04/20/2018

OARRS report shows 30% drop in opioid prescribing or 2017

In case you missed it, according to a newly released report by the State of Ohio's Board of Pharmacy's Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS), opioids prescribed to Ohioans declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2017. consecutive year in 2017, according to a newly released report from the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy’s Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS).

04/05/2018

DEA special agent impersonators

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as DEA Special Agents or other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scheme.

04/03/2018

Research Watch - March 2018 now available

Research Watch is an initiative by the residents of Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in the form of a monthly e-publication, which aims to inform psychiatry residents and faculty of notable articles published in prominent research and educational journals, with the hope of promoting a culture of incorporating latest research in our psychiatric worldview. Read More

04/02/2018

APA free course of the month - April 2018

Cannabinoids and Psychosis

Cannabis has been used as a therapeutic agent for millennia and was part of the U.S. pharmacopeia until the 20th century.

03/30/2018

Happy National Doctors' Day!

As we recognize and celebrate National Doctors' Day, the OPPA would like to thank its members for all you do on behalf of your patients with mental illness, including drug addiction. Your service, expertise, selflessness and dedication to the profession of medicine, especially psychiatry, is greatly appreciated by so many!