Safe injection sites are an important #harmreduction strategy. For the first time, the federal government will fund a study of the efficacy of these sites. Read more about supervised injection sites and commentary from the Grayken Addiction Center's Medical Director, Dr. Miriam Komaromy, in this WebMD article : https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20230517/us-will-fund-study-of-safe-injection-sites-despite-pushback
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We are bringing back the #SyndemicsLabSpotlight to welcome our group of summer interns. This week we are highlighting Valeria, a rising junior at Boston University studying health science! This summer she will be working with Dr. Rachel Epstein and the HEP CE model!
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Harm reduction plays an important role in addressing the opioid crisis. Learn more about what harm reduction is and some examples in this post!
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Very interesting episode about a paper I had not seen - men with problem drinking who would take naltrexone to reduce drinking *only on days they felt the urge to binge* - and it worked!
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We love the Episode 20 article about targeted naltrexone in sexual and gender minority men. It has changed our practices. Would it change yours? #alcoholusedisorder #naltrexone #bingedrinking #AMJC #addictionmedicine #MedEd
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Syndemics collaborator, Dr. Alexander Walley, talks in The Boston Globe and
The Daily Beast about the implications of over the counter #Narcan as well as what challenges still exist. Read more at the links in the comments!
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Episode 20 reviews an article about #naltrexone and #bingedrinking in Am J Psych. #alcoholusedisorder #AMJC #addictionmedicine #journalclub
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/addiction-medicine-journal-club/id1632894325
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On March 29th, the FDA approved Naloxone nasal spray for over the counter sales in an important step to addressing the opioid crisis.
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The Syndemics Lab uses the RESPOND model to conduct a variety of analyses. To learn more about how the RESPOND model works, scroll through this post
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For this week’s #SyndemicsLabSpotlight we are highlighting our program manager, Caroline Savitzky!
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For this week’s #SyndemicsLabSpotlight we are highlighting a new member of the Syndemics Lab, Matt Carroll! Matt joined our team as a research software engineer!
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For this week’s #SyndemicsLabSpotlight we are highlighting Ben Buzzee, a senior data analyst working primarily with the HEP CE model!
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The Syndemics Lab is wishing everyone a happy #internationalwomensday !
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For this week’s #SyndemicsLabSpotlight we are highlighting principal investigator, Dr. Rachel Epstein! Check back next week for another Syndemics Lab Spotlight!
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For this week’s #SyndemicsLabSpotlight we are highlighting Yjuliana Tin, a research data analyst working with the HEALing Communities Study!
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For this week’s #SyndemicsLabSpotlight we are highlighting Noah Feder, a research data associate working with the HEALing Communities Study!
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In January,
Dr. Jenny Wang presented her research at the 2023 ICHPS conference. Read more below and check out Dr. Wang’s website: https://jianing-jenny-wang.github.io #substanceusedisorder #addictionmedicine #substanceuse #harmreduction #infectiousdiseases #overdose #opioidusedisorder
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Saw this on my residency training group chat. This is great! I think this is the first clinical training on #AddictionMedicine in the #Philippines 😊.
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This podcast is a gift to all researchers interested in addiction: two experienced physicians discussing new papers & their impact on clinical practice 👏
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Episode 15 reviews an article about buprenorphine vs methadone in pregnancy in @NEJM. #buprenorphine #methadone #AMJC #addictionmedicine #pregnancy https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2203318
https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/FPMN8381140203
https://twitter.com/AddictionMedJC/status/1621683398333939713
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For this week’s #SyndemicsLabSpotlight we are highlighting Sarah Schumacher, a research data analyst working with the HEP-CE model!
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Check out Dr. Madushani Rajapaksha’s presentation at ISPOR Europe 2022!
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