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
Annual review: Summaries, essays and productive conferences
The post on 27 deaths out of 100 people receiving methadone in primary care over 17 years was the most frequently visited piece of writing in the year
Alcohol holding up methadone treatment
This review asked whether excessive drinking can get in the way of treating heroin addiction. No current evidence supports the clinical
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,
Optimizing writing schemes for addiction researchers
The "coolest" science writing isn't necessarily found in the science press. - Surgeon and New Yorker contributor Gawande in The Best American Science