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
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
Heroin on prescription: patient stories
The hard science behind heroin-assisted treatment says: it’s save, effective and saves money. If this was a treatment for cancer or diabetes, we would
Insite Inside Out
Insite, "is that the place where people shoot up heroin? Do you shoot heroin?" a border officer asked me when he saw the sign on my T-shirt. I was
Off the record: addictions in medical schools
“If it’s not recorded, it didn’t happen.” – An old saying We wanted to find out how much teaching on addiction get on medical students. In 2011,
How can we do better job in studying Topiramate?
Topiramate prevents seizures in people with epilepsy. Previously, we looked at all studies to see whether Topiramate can help treat cocaine addiction,
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