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New Guideline on Benzodiazepine Tapering
This guideline was developed to help clinicians determine when the risks of continued BZD prescribing outweigh the benefits for a given patient and how to safely taper the medication when indicated. Existing guidelines generally recommend limiting duration of BZD use to 2-4 weeks (except for limited conditions such as severe treatment-resistant generalized anxiety disorder, complex seizure disorders, spasticity, and sleep disorders involving abnormal movements). However, long-term BZD prescribing remains prevalent.Full story
Recent and Past Issues
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The ASAM Weekly for December 31st, 2024
ASAM Weekly Top 10 News Articles of 2024Full story -
The ASAM Weekly for December 24th, 2024
ASAM Weekly Top 10 Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications of 2024Full story -
The ASAM Weekly for December 17th, 2024
The impact of schizophrenia genetic load and heavy cannabis use on the risk of psychotic disorderFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for December 3rd, 2024
Xylazine Pharmacokinetics in Patients Testing Positive for Fentanyl and XylazineFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for November 26th, 2024
Women, gender and drugsFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for November 19th, 2024
How to survive enormous amounts of alcoholFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for November 5th, 2024
Links between adolescent binge drinking and midlife alcohol useFull story -
The ASAM Weekly for October 29th, 2024
Addressing the Addiction Treatment GapFull story -
Guest Editorial: Addressing the Addiction Treatment Gap
If the data around substance use disorder (SUD) treatment-seeking teaches us anything, it鈥檚 that most people with these conditions are not actually interested in the services we offer.Full story -
The ASAM Weekly for October 22nd, 2024
Association of Daily Doses of Buprenorphine With Urgent Health Care UtilizationFull story
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