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Harmonized Data May Clarify Role for Behavioral Therapy in Buprenorphine Maintenance for Opioid Use Disorder

In most substance use disorders, adding behavioral therapy to medical management yields improvement in outcomes. Unexpectedly, this has not been observed when adding behavioral therapy to buprenorphine plus medical management for opioid use disorder (OUD). R. Kathryn McHugh, PhD, chief of Psychology...

Streamlined Approach To Equipping Medical Students With Naloxone

Naloxone is now the standard of care for reversing opioid overdoses. However, the stigma about naloxone among health care professionals poses a significant barrier to its distribution. In addition, even medical students who learn to prescribe it and train patients in its use may harbor uncertainty...

Everything You Need To Know About Substance Use Detox

Addiction is one of the biggest challenges facing society today. Countless people are turning to substances, including prescription medications and alcohol, to cope with stress, trauma, and symptoms of common disorders, such as depression. There is massive stigma around addiction, whether someone is...

Everything You Need To Know About Addiction

Addiction is not a sign of weakness, a character flaw, or a moral failure. It is a common condition that affects millions of people of all ages, backgrounds, and socioeconomic groups. And while there is no one cause of addiction, there is hope—it can be treated effectively. Keep Reading To Learn The...

Opioid Overdose Survivors Report Having Had Suicidal Motivations

Past studies found that motivation for suicide may contribute to opioid overdose deaths in people with opioid use disorder (OUD). In 2019, a research team at McLean Hospital found suicidal motivations are common just prior to nonfatal opioid overdose and occur along a continuum of severity. Hilary S...

In the Media: Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Have Had a Family Member Die of Drug Overdose, New Poll Shows

Dr. R. Kathryn McHugh details the prevalence of drug and alcohol addiction nationwide.

In the Media: U.S. Life Expectancy Continued To Fall in 2021 as COVID, Drug Deaths Surged

R. Kathryn McHugh discusses how the increase of substance use disorders is affecting life expectancy rates in the U.S.

In the Media: A Vaccine To Prevent Fentanyl Overdose Is in Development, Researchers Hope for Harm Reduction

Watch Dr. Bertha K. Madras offer feedback regarding a new vaccine that may prevent users from overdosing on fentanyl.

In the Media: Is the Opioid Crisis Masking Real Rates of Suicides?

“We need to stop working in silos, because suicides and overdoses are related issues with similar risk factors, and in many cases, prevention may need to be overlapping.” – Dr. Hilary S. Connery

Video: Lecture – Evidence-Based Treatment of Pregnant and Parenting People With Opioid Use Disorders and Their Children

Presented by Hendrée E. Jones, PhD, UNC Horizons – 2022 Cathie Cook Memorial Lecture

In the Media: Fewer Women Are Seeking Addiction Treatment in Mass. as Use and Overdoses Increase

“Overarchingly, the research suggests that for women in particular, gender-specific treatment can be very helpful to their recovery process.” – Dr. Shelly Greenfield

Video: Lecture – Preventing Suicide in People With Opioid Use Disorder

Presented by Hilary S. Connery, MD, PhD, McLean Hospital – McLean Forum lecture

In the Media: Overdose Deaths Hit a Historic High in 2020. Frustrated Experts Say These Strategies Could Save Lives

Dr. Bertha K. Madras stresses the importance of a balanced strategy in order to combat the opioid crisis.

In the Media: The Opioid and Homelessness Crisis at Mass. and Cass – Whose Problem Is It?

Dr. Bertha K. Madras on the increase in opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts.

In the Media: As Overdose Deaths up Due to the Pandemic, Boston Doctors to Host Awareness Day To Help

Dr. Roger D. Weiss discusses the importance of National Opioid and Substance Awareness Day, a free virtual town hall event co-sponsored by McLean Hospital.

In the Media: Integrate Suicide Prevention Into Treatment for OUD Patients

Dr. Hilary S. Connery discusses the opioid epidemic and highlights the importance of suicide screening and prevention.

In the Media: Is There a Case for Legalizing Heroin?

Dr. Bertha K. Madras and other experts examine the danger of promoting certain drugs as safe and harmless.

In the Media: Why Opioids Are Addicting

Watch Dr. Bertha K. Madras explain the brain science behind opioid addiction.

Helping Patients and Families Navigate Addiction Treatment Services

When she is not working as the admissions coordinator at Fernside, Quinn Tremblay stays very busy. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending country concerts and sports events, and “making folks laugh.” She said that her Catahoula leopard dog Annie “always puts a smile on my face,”...

Improving Our Treatment Approach for Opioid Use Disorder

A new national study, directed in part by Roger D. Weiss, MD, chief of McLean Hospital’s Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, aims to create a model to predict who can successfully wean off their medication for opioid use disorder while also exploring how to help patients to continue some form...

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