American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

09/28/2025

Happening this Tuesday!

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁-𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬! 🗓️

Join AAAP for an engaging, case-based discussion exploring the intersection of forensic and addiction psychiatry. Expert panelists Drs. Elie Aoun, Debra Pinals, and Larry Westreich will each present a real-world case drawn from criminal justice, employment, or child custody (family systems) contexts. The session will include in-depth analysis, multidisciplinary perspectives, and interactive dialogue with attendees to highlight the unique challenges and clinical decision-making involved in these complex cases.

09/26/2025

Su***de is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Substance misuse is a risk factor for su***de, and people who use opioids are at an increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Today our knowledge about su***de has evolved, as have conversations about mental health. We know that we save lives when we work to around seeking help. This Su***de Prevention Awareness Month and always, we stand together in strength, dignity, hope and purpose.

*Source: Highlights for the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA: http://bit.ly/4nIAoGn

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09/25/2025

Announcing the 2025 Annual Meeting Awardees! 🏆

Every year, AAAP offers numerous awards to current medical students, residents, fellows, psychiatrists, and early career psychiatrists to recognize their dedication to the SUD field and support their engagement at the Annual Meeting.

Join us in congratulating these exceptional individuals:

𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑷 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
⭐️ Vitor Campos, MD - Federal University of Santa Catarina, DOC24, Florianópolis, Brazil
⭐️ Khaled Draghmeh, MD - Yale School of Medicine
⭐️ Pryce Michener, BA, BS - UMass Chan Medical School

𝐏𝐆𝐘-𝟐
⭐️ Rishab Chawla, MD - UTHealth Houston Psychiatry Residency
⭐️ Jeffrey Wong, MD - Family Health Centers of San Diego

𝐏𝐆𝐘-𝟑
⭐️ Heba Ekladios, MD - Jersey Shore University Medical Center/ Hackensack Meridian Health
⭐️ Stephanie Foster, MD, PhD - Brown University General Psychiatry Residency Training Program
⭐️ Kathryn Stevens, MD - Mount Sinai Hospital

𝐏𝐆𝐘-𝟒
⭐️ Marcus Vicari, BS, MD, MBE - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program

𝐏𝐆𝐘-𝟓
⭐️ Anu Bodla, MBBS - Stanford University School of Medicine
⭐️ Dipavo Banerjee, MS, DO - UMass Chan Medical School
⭐️ Marlene Torres, MD, MPH - Yale School of Medicine
⭐️ Rohit Mukherjee, MD, MPH - Columbia University/ New York State Psychiatric Institute

𝐏𝐆𝐘-𝟔
⭐️ Benjamin Shuham, MD - University of South Florida

𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
⭐️ Yu-Tien Hsu, MD, PhD - Yale School of Public Health

𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
⭐️ Nandhini Ponnuswamy Bojappen, MD - National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India

𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
⭐️ Yasna Rostam Abadi, MD, MPH - Yale University

𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅
⭐️ Philipa Owusu-Antwi, MD, MPH, CCTP - Staten Island University Hospital – Northwell Health

𝑨𝑨𝑨𝑷 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 (𝑨𝑹𝑬)
⭐️ Poorvanshi Alag, MD - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)
⭐️ Oluwole Jegede, MD, MPH - Yale University School of Medicine

We are excited to honor this deserving group at the 36th Annual Meeting, taking place from November 6-9 in beautiful San Francisco, CA. Join us for four jam-packed days of learning about the latest scientific developments in the field of addictions, network with your colleagues, and participate in skill-building workshops.

09/25/2025

With the right treatment, support, and resources, recovery is REAL (Restoring Every Aspect of Life) for everyone.

ORN helps you help individuals with complex behavioral health needs, including SUD and co-occurring mental health disorders, all at no cost. Let us know your needs using the “Submit a Request” form at OpioidResponseNetwork.org.

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of people in or seeking recovery from mental and substance use disorders.

*Source: Recovery From Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) After Monthly Long-acting Buprenorphine Treatment: 12-Month Longitudinal Outcomes From RECOVER, an Observational Study: http://bit.ly/46v6aR6

SAMHSA

09/24/2025

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝘽𝙋𝙉 𝙙𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙮/𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?

Join AAAP and presenter Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD for a virtual Lunch & Learn on Thursday, October 2 from 12:00-12:30 PM EST.

Topics Covered:
✅ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗠𝗘): Required CME hours, including self-assessment activities.
✅ 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗦𝗔): Tools to identify knowledge gaps and improve clinical expertise.
✅ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗣𝗜𝗣): Steps for quality improvement, review of clinical performance, and patient care enhancements.
✅ 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Special activities for diplomates beginning CC in 2017 or later.
✅ 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝘀: Exams every 10 years; starting 2025, completion of 20 article exams per 3-year cycle is required.
✅ 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Portfolio programs, fellowship waivers, and reciprocal member board credit.

09/23/2025

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: HHS Provides More Than $1.5 Billion in State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through SAMHSA, allocated more than $1.5 billion in FY25 continuation funding awards for the State Opioid Response (SOR) and Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grants on Monday.

This funding provides critical resources to states and Tribal communities to address the overdose crisis through prevention, opioid overdose reversal medications, treatment (including medications for opioid use disorder, or MOUD), and recovery support.

Please like, comment, and repost this announcement so we can reach states and tribes with this important information!

