Philadelphia: Behavioral Health Leads Trauma-Informed Community Change June 20, 2016, Tags: Community Spotlight, Philadelphia, trauma-informed approach From the SAMHSA blog For many years, the City of Philadelphia has been leading efforts to develop and integrate trauma-informed approaches in city-wide services. One example is the Porch Light Program, a unique collaboration among local artists, individuals experiencing […]
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Accidental addicts: Local, state and federal officials are taking action to reduce drug abuse deaths caused overwhelmingly by MD-prescribed pain meds
From SpotlightNews.com <<On Thursday, June 2, an official toxicology report released by the Midwest Medical Examiners Office revealed that the 57-year-old artist Prince died at his home in Minnesota last April of an accidental opiate overdose—making the iconic music legend perhaps the most recognizable victim in a tidal wave of opioid abuse and overdose that […]
Building a Better, Smarter, Healthier System
Building a Better, Smarter, Healthier System A webinar by Meena Seshamani, MD, PhD, Director, Office of Health Reform, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Christopher D. Carroll, M.Sc., Director, Health Care Financing and Systems Integration, Office of Planning, Policy, and Innovation, SAMHSA. To view video webinar on SAMHSA’s website, click here. “In the […]
Tobacco News: Rule Brings E-Cigs, Hookah, and Other Tobacco Products Under FDA’s Authority
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule extending its authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others. This historic rule helps implement the bipartisan Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 and allows the FDA to improve public health and protect future generations […]
Coding for Screening and Brief Intervention Reimbursement
Reimbursement for screening and brief intervention is available through commercial insurance Current Procedural Technology (CPT), Medicare G codes, and Medicaid Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). Click here for more information.
Enhance Your State’s Tobacco Cessation Efforts Among the Behavioral Health Population: A Behavioral Health Resource
This resource was developed as a technical assistance aid for state substance abuse and mental health block grant recipients. “The message is spreading across the country. State program planners, behavioral health service providers, insurers, and other stakeholders are becoming increasingly aware of this disparity: compared with the general population, people with mental or substance use […]
The ASAM National Practice Guideline on Medications to Treat Opioid Use Webinar
The ASAM National Practice Guideline for Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use was developed to promote evidence-based clinical treatment of opioid use disorder and to assist physicians in the decision-making process for prescribing pharmacotherapies to patients with opioid use disorder. View an archived recording after registration.
Community Discussion to Address Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Use with President Obama
On October 21, 2015, the President hosted a community discussion on the prescription drug abuse and heroin epidemic in Charleston, WV. Communities in West Virginia and in states across the country have been developing and implementing responses that involve all sectors of their communities. As part of today’s event, the President announced federal, state, local and private […]
Managing Chronic Pain & Medication Misuse
Learn how health care providers are using new tools to help patients manage chronic pain while limiting long-term health risks and without misusing addicting medications. Click here to view the full article featured in SAMHSA News. Managing Chronic Pain & Medication Misuse David Loffert was a success. He was two years into a Ph.D. program. He ran […]
Book Review: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit is a short, yet powerful book that examines the fundamentals of habit formation and asserts that habits are the core of daily behavior. For decades, habit formation and habit modification have mesmerized psychologists and neurologists alike. The author himself gained a keen interest in habits while reporting in Iraq […]