Feb 4, 2022
Across the country, 100,000 people have died of drug overdoses this year―an increase of more than 30% over 2020. Experts believe the reason, in large part, is the pressure of […]
Nov 19, 2021
College of Medicine researchers found young people with certain mental health conditions and histories of substance misuse may have an increased risk of being diagnosed with an opioid use disorder.
Nov 8, 2021
Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska and Penn State colleagues are part of a five-year, $5.8 million grant-funded study investigating factors promoting early childhood development.
Jun 15, 2021
Substance use disorder (SUD) is uncontrolled use of a substance despite harmful consequence. Many people with an SUD have an extreme focus on using certain substances, to the level where the person’s ability to function in daily life, jobs or family settings becomes impaired. In this interview, addiction medicine specialist Dr. Sarah Kawasaki provides some valuable insights.
Jan 14, 2021
The sixth annual Penn State Addiction Symposium will highlight substance use research, treatment, education and community engagement from all Penn State campuses.
Nov 18, 2020
Faculty at Penn State College of Medicine received a total of more than $38 million in research funding in August and September 2020.
Oct 7, 2020
Two Penn State College of Medicine authors joined others to write a commentary on an editorial published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. The editorial lists stigmatizing diagnostic terms and suggests replacements for them.
Aug 15, 2020
Two opioid-related research projects from Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences were featured during AcademyHealth's annual research meeting, which took place virtually from July 28 to Aug. 6, 2020, due to COVID-19.
Feb 19, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine assistant professor Andrea Hobkirk recently received a Young Investigator Grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for a collaborative project studying the problem of relapse after addiction treatment.
Feb 12, 2020
Patricia Sue Grigson, MS, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, presented her inaugural lecture, "Addiction: Liking, Needing and Wanting," Feb. 12, 2020.
