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Featured
Youth with Substance Use Disorders Should Be Screened for Overdose Risk Factors
Psychiatrists at Massachusetts General Hospital have uncovered risk factors for nonfatal drug overdose among young adults being treated for substance use disorder.
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Featured
fNIRS Brain Imaging Detects Changes to Brain Function After Cannabis Use
To examine how cannabis use affects the brain, most studies use positron emission tomography, which exposes subjects to radiation. Mass General researchers examined whether functional near-infrared spectroscopy is a feasible alternative for such research.
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Concurrent Use of Naltrexone May Mitigate Abuse Potential of Stimulants
Stimulants, the mainstay of ADHD treatment, are often abused because of the “high” they produce. Can the addition of naltrexone block that effect?
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Injection Drug Use Tied to Substantially Increased Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Hany Bedair, MD, Kyle Alpaugh, MD, Christopher Melnic, MD, and colleagues determined injection drug use is a significant risk factor for periprosthetic joint infection after total joint arthroplasty, finding in the largest study to date that the odds are increased more than nine-fold compared with a matched cohort.
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Find Your Champion: Treating Patients Diagnosed With Cancer and Substance Use Disorder
Throughout the last decade of her career, Helen Shih, MD, has pursued solutions to the addiction crisis and sought to better understand the struggles of patients diagnosed with cancer and substance use disorder. Learn more in this Q&A.
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Substance Use Disorder Increases Liver Disease Risk in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital Alcohol Liver Center found that substance use disorder, especially opioid use disorder, is a key modifiable risk factor for alcohol-associated liver disease in patients with alcohol use disorder.
Addiction and Recovery Contributors
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Amy M. Yule, MD
Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Management Service, Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Reduces Risk of Overdose in Young Adults
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Jodi Gilman, PhD
Director of Neuroscience, Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Cannabis Use Disorder Can Develop Soon After a Medical Marijuana Card Is Obtained
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Joseph Biederman, MD
Chief, Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Director, Alan and Lorraine Bressler Clinical and Research Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Recent Article
Most Adults with ADHD Don't Renew Stimulant Prescriptions on a Timely Basis
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Thomas J. Spencer, MD
Assistant Director, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit
Recent Article
Concurrent Use of Naltrexone May Mitigate Abuse Potential of Stimulants
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Timothy Wilens, MD
Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-director, Center for Addiction Medicine, Director, Substance Abuse Services in Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Recent Article
Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Reduces Risk of Overdose in Young Adults
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