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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
No Rx Required? Faster Access to Opioid-Based Medication Could Save Lives
BU Today | July 11, 2019
BU’s Payel Roy and Michael Stein authored a JAMA editorial arguing that buprenorphine should be made more quickly and easily accessible.
Obama's drug czar Michael Botticelli backs bill to get addiction patients out of jails
MassLive | June 27, 2019
A new bill would end the practice of “sectioning” or jailing men who are committed based on substance use disorder, and Michael Botticelli expressed his support.
Opioid-Related ER Visits Decline in Mass. – but Not Everywhere
Boston Globe | June 26, 2019
Jeffrey Samet comments on how medications for opioid use disorder have made a dent in the epidemic, but access levels vary.
Importance of changing the culture surrounding opioids stressed at Kentucky opioid summit
Kentucky Chamber Bottom Line | June 24, 2019
Michael Botticelli gave a keynote address at Kentucky Chamber of Commerce event for employers, focusing on their influence to support people striving for recovery.
Major Mass. Hospitals Pledge to Train Doctors in Addiction Care
The Boston Globe | July 17, 2019
A new consortium of 12 Boston and Cambridge hospitals, co-chaired by BMC CEO Kate Walsh, has pledged to educate their physicians about opioid addiction and to improve support for employees struggling with substance use problems.
Grayken Center Report – June 2019
June 2019
Updates about the Grayken Center and news about new hires are included in this Grayken Center report.
More Stories
OPIOID CRISIS? IT'S MORE COMPLEX THAN THAT: STUDY SHOWS FATALITIES USUALLY INVOLVE MULTIPLE DRUGS
Boston Globe | June 4, 2019
ADDICTION USED TO BE SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. DOCTORS GRADUATING TODAY ARE EAGER TO TAKE IT ON
Boston Globe | May 21, 2019
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES $89M FEDERAL GRANT FOR OPIOID STUDY
The Boston Globe | April 18, 2019
U.S. LAUNCHES FOUR-STATE STUDY TO FIND WAYS TO REDUCE OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS
Reuters | April 18, 2019
WHAT PURDUE PHARMA'S SETTLEMENT WITH OKLAHOMA MEANS FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS
PBS Newshour | March 26, 2019
MASS. ISSUES GUIDELINES AFTER BOSTON NURSE WAS DENIED LIFE INSURANCE FOR CARRYING NALOXONE
WBUR | February 12, 2019
OVERDOSE DEATHS COULD INCREASE WITH 'CHANGING NATURE' OF OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Penn State News | February 1, 2019
LIMITING OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS WILL DO LITTLE TO REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS, STUDY SAYS
The Boston Globe | February 1, 2019
EDITORIAL: DOCTORS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES MUST BE PART OF THE FIGHT AGAINST OPIOIDS
Observer-Reporter | January 27, 2019
With More Money Spent Marketing Opioids, More Overdose Deaths Followed, Study Says
CNN | January 18, 2019
Editorial: Stop allowing beliefs to get in the way of treating opioid use disorder
Medical Xpress| December 18
On Smarter Approaches to Addiction Treatment: An Interview with Michael Botticelli
WHRB Harvard Radio Broadcasting | December 2
Jail Ordered to Give Inmate Methadone for Opioid Addiction in Far-Reaching Ruling
The New York Times | November 28
'WE CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO TAKE ACTION': LEADERS DISCUSS ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OPIOID CRISIS
NBC Boston| November 16
Florida Has Opportunities, Shortfalls In Combating Opioid Epidemic, Experts
Say Orlando Sentinel | October 23
Baker Gets Praise For Handling Opioid Crisis, But Challenges Remain
The Boston Globe | October 22, 2018
Addiction Center At Boston Medical Unveils New Tool To Help Employers Struggling In The Opioid Epidemic
WBUR | September 12, 2018
ADDICTION CENTER AT BOSTON MEDICAL UNVEILS NEW TOOL TO HELP EMPLOYERS STRUGGLING IN THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
WBUR | September 12, 2018
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
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.
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.