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Tom Valentino

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06/09/2021
The NFL and its Players Association announced this week that their joint Pain Management Committee is seeking proposals for grants to fund studies that will inform the committee on pain management and treatment options, including the use of...
The NFL and its Players Association announced this week that their joint Pain Management Committee is seeking proposals for grants to fund studies that will inform the committee on pain management and treatment options, including the use of...
The NFL and its Players...
06/09/2021
Addiction Professional
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07/07/2021
Rhode Island has approved a two-year pilot program to establish “harm reduction centers” where individuals will be able to consume previously obtained substances, becoming the first state to allow such facilities.
Rhode Island has approved a two-year pilot program to establish “harm reduction centers” where individuals will be able to consume previously obtained substances, becoming the first state to allow such facilities.
Rhode Island has approved a...
07/07/2021
Addiction Professional
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08/14/2021
An advocate for breaking down systemic inequities and a guiding force in the growth of addiction treatment services in Colorado, Lesley Brooks, MD, chief of addiction medicine for SummitStone Health Partners, has earned the distinction of...
An advocate for breaking down systemic inequities and a guiding force in the growth of addiction treatment services in Colorado, Lesley Brooks, MD, chief of addiction medicine for SummitStone Health Partners, has earned the distinction of...
An advocate for breaking down...
08/14/2021
Addiction Professional
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09/13/2021
The American Society of Addiction Medicine has unveiled a free 1-hour training module for medical professionals and students on prescribing buprenorphine to patients with opioid use disorder.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine has unveiled a free 1-hour training module for medical professionals and students on prescribing buprenorphine to patients with opioid use disorder.
The American Society of...
09/13/2021
Addiction Professional
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10/15/2021
Discovery Behavioral Health has added an adolescent eating disorder program near Seattle, while Caravel is opening two autism therapy facilities near Chicago, and Children’s Hospital New Orleans has announced an executive director for its new...
Discovery Behavioral Health has added an adolescent eating disorder program near Seattle, while Caravel is opening two autism therapy facilities near Chicago, and Children’s Hospital New Orleans has announced an executive director for its new...
Discovery Behavioral Health has...
10/15/2021
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
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11/20/2021
National Conference on Addiction Disorders East presenter Doug Paul, LPC, CPCS, LMHC, QS, categorizes the 4 types of cravings that may be exhibited by substance use disorder patients.
National Conference on Addiction Disorders East presenter Doug Paul, LPC, CPCS, LMHC, QS, categorizes the 4 types of cravings that may be exhibited by substance use disorder patients.
National Conference on Addiction...
11/20/2021
Addiction Professional
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01/04/2022
Opioid prescriptions dispensed by retail pharmacies declined by 21% from 2008 to 2018, but variances were observed based on geographic area, types of patients, and types of prescribers, according to research recently released by RAND Corp.
Opioid prescriptions dispensed by retail pharmacies declined by 21% from 2008 to 2018, but variances were observed based on geographic area, types of patients, and types of prescribers, according to research recently released by RAND Corp.
Opioid prescriptions dispensed...
01/04/2022
Addiction Professional
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02/16/2022
Launched by an all-female executive team of industry veterans and backed by private equity firm Regal Healthcare Capital Partners, Lightfully Behavioral Health plans to build a network of 13 facilities within a year.
Launched by an all-female executive team of industry veterans and backed by private equity firm Regal Healthcare Capital Partners, Lightfully Behavioral Health plans to build a network of 13 facilities within a year.
Launched by an all-female...
02/16/2022
Behavioral Healthcare Executive
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04/01/2022
The number of pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement increased nearly 50-fold from the first quarter of 2018 to the last quarter of 2021, according to data released on Thursday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse...
The number of pills containing illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement increased nearly 50-fold from the first quarter of 2018 to the last quarter of 2021, according to data released on Thursday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse...
The number of pills containing...
04/01/2022
Addiction Professional
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05/10/2022
In a recent pharmacodynamic study, Opiant Pharmaceuticals’ OPNT003, nasal nalmefene, was found to produce a respiratory depression reversal nearly twice that of nasal naloxone in topline results released by the company.
In a recent pharmacodynamic study, Opiant Pharmaceuticals’ OPNT003, nasal nalmefene, was found to produce a respiratory depression reversal nearly twice that of nasal naloxone in topline results released by the company.
In a recent pharmacodynamic...
05/10/2022
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