Topics: Addiction

The death of a child is an unfathomable loss. Losing a child to addiction carries with it a different kind of grief, often wrapped up in stigma, guilt, and shame. The reaction of others, including the healthcare providers who tried to treat the addiction, can help or hurt in healing from that grief.

Topics: Addiction | Practice Tools and Tips

In today’s fast-paced, technology-focused, and cost-conscious healthcare environment, many clinical caregivers find themselves anxious, frustrated, and under pressure.

Topics: Addiction | Practice Tools and Tips

Get insight into how healthcare providers can say ‘I’m sorry” to patients and families when a bad outcome occurs, along with other legal dimensions to consider, in an interview with Minneapolis attorney Mark R. Whitmore, Esq.

Topics: Addiction | Research Updates

Substance use disorders are relatively common in primary care settings. Can busy physicians accurately detect them with just one question?

Topics: Addiction | News of Note

A new study may lead to better drug tests that can distinguish between heroin use and the ingestion of poppy seeds, such as on a bagel or in salad dressing.

Topics: Addiction | News of Note

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sent out an alert in February to addiction treatment professionals warning of an increase in deaths since the beginning of the year that are reportedly linked to heroin containing fentanyl.

Topics: Addiction | News of Note

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has developed standards of care for physicians who treat patients with substance use disorders.