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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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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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Youth In Recovery Express Internalized Stigma and Resilience
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found many adolescents in recovery experience internalized stigma and endorse stigmatized attitudes toward people who use alcohol and other drugs. These youth need safe places to disclose their status to people who understand their experience and will support their sobriety.
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Case Report: Longitudinal Imaging in a Patient With Opioid-associated Amnestic Syndrome
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers believe opioid-associated amnestic syndrome deserves study as a reversible metabolic injury, based on initial findings from magnetic resonance spectroscopy and follow-up with MRI and tau positron emission tomography more than four years after antioxidant treatment.
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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.
Addiction and Recovery Contributors
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Amy M. Yule, MD
Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Management Service, Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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Treatment for Substance Use Disorder Reduces Risk of Overdose in Young Adults -
Jodi Gilman, PhD
Director of Neuroscience, Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Pain Catastrophizing Is Associated With Reduced Neural Response to Monetary Reward -
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
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Most Adults with ADHD Don't Renew Stimulant Prescriptions on a Timely Basis -
Thomas J. Spencer, MD
Assistant Director, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit
Recent Article
Concurrent Use of Naltrexone May Mitigate Abuse Potential of Stimulants -
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