A new study may lead to better drug tests that can distinguish between heroin use and the ingestion of poppy seeds, such as on a bagel or in salad dressing.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sent out an alert in February to addiction treatment professionals warning of an increase in deaths since the beginning of the year that are reportedly linked to heroin containing fentanyl.
The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change has become almost universally accepted in addiction treatment. Like all dogmas, it is rarely critically examined, leading to blind belief and unskilled use.
In addiction treatment, one of the biggest challenges that clinicians face is helping clients recognize that they are their own experts for making positive behavior changes.
Chronic care management (CCM), used successfully to treat other chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, is one approach being looked at to improve care and clinical outcomes for patients with addiction.