at state, county and municipal correctional facilities to be trained in helping patients ...

Michelle Peterson, a medical student in Phoenix, says she already knows she wants to be an addiction medicine specialist — and a resource to other primary care doctors. (Will Stone/KJZZ) The U.S.

The U.S. surgeon general's office estimates that more than 20 million people have a substance-use disorder. Meanwhile, the nation's drug overdose crisis shows no sign of slowing. Yet, by all accounts, ...

Comprehensive addiction training is rare in American medical education, which denies physicians the necessary diagnostic and communication skills required to treat patients with substance use disorder ...

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In recognition of the fact that the challenges and experiences of Veterans often require a specialized treatment approach, Desert Hope Treatment Center has ...

Unlike buprenorphine, no special training or certification is required for any physician to prescribe other potent, opioid pain killers that are susceptible to dependency and abuse – drugs like ...