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Brett Snodgrass
Conference Coverage
Digging Deeper: Substance Use Disorder
11/17/2023
In this video, Brett Snodgrass, a nurse practitioner, provides the take-home messages from her session "Digging Deeper: Substance Use Disorder” at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series....
11/17/2023
Conference Coverage
Brett Snodgrass
Conference Coverage
Preview: Screening for Substance Use Disorder
05/11/2023
In this video, Brett Snodgrass, a nurse practitioner, provides a preview of her session "Digging Deeper: Substance Use Disorder” at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series on May 26. Ms...
05/11/2023
Opioid addiction
Opioid addiction
Teens, Young Adults With Opioid Addiction Need Greater Access to Medication
08/07/2022
Dr Scott E Hadland from Boston Medical Center discusses his latest research, which demonstrated that prescribing medication earlier to youth with opioid use disorder improves retention in care vs behavioral...
08/07/2022
opioids
opioids
How Opioid Use Impacts Pregnancy
06/13/2022
A recent study led by Kerry Flannagan, PhD, examined how opioid use may result in pregnancy loss and lower changes of conception. Dr Flannagan answered our questions about her team’s study.
06/13/2022
Public Health
Public Health
Ronald Martin on Overcoming the Challenges With Implementing a Harm Reduction Model
05/23/2019
Ronald Martin, from the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, outlines the challenges associated with implementing a harm reduction model to combat the opioid crisis, as well as ways to overcome these...
05/23/2019
Nutrition
Nutrition
Eileen T. O'Grady, PhD, RN, NP, on Emotional Eating and Food Addiction
05/16/2019
Eileen O'Grady, PhD, RN, NP, discusses the management of emotional eating and food addiction, the hunger scale, and the role of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating these conditions.
05/16/2019
Pain Management
Pain Management
Wendy C. King, MD, on Pain Management With Opioids After Bariatric Surgery
06/24/2017
Wendy C. King, epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, talks about her latest study about pain management with opioids after bariatric surgery.
06/24/2017
Addiction
video game
Addiction
Game Over: Helping a Teenager Quit a Video Game Addiction
05/28/2014

Sarah Knapp; Lauren W. M. Swager, MD; and Linda S. Nield, MD

Sarah Knapp; Lauren W. M. Swager, MD; and Linda S. Nield, MD
My teenaged son plays video games at least 3 hours per day, and he gets so angry when I ask him to stop playing. Is it possible that he is addicted to video games? If so, how can I help him?
05/28/2014
Top Papers of the Month
doctor with clipboard
Top Papers of the Month
Gateway to Addiction, Black Market Bonanza, or Relief of Suffering: Where do Prescription Opioids Fit in a Complex Societal Equation?
05/05/2014

Gregory W. Rutecki, MD

Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
As primary care professionals, it is high time to frame and discuss the critical tension of prescribing painkillers further.
05/05/2014
Guest Commentary
prescription pad
Guest Commentary
Rational Opioid Prescribing to Minimize Iatrogenic Addiction
09/15/2010

Aaron S. Geller, MD

Aaron S. Geller, MD
Once patients experience euphoria, they seek escalating opioid doses to avoid dysphoria.
09/15/2010