In a talk at the 2017 National Institute of Drug Abuse meeting on June 17th, Dr Evan Wood pondered lessons learned and success tips derived from his
Does alcohol use change after shift to Methadose?
Do people drink more when they switch to Methadose? It is 10 times more concentrated than methadone - proven treatment of opioid use disorder. We did
Double trouble: opioids and pain among people with substance use disorders
Against the use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain to people who have active substance use disorders advises the third recommendation in the new
Bring Audrey back: Teaching medical students about substance disorders
When is the best time to teach medical students about substance related disorders? In a new commentary published online in Annals of Internal
Naloxone and Irish Primary Care Practitioners
We wanted to know what General Practitioners’ (GP) views and experiences of opioid addiction, overdose care and naloxone provision are. Naloxone is an
Irish GPs support wider use of naloxone to treat opiate addiction
Two thirds of GPs in Ireland support planned initiatives to provide wider availability of naloxone in the community for treating opiate addiction and
Hospital teaching teams confront iatrogenic opioid addiction
What can hospital teams teach medical students about addiction to help curb the opioid overdose epidemic? In a new article published by the
Two birds with one stone: physicians training in research
Combined training in addiction medicine and research is feasible and acceptable for physicians - a new study shows; however, there are important
Publication Impact of Addiction Clinician-Scientist Fellowship
This study evaluated the impact of an addiction medicine research fellowship. As such, the evaluation here has the potential to radically change