09/23/2025

National Recovery Month offers us the chance to recognize how far we’ve come in treating addiction, as well as the work that still needs to be done. We must continue prioritizing access to education, support, and resources to reduce misuse and save lives.

We are also aware that treating addiction goes beyond prescribing medication; successful treatment of all addictions entails a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to address the co-occurring psychiatric disorders and complex social needs of people living with addiction. To deal with the root causes of the overdose epidemic and address the broader causes of addiction requires expanded education and training of health care practitioners who are treating patients with substance use disorders (SUDs).

Explore recovery resources further:

➡️ Access education and training on mental health support and addiction recovery from Pcss-Moud: https://pcssnow.org/

➡️ Get the latest in recovery news and resources from SAMHSA, including tools from the RecoverMe campaign: https://www.samhsa.gov/substance-use/recovery

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of people in or seeking recovery from mental and substance use disorders.

*Source: Highlights for the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, SAMHSA: http://bit.ly/4nIAoGn

09/22/2025

The latest 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘈𝘑𝘈) is here! 🗞️

Each year, AAAP publishes 6 journal issues that address a wide variety of topics ranging from co-dependence to genetics, epidemiology to dual diagnostics, etiology to neuroscience, and much more. Features of the journal, all written by experts in the field, include special overview articles, clinical or basic research papers, clinical updates, and book reviews within the area of addictions.�
Readership is comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, academics and counselors specializing in addictions treatment, as well as all professionals dealing with addictions and addictions therapy in clinical or applied settings.

𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬: access the Volume 34, Issue 5 for 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 here: https://bit.ly/48zMVXY

𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐏 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬: access the Volume 34, Issue 5 here: http://bit.ly/46knqJ2

Wiley

09/22/2025

Happening this Wednesday!

𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 ✉️ Meet the new AJA Editorial Leadership Team at our upcoming Lunch & Learn!

Join us on Wednesday, September 24 at 12:30 pm EST on Zoom to meet the new Editorial Leadership Team of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘈𝘑𝘈). During this interactive event, you’ll hear introductions and the Editors’ vision for the journal, learn about opportunities to apply for co-Editorial roles and positions on the Editorial Board of Directors, and take part in an open Q&A.

This is a great chance to connect directly with the 𝘈𝘑𝘈 editorial team and explore ways to get involved in shaping the journal’s future. Don’t miss it!

09/20/2025

Today is National Addiction Professionals Day, an opportunity to celebrate the incredible individuals who are vital to our health system and continuum of care.

From Addiction Psychiatrists to general psychiatrists, PCPs, researchers, medical students, and other healthcare professionals: Thank you for being relentless advocates for individuals with substance use disorders. We are grateful for all you do! 💙

NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals

09/18/2025

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (𝐀𝐀𝐏) 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞! 🔔

Taking place this weekend (September 20-21), this intensive two-day course is designed for individuals with a foundational understanding of addictions who are looking to advance their knowledge of pharmacotherapy for substance use disorders.

This year, we’re introducing timely topics that match the evolving landscape of addiction care, such as:

🔻Kevin Sevarino, MD, PhD: Opioid Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy: Oral OUD Pharmacotherapy and Pain Management
🔻John Mariani, MD: Opioid Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy: Injectable OUD Pharmacotherapy
🔻Richard Rosenthal, MD: Alcohol Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy: From Detox to Relapse Prevention; Medication Treatments for AUD
🔻Jill Williams, MD: Ni****ne Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy: An Underused Arsenal: Varenicline, Bupropion, and NRT
🔻Larissa Mooney, MD with John Mariani, MD and Kevin Sevarino, MD, PhD: Stimulant Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy: Clinical Effects and Treatment Issues
🔻Christina Brezing, MD: Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy: Inpatient and Outpatient Medication Approaches
🔻Kevin Gray, MD: Cannabis Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy: Promising Approaches on the Horizon
🔻Diana Martinez, MD: Brain Stimulation for Addiction: Present & Future - 𝑵𝑬𝑾!

If you treat patients with substance use disorders (and you do), AAP is a 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁.

09/17/2025

Early bird pricing for the AAAP 36th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium ends Wednesday, October 1! ⏰

Join us at the Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, CA, November 6-9, for four jam-packed days to learn about the latest scientific developments in the field of addictions, network with your colleagues, and participate in skill-building workshops.

What’s new this year:

🥼 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍-𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒌: Hands-on, practical training to sharpen clinical effectiveness and stay ahead in patient care

📣 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝑫𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒆: Exploring the evolving role of psychedelics in treating substance use disorders

👗 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆: Golden Era Glamour — celebrating the iconic style of the 1950s with all attendees. Bring your poodle skirts, saddle shoes, skinny ties, and slicked back hair. The best 50s wear will be featured in our meeting recap!

📊 𝑬𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔: Over 100 posters were accepted this year; the poster session is now scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 9, with posters available to view for the entire conference

🤝 𝑴𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆: A chance for mentors and mentees to network and meet in person

💡 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝑴𝑬 𝑺𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒖𝒎: “Shining a Light on Alcohol Use Disorder Through the Eyes of the Patient: Improving Recognition and Management” — a bonus symposium

🗣️ 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: All committee meetings are scheduled on Thursday and Friday; Lunch on Key Topics will be during Saturday’s lunch

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain essential knowledge that will place you at the forefront of diagnosing and treating substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric conditions.