As the U.S. Surgeon General’s recent report on addiction highlights, the United States faces a serious opioid epidemic that shows no signs of abating.1 In 2015, more than 13 million Americans reported nonmedical use of opioids in the previous year, and about 2.5 million of those people have an opioid
Read more →For immediate release Contact DEA Public Affairs (202) 307-7977 Washington, DC – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced its intention to place the active materials in the kratom plant into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act in order to avoid an imminent hazard to public safety. Mitragynine and
Read more →For Immediate Release AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES RECOGNIZES THE NEW SUBSPECIALTY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE Landmark Event Expected to Significantly Increase Number of Physicians Trained to Prevent and Treat Addiction Bethesda, Maryland – March 14, 2015 – The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced today the recognition of Addiction Medicine as
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