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Grayken News
Information from leaders in the addiction field to help fight stigma and create awareness of current issues facing providers and patients today.
Stories
Most At-Risk Young People Are Not Tested for Hepatitis C
MedPage Today | October 5
Rachel Epstein, MD, of Infectious Diseases, published a new study finding that only about a third of youth with an identified history of opioid use disorder were tested for HCV.
Many Young Drug Abusers Not Tested for Hepatitis C, Study Finds
HealthDay | October 5
After surveying our own employees, Boston Medical Center developed a way to help employees and their families with substance use disorders.
Opioid Epidemic Hits Close To Home For Boston Medical Center
Boston Business Journal | September 20
After surveying our own employees, Boston Medical Center developed a way to help employees and their families with substance use disorders.
City of Boston Sues Drugmakers over Opioid Epidemic
Boston Business Journal | September 13, 2018
Executive Director Michael Botticelli lends his support to the City of Boston as they file a lawsuit against opioid pharmaceutical companies, distributors and a doctor, joining dozens of other cities and towns in Massachusetts in seeking damages over the opioid crisis.
Opinion: Support families through addiction and recovery
The Herald News | September 12, 2018
This opinion piece by Executive Director Michael Botticelli and the Partnership for Drug Free Kid's Paul Kusiak provides helpful tips for parents concerned about drug and alcohol misuse by their children.
Addiction Center At Boston Medical Unveils New Tool To Help Employers Struggling In The Opioid Epidemic
WBUR | September 12, 2018
The Grayken Center for Addiction's new Employer Resource Library, with concrete tools to help employers face substance use disorders, is featured.
More Stories
Most Doctors Are Ill-Equipped to Deal With the Opioid Epidemic. Few Medical Schools Teach Addiction.
The New York Times | September 10, 2018
The Scourge of Fentanyl is More Clear in the Battle Against Opioid Use
The Boston Globe | August 25, 2018
Reducing Mortality After Overdose: Is Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Effective?
Clinical Pain Advisor | August 16, 2018
Medication-Assisted Treatment: Tool Tackling Opioid Crisis Faces Stigma, Other Barriers
Social Work Today | August 2018
BMC's Nonpharmacologic Approach to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Wins 2018 Gage Award
Grayken News | June 12, 2018
Boston Medical Center establishes a lifeline for parents of addicted teens, adults
The Boston Globe | June 6, 2018
Stigma associated with medication treatment for young adults with opioid use disorder: a case series
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | May 4, 2018
Boston Medical Center Leads Study on Peer Recovery Coaches for Opioid Use Disorder
Grayken News | April 27, 2018
In N.H., Trump pledges to 'get tough' on drug crime, unveils opioid epidemic plan
The Washington Post | March 19, 2018
Innovation in Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the ED and Beyond
Grayken Center | December 5, 2017
Cuddling as the First Line of Treatment for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Grayken Center | November 3, 2017
BMC Addiction Medicine Wins Two Awards for Clinical Care Innovation
Grayken Center | October 16, 2017
Dr. Sarah Bagley Recognized as an Emerging Leader by the Boston Business Community
Grayken Center | October 3, 2017
Videos
Personal Stories
BMC community members contributed 10-word stories describing how addiction and/or recovery has affected their lives.
BMC Gala 2017
Addiction is here. So is BMC.
Daring Origins: Sarah Bagley, MD
Sarah Bagley, MD's work in addiction medicine led to the creation of the groundbreaking CATALYST Clinic which is solely dedicated to adolescents and young adults struggling with substance use.
Podcasts
Michael Botticelli on Continuing to Fight the Addiction Crisis
Addiction is the most pressing public health crisis of our time. It is a chronic, medical condition that can impair health and function and is characterized by repeated use of a substance despite harmful consequences. In this segment, Michael Botticelli, one of the nation's leading addiction experts, who served as the Director of National Drug Control Policy at the White House under President Obama and is currently the Director of Boston Medical Center's newly established Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, joins the show to discuss how policy makers, clinicians, patients and families in crisis from across the country are turning to BMC because of its expertise and leadership in caring for patients with addiction. Among the busiest, most comprehensive treatment centers for behavioral health and addiction treatment in the country, BMC has established a formal Addiction Center to help turn the tide on this national crisis.
Doctoring During the Addiction Crisis
From policy makers to clinicians to patients and families in crisis, people across the country are turning to Boston Medical Center because of its expertise and leadership in caring for patients with addiction. Among the busiest, most comprehensive treatment centers for behavioral health and addiction treatment in the country, BMC has long been an epicenter of innovation, creating replicable care models in the field, providing training to those at the front lines of the opioid crisis sweeping the nation, and conducting research. Now, BMC has established the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine. Listen as Alexander Y. Walley, MD and Jessica Gray, MD discuss the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine as a way to help turn the tide on this national crisis.