AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: "Of those participants who transitioned out of a [#lowthreshhold] #bridgeclinic into community-based #SUD care, 78% were successfully connected to ongoing care and 84% were still in care at follow-up." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: "Recovery Ecosystem Index scores were generally inversely associated with #drugoverdose mortality rates in US counties, suggesting that communities have stronger #recovery systems and services as the burden of #SUD increases. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Authors' Own Words: "A 90-minute #buprenorphine training improved residents’ attitudes toward, perceptions of competency, and knowledge of buprenorphine delivery to patients with #OUD in the inpatient and outpatient setting." journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: "Few studies have examined the public’s perception of blame for the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic directed at distinct groups. ...Perceived blameworthiness for the opioid overdose epidemic is related to knowledge and understanding of OUD." journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

SAj started our 2025-2026 SAj Editorial Scholar Program. 2 scholars are 1) learning about the editorial process; 2) joining the diverse/outstanding SAj Editorial Team; & 3) learning along side our Editors as we navigate the academic addiction environment. Congrats EvansKyei and BeckyHalmo!

Hot off the press in @sajamersa.bsky.social: “Un attracteur de soins”: Bringing People Into Care. Interdisciplinary Health Care Professionals’ Attitudes Toward Opioid Agonist Therapy in France: a Qualitative Study with Implications for the United States/ 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

SAj is pleased to announce our 2025 Volume 46, Issue 1 SAj Editors' Choice Award: authored by Acevedo A & colleagues - "Disparities in Alcohol Treatment Use at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Insurance." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39344041/ Original. Important. Provocative.

SAj's Editorial Efficiency Metrics for Feb 2025! Over 12 months: articles received/decided on= 347/400. Monthly average papers to consider = 28.9. Mean days to first/last decision = 39.9/48.8 days. Currently: 61 paper under review. Accept ratio = 32.5% over 12 months.

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: A quarterly review of happenings at SAj. SAj Awards, SAj Editorial Scholar Program, Peer Review recognition, and more. amersa.org/from-the-edi...

The call for abstracts, workshops, and awards for #AMERSA2025 (November 13-15 in Portland, Oregon) opened over the weekend! Submissions focused on expanding access to substance use resources that increase positive health outcomes are encouraged. Submit by May 1 here: amersa.org/annual-confe...

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: "Racial Differences in Medications for Opioid Use Disorder #MOUD Initiation in a Carceral Setting: "...race influences the relationship between MOUD initiation status and the selected MOUD treatment during #incarceration." journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

We are proud to announce our SAj Editorial Scholar Program (amersa.org/saj-editoria...)! The goal of the Program is to engage early career clinical or health services scholars with SAj’s editorial team to learn about editorial decision-making and enhance skills in scientific communication.

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in People With Major Depressive Episodes and Alcohol Use Disorder: "From 2005 to 2019, driving under the influence #alcohol (#DUIA) declined...with varying rates of decrease across different...groups" journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

AMERSA acknowledges that utilizing a variety of outreach platforms is necessary for equitable access to our activities and education programs. We appreciate your help in growing our reach by following and sharing our content across all your social media channels.♥️

SAMHSA has declared January Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month! "Everyone deserves a path to recovery from substance use disorders, and treatment can be the first step." Learn more: samhsa.gov/medications-substance-use-disorders/provider-support

Did you know that AMERSA welcomes nominations for our Board of Directors year-round? If you are interested in serving on an active, mission-driven Board, visit our Board page for more information: amersa.org/amersa-board....

Help us advance AMERSA's advocacy goals in 2025! The AMERSA Advocacy Committee is seeking an AMERSA member to join the 9-person core working group of the Committee. Learn more here: amersa.org/amersa-advoc.... The deadline to apply is January 20.

Two weeks left to submit an episode proposal for AMERSA's two NEW upcoming podcast series! 1) Stigma and Substance Use: Rewriting the Narrative and, 2) Equity in Action: Advancing SUD Solutions. To learn more & 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟯𝟭, visit amersa.org/podcast-fina...

We are proud to announce our SAj Editorial Scholar Program (amersa.org/saj-editoria...)! The goal of the Program is to engage early career clinical or health services scholars with SAj’s editorial team to learn about editorial decision-making and enhance skills in scientific communication.

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: In the article "Physician’s Attitudes Toward Patients With #OpioidUseDisorder and Use of #MedicationsforOpioidUseDisorder Vary by Training" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: " #DrivingUndertheInfluence of #Alcohol and #Cannabis by Sexual Identity, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Nationwide Analysis Using the 2016 to 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

AUTHORS OWN WORDS: “We’re Checking a Box and, You Know, Covering Our Own”: Health Professionals’ Descriptions of Hospital-Policy Making Regarding #ChildWelfare Reporting Related to Birthing People’s #DrugUse" journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS From: Patient Characteristics From Norway’s First #Heroin Assisted Treatment Clinics: "Heroin-assisted treatment #HAT is an evidence-based treatment option for opioid use disorder #OUD ... This study reveals a cohort [within #HAT] experiencing societal marginalization...

