2023 Mid-South Addiction Conference

2023 Mid-South Addiction Conference

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TMA Day on the Hill

The Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine Participated in the Tennessee Medical Association Day on the Hill Event Nashville, TN -March 7, 2023 The Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine (TNSAM) proudly took part in TMA’s prestigious annual policy briefing and lobby day in Nashville, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of addiction medicine. This highly...
HB309-SB1072--Decriminalization-of-Marijuana
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HB309/SB1072 Decriminalization of Marijuana

February 27, 2023 The Honorable Clay Doggett Chair House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice 1st Floor, State Capitol 600 Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Blvd. Nashville, TN 37243 Re: TNSAM’s Support for HB309/SB1072 Dear Chair Doggett, On behalf of the Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine (TNSAM), the medical specialty society representing physicians and clinicians in Tennessee who specialize in the...
DEA-Extends-Telemedicine-Flexibilites-Adopted-During-the-Covid-19-PHE-with-Appropriate-Safeguards
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DEA Announces Proposed Rules for Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities

DEA extends many telemedicine flexibilities adopted during the COVID-19 PHE with appropriate safeguards WASHINGTON – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced proposed permanent rules for the prescribing of controlled medications via telemedicine, expanding patient access to critical therapies beyond the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The...
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DEA Announces Important Change to Registration Requirement

Dear DEA Registrant: On December 29, 2022, with the signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (the Act), Congress eliminated the “DATA-Waiver Program.” DEA fully supports this significant policy reform. At this moment, when the United States is suffering tens of thousands of opioid-related drug poisoning deaths every year, the DEA’s top priority is doing everything in...
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Toxicology Question of the Week: Approaches for Harm Reduction in the State of Tennessee

January 20, 2023: Approaches for Harm Reduction in the State of Tennessee TOXICOLOGY QUESTION OF THE WEEK JANUARY 20, 2023 APPROACHES FOR HARM REDUCTION IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE As promised, the following are the thoughts/proposals of Dr. Reid Finlayson. I support harm reduction but propose that reorganization to improve evaluation and evidence-based medical treatment will resolve...
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US Settlement Signals Protection for Addiction Medicine

By Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee correctional officer will receive $160,000 in back pay and damages after he was forced to resign for taking Suboxone to treat his opioid use disorder, if a judge approves a landmark consent decree filed in federal court in Nashville on Wednesday. It is the first time the U.S. Department of Justice has used the Americans with...
National Crisis of Gen Z
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National Crisis of Gen-Z

Jonathan Haidt on the ‘National Crisis’ of Gen Z Warped by social media and a victimhood culture,today’s young people will imperil American culture and capitalism,the social psychologist warns. The phrase “generation gap” became popular in the late 1960s, as baby boomers were coming of age. To hear social psychologist Jonathan Haidt tell it, today’s generation gap has widened into a...
International Overdose Awareness Day 2022
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International Overdose Awareness Day

We are sharing the information below on behalf of our colleagues at the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.   International Overdose Awareness Day is coming up August 31.  To mark the date, the State of Tennessee and its community partners are holding trainings on overdose reversal.  The medication known as naloxone (brand name Narcan) is an easy-to-use overdose...