Medical and behavioral health providers have teamed up with a needle exchange in Everett to create a clinic that makes ...

Kern Medical welcomed a new class of resident and fellow physicians, including six in a new general surgery residency program, all aimed at strengthening health care locally. The hospital announced ...

As a family physician specializing in addiction medicine, I have frequently encountered patients who still experience withdrawal symptoms at the “target dose” and even at the suggested maximum ...

For instance, a 2016 randomized controlled trial conducted at 1 service in the US found that augmenting addiction medicine care with consultation with a pain medicine physician and chronic ...

For one, addiction medicine specialists are rare: currently, fewer than 2,500 physicians nationwide are certified in addiction medicine, and only 2,000 are certified in addiction psychiatry.

The doctors on today’s panel did not comment on any specific policies, saying they were speaking in a personal capacity and not representing UCSF. But all four did stress that recovery involves more ...

A group of Vancouver Island addiction medicine physicians set up an unsanctioned overdose prevention site to protest what they say is government inaction on plans for harm reduction services out ...

Established with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Matthew Perry Foundation Fellowship in Addiction Medicine allows a doctor to join MGH's Addiction Medicine Fellowship for the 2025-26 ...

The Matthew Perry Foundation Fellowship in Addiction Medicine allows a residency-trained physician to join MGH’s Addiction Medicine Fellowship to study addiction treatment and work toward ...

But a training program in addiction medicine offered by OHSU is providing help by sharing resources, best practices and collaborative problem solving on complex cases. While most of the people who ...