In the latest Take 3: (1) Beware of the neo-prohibitionist threat; (2) is medication for stimulant use disorder on the horizon?; and (3) What do we know about kratom?
In the latest SLP insight: Kratomsobriety.com examines the current regulatory environment and calls for further reform for this often overlooked substance.
In this month’s SLP’ insight: When a crisis creates opportunities for change, shouldn’t we be thinking about what’s next and not just about what’s now?
In this month’s SLP’ insight: An anonymous letter to a person in the first days in a residential addiction treatment program.
SLP’s monthly take on 3 stories that deserve a closer look. This month, there’s only one: Alcohol Awareness Month
SLP’s monthly take on 3 stories that deserve a closer look. This month: (1) Has the crackdown on opioid prescribing become a pain in the ass?; (2) Is private equity’s expansion into addiction treatment putting revenue before recovery, profits before people?; and (3) Stamping out smoking and the stigma of addiction: SLP’s early look at 2023 California legislative proposals.
SLP’s monthly take on 3 stories that deserve a closer look. This month: (1) Dr. Drew’s views on MAT; (2) RI study suggests pharmacists could play key role in treating addiction; and (3) Goodbye to Dry January
SLP Insights: Interview w/ Dr. Carl Erik Fisher
SLP Insights — interview Columbia University’s Dr. Carl Erik Fisher about his new book, “The Urge: Our History of Addiction.”
Progress, if not perfection? SLP’s end-of-year summary of 2021 California substance use disorder (SUD) legislative proposals
Descriptions of, and status updates on, key California legislative proposals SLP has been tracking throughout the year. The bills are aimed at creation or expansion of harm reduction programs, treatment industry reforms, patient and client rights, and the expansion or extension of laws that loosened restrictions of alcohol sales during the pandemic.
October 26, 2021
SLP’s top ten stories of 2023.