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1. The Psychopharmacology of Drugs | The Academy
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   June 10, 2025 - News Events Archive The Psychopharmacology of Drugs … The session will review basic information about how drugs are used, why they are used, and ways to reduce … the harms from using drugs. … Finally, participants will learn how to use Harm Reduction methods to engage with people who use drugs … Participation will: Describe types of drugs commonly used. Discuss factors surrounding drug use.

2. Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2020 - , and (2) any non-medical use of drugs. … Are you always able to stop using drugs when you want to? ___ ___ 6. … Do you abuse drugs on a continuous basis? ___ ___ 7. … Do your friends or relatives know or suspect you abuse drugs? ___ ___ 12. … Have you ever lost friends because of your use of drugs? ___ ___ 15.

3. Infectious Diseases | The Academy
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   January 01, 2025 - that may be useful include: Take Action Against Hepatitis C | SAMHSA (PDF - 1.6 MB) HIV and Injecting Drugs … In one study, most people (81%) who injected drugs (n=101) had developed injection-related wounds, and … Year 2014 File Size 1.6 MB HIV and Injecting Drugs … This document provides essential information on reducing the risk of HIV for individuals who inject drugs … Xylazine-Induced Skin Ulcers in a Person Who Injects Drugs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

4. Opioid Use Disorder News—2019 Updates | The Academy
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   October 04, 2019 - Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2011–2016 (PDF—335 KB)   This … CDC report examines the specific drugs involved most frequently in drug overdose deaths between 2011 … Addiction in America: The New War on Drugs   U.S.

5. Integrating Harm Reduction into Primary Care Practices | The Academy
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   April 22, 2024 - incorporates a spectrum of strategies that includes safer use, managed use, abstinence, meeting people who use drugs … states that: Individuals inherently deserve services that promote health, regardless of whether they use drugs … By taking a harm reduction approach to serving people who use drugs as part of routine healthcare, primary

6. Polysubstance Use & Integrated Behavioral Health | AHRQ
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   February 01, 2025 - People intentionally use multiple drugs for several reasons that may include: Modify or enhance the effects … medication and other Substance Use (TAPS). 20 Screening Tools for Drug and Alcohol Use Tool Alcohol Drugs … is never safe because the effects from combining drugs may be stronger and more unpredictable, even … Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health. … J Psychoactive Drugs. 2005;37(1):75-84. https://www.doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2005.10399750 .

7. Pharmacotherapy Training | The Academy
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   January 01, 2023 - Illicitly manufactured fentanyl often contains other drugs , typically unbeknownst to the person taking … diphenhydramine 12,13 and most recently medetomidine. 14 In addition, people who use opioids often use other drugs … This is complicated by the fact that which drugs and the dose of the drug(s) used is often unknown to … dependence, withdrawal symptoms or craving associated with discontinuing other addictive non-opioid drugs … Schedule II controlled medications are "defined as drugs with a high potential for abuse, with use potentially

8. State of Opioid Use, Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder among Older Adults (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2021 - “Drug misuse” means the use of illegal drugs or use of prescription drugs in a manner other than as directed

9. PCSS-MOUD: Integrating Care: The Role of MOUD in Addressing Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease | The Academy
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   January 29, 2025 - hepatitis B and C, endocarditis and skin and soft-tissue infections, particularly among people who inject drugs

10. Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources | The Academy
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    January 01, 2023 - Resource Type Web Page Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs … This website provides data and additional resources about the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

11. Clinicwide Orientation to Treating Patients with OUD | The Academy
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    January 01, 2021 - in a respectful and positive manner, as many patients are sensitive to being stigmatized for using drugs … Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction: Preface. NIDA. 2020. … Stigma and people who use drugs. ADF. 2019. … Accessed April 24, 2025. https://adf.org.au/insights/stigma-people-who-use-drugs/ 14. … Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy . 2022;29(5):576-586. doi:10.1080/09687637.2021.1936457 22.

12. Literature Collection | The Academy
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    January 01, 2025 - during pregnancy View details 10 'Subutex is safe': Perceptions of risk in using illicit drugs … Citation: Download the RIS reference file for 'Subutex is safe': Perceptions of risk in using illicit drugs … condition’: Qualitative explorations of hepatitis C care delivery preferences among people who inject drugs … condition’: Qualitative explorations of hepatitis C care delivery preferences among people who inject drugs … condition’: Qualitative explorations of hepatitis C care delivery preferences among people who inject drugs

13. Person-Centered Treatment Considerations | The Academy
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    January 01, 2021 - retention. 35 "Stigma, Isolation, Excitement, Guilt, Worry" “Stigma is amplified if a person who uses drugs … The women also indicated feeling guilty about using drugs during this pregnancy and that they worried … OUD offer consistent dosing and medication, making them safer than non-prescribed opioids or street drugs … Teens, Drugs, and Overdose: Contrasting Pre-Pandemic and Current Trends. KFF. October 15, 2024. … Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health . 2024;4:100059. doi:10.1016/j.etdah.2023.100059 33.

14. Quick Start Guide to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder | The Academy
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    January 01, 2021 - People using street drugs may not realize they are taking fentanyl, or how much. … use disorder (or who are in treatment for addiction involving the use of alcohol or other sedative drugs … According to the FDA, while the combined use of these drugs increases the risk of serious side effects … Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy . doi:10.1080/09687637.2025.2456255 25. Brown AR. … Drugs R D . 2023;23(4). doi:10.1007/s40268-023-00443-5 64. Varisco T, Fish H, Bolin J, et al.

15. Orientation to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment | The Academy
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    January 01, 2019 - isolation can trigger a response in the brain that increases their likelihood of continuing to use drugs … Addiction Science Provides tools and resources to help the public understand how drugs … Drugs, Brains, and Behavior. The Science of Addiction. NIH Pub No. 14-5605.

16. Chronic Pain Management | The Academy
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    January 01, 2012 - treatment should be nonnarcotic medications such as acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs … . 2 Other drugs, such as serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsants … naltrexone should not be prescribed opioids because, as an antagonist, it will block the effects of these drugs

17. Increasing Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Rural Primary Care Practices—R18 Grants (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - Strategies Used • Flexible provider recruitment allows PCPs to choose preference for which MAT drugs

18. Delivering Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: Environmental Scan (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2025 - How has the environment of opioid use or MOUD changed (e.g., polysubstance use; emerging drugs of concern … all state Medicaid programs “cover medication-assisted treatment (MAT), including all FDA-approved drugs … , states may establish different copayments for generic versus brand-name drugs or for drugs included … Stigma and people who use drugs - Alcohol and Drug Foundation. … Accessed February 26, 2025. https://adf.org.au/insights/stigma-people-who-use-drugs/ 119.

19. Substance Use-Related Health Outcome Trends | The Academy
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    July 10, 2023 - Health Services Administration - Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs

20. Tracking Patient Outcomes | The Academy
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    February 01, 2024 - Continuing to use illicit substances, such as opioids and other drugs, or a recurrence of use is another … should also remember that polysubstance use with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, stimulants, and other drugs