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Physicians WeeklyA study led by Matisyahu Shulman, MD, found that rapid administration of extended-release naltrexone was effective compared with the standard procedure used in the treatment of opioid use disorder.
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Columbia-led clinical trial addresses important barrier to opioid use disorder treatment.
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Taking time off from drinking provides an opportunity to reexamine your relationship with alcohol and take note of areas in which drinking may be negatively impacting your life.
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The findings could eventually result in improving access to this life-saving treatment and help close the gap in care.
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- September 27, 2023
Smithers Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center provides evidence-based care to individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.
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- June 7, 2023
In a Phase 2a clinical trial, Columbia researchers found that the drug AEFO117 significantly reduced the effects of cannabis in daily cannabis smokers.
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- May 5, 2023
A Columbia study finds that adolescents who use cannabis recreationally are two to four times as likely to develop psychiatric disorders then teens who don’t use cannabis at all.
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- November 16, 2022
This new series highlights some of the up-and-coming faculty committed to our trifold mission of patient care, medical education, and scientific research.
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- November 8, 2022
This year’s Eric D. Hadar Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Rajita Sinha, will present “Can We Rescue Stress and Trauma Related Pathophysiology in Addiction to Improve Treatment Outcomes?” on Nov. 16, 2022.
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- October 26, 2022
Patients who participate in fewer than two visits early in treatment are at risk for relapse, overdose, and possible death.
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- September 15, 2022
Columbia psychiatrist Nasir Naqvi, MD, PhD, discusses which treatments for alcohol use disorder are most effective and the importance of community and support in treating AUD.
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- June 22, 2022
Her influential ‘gateway hypothesis’ changed the way we think about addiction.
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The New York TimesMay 19, 2022Jermaine Jones, PhD, a neuroscientist at Columbia, teaches people to rouse individuals experiencing a fentanyl overdose by giving them a firm rub with their knuckles in the center of the chest.
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Associated PressApril 12, 2022Katherine Keyes, director of Columbia’s Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program, testified at an ongoing trial against three major pharmaceutical companies regarding the opioid epidemic.
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