Can Texting Help Increase Compliance and Attendance at Treatment Programs? Texting has become a preferred means of communication for people all over the world. A text can help quickly and concisely convey important information, keep personal conversations private and remind us about the important things in our lives that [...]

Physicians Facing Increased Legal Accountability for Over-prescribing Opioids Earlier this month, Manhattan Dr. Martin Tesher was convicted by a Brooklyn grand jury on 10 counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone without legitimate medical purpose. Over the course of five years, the 82-year-old Tesher wrote over 14,000 oxycodone scripts which [...]

FDA Calls for Balance in Prescribing Opioids and Preventing Painkiller Abuse Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently issued a statement calling for substantive and common-sense reforms to prescription opioid dispensation in the medical profession. The statement came on the same day the agency hosted a Patient-Focused [...]

Can Vivitrol Suppress HIV? Yale researchers have discovered the extended-release naltrexone, commonly known as Vivitrol may help maintain or improve suppression of HIV among individuals at risk for relapse receiving HIV antiretroviral treatment. The findings were part of a study of inmates in Connecticut who suffered from co-occurring HIV [...]

FDA Approves Lucemyra™ for Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms In a landmark moment for opioid addiction relapse prevention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever non-opioid medication to treat opioid withdrawal. The agency has expedited approval of Lucemyra™ (lofexidine hydrochloride) on May 16, 2018. Originally developed to treat [...]

Nation’s Addiction Experts Meet at 2018 ASAM Annual Conference The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) had their 49th annual conference in San Diego this past month. It was an event in which thousands of medical professionals in the addiction care landscape – including our CMO Dr. Carlos Tirado [...]

Texas Medical Association Maternal Health Congress – Substance Use Prevention and Treatment This video was published by the Texas Medical Association on April 17, 2018. Carlos Tirado, MD, Clinical Associate Professor and Amy Young, MD, Professor, at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School presented "Substance [...]

Can Lifestyle Changes be More Effective than Opioids in Preventing Chronic Pain? As many as one-third of all Americans suffer from chronic pain, a condition that is characterized by persistent pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks. While some patients achieve safe and time-limited pain relief through the use [...]

In Observance of Alcohol Awareness Month April 1st marked the start of Alcohol Awareness Month, an event started over 30 years ago by the National Center for Alcohol and Drug Dependency (NCADD) in an effort to drive awareness toward the dangers of excessive drinking, as well as reduce the [...]

CARMAhealth Pioneering Specialized Addiction Healthcare in Texas Stigma-free care that is informed by the science of addiction and recovery AUSTIN, TX – April 3, 2018. CARMAhealth (Collaborative Addiction Recovery Management & Assistance) is announcing the grand opening of its new office for outpatient healthcare services on April 9, 2018, [...]