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The ASAM Weekly for December 17th, 2024
The impact of schizophrenia genetic load and heavy cannabis use on the risk of psychotic disorderFull story
Recent and Past Issues
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ASAM Weekly for August 8th, 2023
ASAM Clinical Considerations: Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use DisorderFull story -
ASAM Weekly for August 1st, 2023
Guest Editorial by David A. Gorelick, MD, PhD, DLFAPA, FASAMFull story -
Guest Editorial: The Association of Cannabis Potency with Adverse Psychiatric Effects of Cannabis
Cannabis potency, the content of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), usually expressed as the percentage of dry weight, has increased substantially worldwide over the past four decades [1]. This higher potency poses a risk of increased harms because of evidence of a positive association between cannabis potency and adverse psychiatric effects from long-term cannabis use. This article reviews the evidence for this association.Full story -
ASAM Weekly for July 25th, 2023
Remove Arbitrary Barrier to Evidence-based Treatment for Stimulant Use DisorderFull story -
Guest Editorial: Remove Arbitrary Barrier to Evidence-based Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorder
Although the current overdose crisis in the US is almost universally referred to as the “opioid” or “fentanyl crisis”1,2, the overdose death rate associated with psychomotor stimulants including methamphetamine and cocaine has also dramatically increased in recent years.Full story -
ASAM Weekly for July 18th, 2023
Questioning the Right to Pain Relief and Its Role in the Opioid EpidemicFull story -
ASAM Weekly for July 11th, 2023
Xylazine effects on opioid-induced brain hypoxiaFull story -
ASAM Weekly for July 4th, 2023
Psychedelics reopen the social reward learning critical periodFull story -
ASAM Weekly for June 27th, 2023
Reduced Stress-Related Neural Network Activity Mediates the Effect of Alcohol on Cardiovascular RiskFull story -
ASAM Weekly for June 20th, 2023
Signaling-specific inhibition of the CB1 receptor for cannabis use disorderFull story
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