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Winter Spring 2025Boston University Medicine

Addiction

Stigma-coping Intervention Empowers People with HIV, Drug Use to Engage in Health, Substance Use Care

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Group sessions at community organizations help participants cope with stigma, accept negativity and encourage healthy behavior and care engagement.

Non-heavy Alcohol Use Associated with Liver Fibrosis

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Multiple patterns of alcohol use responsible for fatty liver disease.

Inflammatory Processes are Altered in the Brains of People with Opioid Use Disorder

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The researchers believe that this work offers a new context for neuroinflammatory actions in the human brain that may explain how opioids produce circuit dysfunction.

Tackling the Opioid Crisis’ Impact on Children and their Mothers

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University colleagues received a $900,000, three-year grant that will be used to measure the effectiveness of Project BRIGHT, “Building Resilience through Intervention: Growing Healthier Together.”

Study Provides Further Support for Genetic Factors Underlying Addictions

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Impairment of a particular gene increases susceptibility to opioid addiction liability and vulnerability to binge eating.

CALM Strives to Lower Maternal, Infant Stress

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See how cuddling infants suffering from opioid withdrawal can positively impact their health.

BUMC Faculty, State and Local Leaders Discuss ‘Model Interventions for Urban Homelessness’

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State and local leaders joined the BUMC community to discuss homelessness in Boston and surrounding areas.

Researchers Identify Factors Associated with Stopping Treatment for Opioid Dependence

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According to a study published online in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, individuals with opioid use disorder who are treated with buprenorphine are more likely to disengage from treatment programs if they are black or Hispanic, unemployed or have hepatitis C.

Researchers Identify Gene Possibly Linked with Methamphetamine Addiction

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New study sheds light on the significance of a potential genetic risk factor for drug addiction and possibly other neuropsychiatric disorders.

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