The Department of Psychiatry gives residents the opportunity to train in Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry to help those battling substance use disorders and addiction through our fellowship ...

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; 2023), more than 1 in 9 of American adults (11.8 percent) believe they have ever had a problem with alcohol or other ...

Two University of Calgary researchers believe the structure of modern-day residency programs can be connected to William ...

Historically, the path to addiction medicine was through psychiatry. That model started to change in 2015, when the American Board of Medical Specialties — considered the gold standard in physician ...

A study by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is calling for more doctors across Canada to be formally trained to diagnose and treat patients addicted to drugs. Dr. Evan Wood, ...

A former footballer and recovering gambling addict is warning teenage non-league players against the dangers of betting. Tony Kelly played for clubs including Stoke City in the 1990s before gambling ...

Over the past three years as a University of Mississippi Medical Center psychiatry resident, Dr. Chaz Richardson has seen a plethora of patients who cope with prescription or "street" drug addictions.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the U.S. was making some headway in fighting the drug overdose epidemic. But as the nation directs scarce public health resources to combatting Covid-19, the ...

The growth of crystal meth use in Ireland is one of the most dangerous developments in the drugs scene in recent years, an addiction expert has said. Therapists have begun to see their first cases of ...