A huge problem in our country is that most of the people whom we trust to provide addiction treatment are poorly qualified or unqualified. The biggest group of these are people without any ...

The Department of Psychiatry gives residents the opportunity to train in Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry to help those battling substance use disorders and addiction through our fellowship ...

Addiction medicine offers a useful framework. Many people use substances without developing addiction. The difference often ...

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My name is Daryl Shorter, M.D., and I am the training director for the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. I love the culture at Baylor College of Medicine. Baylor’s curriculum lends itself to a unique ...

Scientists have found that the process of adaptive myelination, which helps the brain learn new skills, can also promote addiction to opioids. Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what ...

PAs have a critical role to play in helping to address the opioid crisis. Currently, there is no required course on addiction medicine in PA schools. The Physician Assistant Educational Association ...

The program accommodates a total of four fellows each academic year. Each training year is divided into two six-month blocks. The second six-month block is composed of clinical rotations shared ...

Recovering from substance abuse is a challenging journey, but it can lead to important changes and a new sense of purpose. Addiction affects not only the person struggling with it, but also their ...

One central message arose from a Wednesday event at Missouri Western State University: No matter how much it might be under the surface, every community needs to grapple with drug addiction. This sums ...

Dr. Ellen Unterwald in one of the labs at the Center for Substance Abuse Research at Temple Medical School in Philadelphia, Pa. on Friday, June 29, 2018. (Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) Dr ...