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.
Dec 28, 2019
Dr. Susan Glod, associate professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in a congressional briefing on opioid dependence and addiction on Nov. 19.
Dec 17, 2019
Penn State Addiction Center for Translation's Fifth Annual Addiction Symposium, held Dec. 10, 2019, brought together those across Penn State and in the community at large to hear new strategies for treating substance use disorder.
Dec 9, 2019
Two researchers have received NIH funding to study whether an already-approved drug can be used to reduce cravings and prevent relapse in those struggling with opioid addiction.
Nov 20, 2019
Project ECHO at Penn State College of Medicine will use a $1.5 million federal grant to address underage drinking and opioid use in ten rural counties in central Pennsylvania.