I first interviewed a person with lived experience of substance use twenty years ago. Today, I wanted to pause and reflect on the key points in this
I’m almost opioid-a-phobic: Family medicine residents perceive
Over the past two decades, Canadians’ use of opioid analgesics has substantially grown, making the nation the second-largest user of opioid analgesics
Dennis McCarty receives prestigious Kentucky award 2022
Dennis McCarty, Ph.D., an Emeritus Professor in the School of Public Health at the Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science
Do more drug tests improve addiction treatment?
Frequent drug tests in addiction treatment have become a common practice despite proven benefits of such testing. When do tests become the end instead
Frequent urine testing lacks evidence
Clinicians commonly use urine drug tests to detect or validate self-reported drug use, particularly when beginning and maintaining opioid agonist
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
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
Primary care looks at drinking among persons on methadone treatment
How should primary care doctors ask their methadone patients about alcohol use? We worked with 13 primary care doctors and divided them into two
What do persons on methadone in primary care think about alcohol screening?
Enhancing alcohol screening and brief intervention among people receiving opioid agonist treatment: Qualitative study in primary care New Paper Out