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Alcohol Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A potentially troubling picture is starting to emerge from data about drinking among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Avery, MD, director of Addiction Psychiatry and associate professor of clinical psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital has looked closely at the data.

OTTY Honoree 2020 Dr. Jonathan Avery: Saving Lives and Fighting Stigma

A leader in the emerging field of addiction psychiatry, he treats patients and educates the community, including his colleagues in healthcare, about the scourge of opioids

Improved Emergency Medicine Physician Attitudes Towards Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder Following Naloxone Kit Training

This article discusses the need for improved addiction treatment behaviors and the effectiveness of Naloxone Kit Training.

America Has a Benzo Problem

Everybody talks about the opioid epidemic — rightfully so. But what about benzos?

Why are so many women dying from drug overdoses?

No community is immune from America’s drug crisis. And new statistics show that it’s severely affected a group you might not expect: middle-aged women.

Can cannabis treat anxiety? It's complicated

Marijuana companies and users proclaim the drug’s utility as a treatment but hard evidence is more difficult to come by.

Protect Our Children- The Opioid Crisis- Part 3

The Opioid Epidemic has parents caught in the crossfire. How can you tell if your child is having a problem?

CBD Offers 'Significant Promise' for Heroin Addiction

CBD may offer individuals with a history of heroin abuse a non-opioid option to help break the cycle of continued addiction.

A Device That Heats Tobacco, But Doesn't Burn It, Can Now Be Sold in the U.S. Here's What to Know About IQOS

After a two-year wait, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday green-lit the sale of a new gadget that heats tobacco instead of burning it. Here’s what to know about the IQOS device — and why some public-health advocates are concerned that teens will illegally use it.

Weill Cornell Medicine: Change from Within

Dr. Jonathan Avery, MD, is taking on healthcare’s bias against patient’s with substance use disorders.
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