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09/04/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The absence of a nearby bystander can delay lifesaving overdose care. Test your knowledge of how often fatal overdoses occur in isolation.
09/04/2026
08/21/2026
Arwen Podesta, MD
In this interview, Arwen Podesta, MD, DFAPA, DFASAM, describes how alcohol use disorder remains a significant burden for patients and the health care system, and that clinicians across specialties should...
08/21/2026
06/08/2026
Ashton L. Stahl
A pilot trial tested whether brief prescribing support could improve rural primary care professionals' willingness to treat OUD with buprenorphine.
06/08/2026
Interactive Features
09/04/2026
Anthony Calabro, MA
The absence of a nearby bystander can delay lifesaving overdose care. Test your knowledge of how often fatal overdoses occur in isolation.
09/04/2026
10/02/2025
Kate Young
Got 30 seconds? This short quiz will test your knowledge about the neurophysiological impact of social media algorithms on addictive behaviors in teenagers.
10/02/2025
12/08/2024
Ann W. Latner, JD
A California physician was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for conspiring with a pharmacist to illegally distribute controlled substances. Should the pharmacist receive a similar sentence?
12/08/2024
07/10/2022
Many patients ask about using both benzodiazepines and opioids. W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, asks whether you know the possible effects of combining the 2 drug classes.
07/10/2022
03/12/2019
We want to know whether you think opioids should be made illegal in the United States. Tell us your thoughts by taking this poll.
03/12/2019
Clinical Insights
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
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
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
01/05/2022
Scott T. Vergano, MD
In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about 5 top papers about the trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality, the effects of cannabis use in pregnancy, electronic health records,...
01/05/2022
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