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Addiction Medicine 2026 Longitudinal Assessment References
Due to copyright restrictions, the Addiction Medicine Conjoint Committee cannot provide most reference materials used for longitudinal assessment. However, a list of references used for the 2026 longitudinal assessment can be found below.
- The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine, 3rd ed. (2020); Ch. 42
- American Family Physician (Jan 2019); Vol. 99, Issue 1; Urine drug tests: ordering and interpreting results; pg. 33-39
- StatPearls (Feb 2025); Anabolic steroids The EMBO Journal (Feb 2000); Vol. 19, Issue 3; FHL2, a novel tissue-specific coactivator of the androgen receptor; pg. 359-369
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482418/ - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Updated Mar 2024); Clinician brief: drug diversion
www.cdc.gov/injection-safety/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html - Pharmacists described discomfort with naloxone, and uncertainties regarding billing insurance. International Journal of Drug Policy (Oct 2019); Barriers to naloxone use and acceptance among opioid users, first responders, and emergency department providers in New Hampshire, USA
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7153573/ - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Updated Nov 2024); Statutes, regulations, and guidelines
www.samhsa.gov/substance-use/treatment/statutes-regulations-guidelines - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (May 2018); SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin: First responders: behavioral health concerns, emergency response, and trauma
www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/dtac/supplementalresearchbulletin-firstresponders-may2018.pdf - The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine, 3rd ed. (2020); pg. 623 | StatPearls (Updated Jul 2023); Physiology, opioid receptor
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546642/ - The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 7th ed. (2024); Ch. 101; pg. 1570
https://monitoringthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mtfoverview2022.pdf - Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use 1975-2022 (Jan 2023); 2022 overview: key findings on adolescent drug use
- StatPearls (Updated Jun 2023); Dextromethorphan toxicity The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 6th ed. (2018); Ch. 17
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538502/ - The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 6th ed. (2019); pg. 784-785
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (Updated July 2020); Substance use in older adults DrugFacts
https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/substance-use-in-older-adults-drugfacts - National Institute on Drug Abuse (Updated Sep 2024); Co-occurring disorders and health conditions
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/co-occurring-disorders-health-conditions - Alcohol and Alcoholism (Oct 2020); Vol. 55, Issue 6; Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-step facilitation treatments for alcohol use disorder: a distillation of a 2020 Cochrane review for clinicians and policy makers; pg. 641-651
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Updated Dec 1996); NIAAA reports Project MATCH main findings
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/niaaa-reports-project-match-main-findings - Recovery Research Institute (Updated 2025); Twelve-step facilitation
https://www.recoveryanswers.org/resource/twelve-step-facilitation-tsf/