Provost Workshop on Addiction

This event will present key issues related to addiction research with the aim of encouraging collaborations and new research opportunities.

Key Presentations:

• "New preclinical models for the study of opioid physical dependence under prolonged pain states"

Venetia Zachariou, PhD, Edward Avedisian Professor and chair of pharmacology, physiology & biophysics

• "What do we know about collegiate recovery programs? A survey of program directors and students"

Noel Vest, MD, assistant professor, community health sciences, SPH

• "Engaging youth to reduce harms related to substance use"

Sarah M. Bagley, MD, associate professor, medicine and pediatrics

• "What can we do to make addiction treatment more appealing, effective, and equitable for Black patients?"

Miriam Komaromy, MD, professor, medicine/GIM; medical director, Grayken Center for Addiction, BMC

• Discussion moderated by Miriam Komaromy, MD