Psychiatric News (11/18) reports in light of a CDC report indicating that “drug overdoses killed more than 100,000 people in the United States during the one-year period ending in April 2021,” the American Psychiatric Association has “renewed its call” for “improved access to mental health and substance use services through early identification,” as well as “effective substance use disorder treatment for all patients, through the development of science-based policies that are based on a thorough review and discussion with Congress, federal policymakers, and experts in the field of addiction treatment,” and “policies and programs to support accredited medical schools and residency programs to provide training for the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders.”
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— “Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record High During Pandemic, Psychiatric News, November 18, 2021