Education should be a window, not a wall. One would expect latest developments in research and science to move straight into practice, but it often
Thrive supports caregivers coping with family substance use issues
Thrive is a supportive network for family and friend caregivers of older adults who use substances or alcohol.Authors: Michee-Ana Hamilton, MSc and
Improving opioid agonist care continuation, meta-analysis
Improving opioid agonist care continuation remains to be a challenge for many community based addiction treatment organizations. Research into
Individualized prescribing portraits to reduce inappropriate initiation of opioid analgesics to opioid naïve patients in primary care, REDONNA trial
REDONNA is a mixed-methods randomized study testing the effectiveness of individualized prescribing Portraits to reduce inappropriate initiation of
This changed my practice
Can We Identify Patients at Risk for Opioid Use Disorder when Beginning Opioid Analgesics for Pain from New or Ongoing Non-cancer Causes? There is
Maybe there were four training hours in total, study
There has been a noticeable deficiency in the implementation of addiction science in healthcare practice. Many physicians and healthcare providers
Educational studies: What can Medical Trainees learn in an Inner-City Hospital?
Gaps in addiction medicine training are a reason for poor substance use care in North America.
Does this opioid naïve patient really need potent opioids? Think twice
Think Twice, exercise caution and generally avoid making assumptions about patient risk of subsequent prescription opioid use disorder, write authors
Moving on: helping young people
In this 2009 Insight article, Gemma Turner, Cobh Community Based Drugs Worker, provides a brief history of the project while Jano Klimas gives a sense