AMERSA is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Sage Publishing as the new publisher of the Substance Abuse journal (SAj.) Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services. The new website for the journal is journals.sagepub.com/home/saj. AMERSA members can access the journal for free via amersa.org/journal-home. All members…
AMERSA’s 47th Annual Conference will be held in Washington, D.C. November 2-4, 2023, with exciting pre-conference activities on November 1. Conference registration will open in…
Beginning in 2014, SAj has presented awards on an annual basis for SAj Most Impactful Paper Award, SAj Best Peer Reviewer Award, and SAj Most…
Appropriate use of language in the field of addiction is important. Inappropriate use of language can negatively impact the way society perceives substance use and…
The Addiction Health Services Research conference, held since 2005, annually brings together researchers, policy makers, and treatment providers to focus on how systems redesign can…
The Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA) acknowledges that racism profoundly affects persons who use alcohol and other drugs.…
Background: Opioid agonist therapy with buprenorphine is an effective, evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. However, there has been increasing use of alternative substances which…
False positives, false negatives remain a concern
AMERSA, founded in 1976, is a non-profit professional organization whose mission is to improve health and well-being through interdisciplinary leadership in substance use education, research,…
If you’d like to help the homeless, please consider donating to these organizations-Feeding America: https://www.feedingamerica.orgThe National Alliance to E…
Background: Adolescents with substance use disorders (SUD) should receive timely access to treatment to improve lifelong outcomes. The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)…
