Peer Support Specialists expand the non-clinical workforce to improve patient experience and outcomes and reduce clinical staff burnout.

Michelle Peterson, a medical student in Phoenix, says she already knows she wants to be an addiction medicine specialist — and a resource to other primary care doctors. (Will Stone/KJZZ) The U.S.

A group of Assemblymen including Raj Mukherji, D-Jersey City, pictured, would require supervising physicians at state, county and municipal correctional facilities to be trained in helping patients ...

Comprehensive addiction training is rare in American medical education, which denies physicians the necessary diagnostic and communication skills required to treat patients with substance use disorder ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Vital funding is coming to the state of Oregon to try and fill the treatment gap that exists between those who are addicted and those who can get access to help. Oregon Health & ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LegitScript, the leader in merchant and product certification and monitoring for internet and payment companies, announced new pricing for individual practitioners of ...

Greenhouse Treatment Center, a leading addiction rehab center in Dallas has added a new Harvard-trained physician, Dr. Queeneth Uwandu, MD, to its medical team. Dr. Uwandu is a board-certified ...

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In recognition of the fact that the challenges and experiences of Veterans often require a specialized treatment approach, Desert Hope Treatment Center has ...

The U.S. surgeon general's office estimates that more than 20 million people have a substance-use disorder. Meanwhile, the nation's drug overdose crisis shows no sign of slowing. Yet, by all accounts, ...