Review: Drug for panic disorder less effective than previously believed
October 19, 2023
Study finds publication bias inflated the efficacy of commonly prescribed drug benzodiazepine by more than 40%.
Addiction Medicine Stories
Bystanders can save lives with overdose reversal medications
August 28, 2023
Learn how at International Overdose Awareness Day booth at OHSU Farmers Market.
Teens rarely receive addiction medication in U.S. treatment centers
June 13, 2023
New OHSU study sheds light on resistance to using buprenorphine — a proven tool in fighting opioid epidemic.
Opioid overdose risk is 10 times greater for those recently released from prison
March 10, 2023
Findings from OHSU, OSU underscore need for expanded, improved programming to protect people re-entering communities.
Pill for skin disease also curbs excessive drinking
February 21, 2023
Study from OHSU, research institutions nationwide lands on promising treatment for alcohol use disorder.
OHSU will test promising intervention to reduce overdoses, encourage recovery
December 16, 2022
Federally funded project designed to test effectiveness of small incentives to reward behavior change in community-based settings.
Despite soaring overdose rates, Americans face barriers to treatment
December 12, 2022
OHSU addiction medicine specialists call for flexible, individualized treatment in new publication
Carrying naloxone could save a life
August 26, 2022
With overdose rates climbing, OHSU promotes wide distribution and use of life-saving kit.
Hospitals and policymakers must take bold action to reduce drug-related harm
August 22, 2022
OHSU physician’s call-to-action published in New England Journal of Medicine.
Meth use drives overdose epidemic in rural U.S. communities
August 15, 2022
Study reveals methamphetamine use is common, contributes to the national overdose epidemic in rural America.
