Strengthening the Addiction Workforce and Beyond

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• July 1st, 2019
• addiction, prevention, recovery, substance use disorder, training, workforce
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Over 20,000 professionals make up the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Workforce in NYS. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the SUD workforce will grow at a much faster rate than other occupations in the country and in NYS. The Credentialed Alcoholism and...

Increasing the Addiction Workforce: Fellowship Training in Addiction Medicine

• By: Abigail J. Herron, DO, FAPA, FASAM The Institute for Family Health
• April 1st, 2016
• addiction, training, workforce
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Substance use is one of the most significant public health issues in the United States. Annual costs related to crime, lost work productivity and health care due to use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs exceeds $700 million annually (http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics)....

The Opioid Addiction Epidemic: An Interview with Andrew Kolodny, MD, National Expert on the Current Opioid Addiction Epidemic in the United States

• By: Ira H. Minot, LMSW Behavioral Health News
• July 1st, 2015
• addiction, opioid epidemic
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Ira Minot (IM): We are honored to have this opportunity to speak with you Dr. Kolodny. Our readers are anxious to learn about the current opioid epidemic. Andrew Kolodny (AK): I am very pleased that Behavioral Health News is devoting this issue to the current opioid epidemic. Opioid addiction is...