Grayken News

EXPERT OPINION: What to expect from the opioid epidemic in the next 5 years in Boston

Boston.com | January 7, 2020

Miriam Komaromy, Grayken Medical Director, weighs in on the likelihood of continued opioid epidemic, and the need for expanded access to medication, workforce training, housing and harm reduction to address it.

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For Hospitals, a Blueprint for Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

Health Affairs | December 20, 2019

Michael Botticelli and Maia Gottlieb, with Don Berwick and Mara Laderman from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, outline key strategies from a new document laying out steps that hospitals can take to address opioid crisis.

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Rize Massachusetts Foundation Awards More than $1M in Grants for Harm Reduction Services and Research Projects with Long-Term Impact On Opioid Crisis

RIZE MA | October 23, 2019

This press release announces key funding for harm reduction work, including a collaboration between the Boston Public Health Commission and Project TRUST at BMC.

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Study Finds Less Than 2 Percent of Overdose Victims Had Active Opioid Prescriptions

Newsweek | October 22, 2019

A recent study from Dr. Alexander Walley and others found that of fatal overdoses in Massachusetts, only 1.3% had an active prescription for the opioid detected in their system on the day of death.

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Helping Teenagers Quit Vaping

The New York Times | October 14, 2019

While fewer teenagers are smoking cigarettes, more are now vaping. Dr. Sarah Bagley and Dr. Scott Hadland comment on the rise of vaping, and what pediatricians can do about it.

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"Stories Are Powerful"

Harvard Magazine | October 13, 2019

Michael Botticelli and Dr. Jeffrey Samet participated in a Harvard event focused on the stigma of drug use, and emphasized the importance of both data and stories.

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Breakthroughs In Addiction

HubWeek

A conversation with Scott Hadland, MD, MPH, Adolescent Medicine and Addiction Specialist at Boston Medical Center and Martha Kane, PhD, Clinical Director, Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Intersection of Pain and Addiction

"Intersection of Pain and Addiction" was written by Daniel Alford, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine; and Director of the Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit at Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction. This is the second video of an educational series launched by Boston Medical Center's Office Based Addiction Treatment Training and Technical Assistance (OBAT TTA) Team. This video series was designed to provide clinical care teams with education on topical issues related to addiction treatment.

Addiction Impacts the Entire Family: Pearls for Providers

Addiction Impacts the Entire Family: Pearls for Providers

"Addiction Impacts the Entire Family: Pearls for Providers" was written by Alicia S. Ventura, MPH, Director of Special Projects and Research, Office Based Addiction Treatment Training (OBAT) at Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction. This is the first of a new video series launched by Boston Medical Center's OBAT Training and Technical Assistance Team aimed at providing clinical care teams with education on topical issues in the field of addiction treatment. This video was produced by 1623 Studios out of Gloucester, MA.

YOUTH.GOV: The Importance of Addressing Substance Use During Adolescence

From Youth.gov featuring Dr. Sarah Bagley, M.D. from the CATALYST Clinic

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.

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.