The Editors&Staff of @SAj wish everyone #HappyNewYear! What a year it has been! We look forward to many exciting activities in 2025. Thank you to our authors & reviewers for taking us to new heights! May your 2025 be safe, healthy, exciting, adventurous, & scholarly (if that is your predilection).

The Editors&Staff of @SAj wish everyone #HappyNewYear! What a year it has been! We look forward to many exciting activities in 2025. Thank you to our authors & reviewers for taking us to new heights! May your 2025 be safe, healthy, exciting, adventurous, & scholarly (if that is your predilection).

Grateful to the authors for this excellent work. Low barrier access to life-saving treatment is the norm in many areas of medicine! This should be the norm for meds for addiction treatment! @DrHeatherRoe will discuss @ MWSAM virtual conference on 1/11/2025. mwsam.org to register #UNMCAddictionMed

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: Post- #Overdose #Extended-Release #Buprenorphine [LAI-BUP] Initiation Facilitated by a Partnership Between #EmergencyMedicalServices & an Outpatient #SubstanceUseDisorder Obs Unit: #low-barrier #EMS = LAI-BUP start https: //journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/29767342241249386

2/ We explored if removing the X-waiver improved treatment access by examining whether buprenorphine prescriptions increased in counties with higher OD rates and fewer waivered prescribers compared to others. We found no significant effect of the X-waiver elimination on buprenorphine dispensation

4/ Addressing systemic barriers and stigma and supporting clinicians who prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder is crucial for improving treatment access. Read the full paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

3/ Even in counties with high opioid overdose rates, the removal of the X-waiver didn't significantly impact buprenorphine access.

1/ Excited to share recent paper, "Examining the Impact of Eliminating the X Waiver on Buprenorphine Dispensation in 63 Counties in Pennsylvania," in @sajamersa.bsky.social led by @beccabilden.bsky.social

POSITION PAPER! [In Support of the #Decriminalization of Personal #Drug and #Paraphernalia Use and Possession: Position Statement of #AMERSA] ...criminalization of #druguse negatively affects health. Decriminalization...of drug use is central to #harmreduction. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Writing is an act of rebellion. Writing is an act of creation. Writing is an act of salvation. Writing is an act of exploration. Writing is an act of emotion. Writing is an act of confession. Writing is an act of speculation. Writing is an act of reflection. Keep writing.

2024 has been a fabulous year @ #SAj. We take this opportunity to honor all our outstanding #peerreviewers 4 their outstanding contribution 2 SAj-but more importantly-their contribution 2 advancing #addictionscience. Thank you peer reviewers @ SAj & other scholarly #addictionjournals 4 all you do!

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: #Politics vs #Policy”: Qualitative Insights on #Stigma & #OverdosePreventionCenter ( #OPC ) Policymaking in the US = importance of understanding #stigma to better facilitate authorization & eventual implementation of OPCs journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Looking for reviewers before Christmas

Our recent paper! People in residential care for substance use reported an average of almost 10 PTSD Criterion A events. & many non-Crit A stressors. So many loved ones lost. :( Crit A events more strongly associated with mental health symptoms than non-Crit A… #PTSD #SUD

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: #Stress Exposure & #PTSD in a Cross-Sectional Residential #SubstanceUseDisorder Treatment Sample: "Stressful event exposure among people in residential #SUD treatment is very high." Those=younger or #LGB+ = greater risk of developing #PTSD" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS:Characterizing the Use of Healthcare Access Supports Among #PeopleWhoUseDrugs #PWUD in #Vancouver, #Canada, 2017 to 2020: A Cohort Study:"Utilization of healthcare access supports was low...efforts to make supports more available=benefit PWUD" journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: U.S. Healthcare Workers’ Perspective of Outpatient Provision of #Methadone: A Scoping Review: "Given the current imbalance between methadone treatment demand & availability, there is a critical need to expand outpatient methadone services." journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: "They Ask ?s, But They Don’t Want the Answers”:Perceptions of Clinical Communication Among Veterans Discontinuing #Buprenorphine for the Treatment of #OpioidUseDisorder "...patient-centered communication...could improve the patient experience" journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: Review: "... research [on] Electronic-Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (e- #SBIRT) is concentrated exclusively on higher-risk #substanceuse." Also, a lack of consensus re effectiveness of e-SBIRT for #addictivedisorders journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: "...formal supports appeared to have reached #personswhousedrugs #PWUD exhibiting more comorbidities & experiencing discrimination in healthcare...efforts to make formal supports more available would benefit PWUD with unmet healthcare needs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

AUTHORS' OWN WORDS: In "Association of #FoodInsecurity [FI] & #HousingInsecurity [HI] on Outcomes in #Pregnant Patients With #SubstanceUseDisorder #SUD". FI and HI were health-related needs...with increased #anxiety, #depression...& loss of child custody. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

So grateful for this rockstar @amersa.org team at #AMERSA2024!! 😍🔥💪