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Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence is a free online newsletter summarizing the latest clinically relevant research on substance use and health. Through summaries of important alcohol and other drug research published in peer-reviewed journals, downloadable teaching presentations, and feature articles on substance use research ethics, the newsletter provides valuable information to improve clinical teaching, practice, and research. AOD Health is supported by the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center.
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Calling all Addiction Medicine fellows! Apply now for the AODH/ACAAM Rich Saitz Addiction Medicine Editorial Internship!
Qualified applicants will have strong English-language writing skills and an interest in addiction medicine publishing and critical appraisal of the peer-reviewed literature. Editorial interns will be mentored by senior addiction medicine faculty to gain experience in rigorous review of the addiction medicine literature and the field of academic publishing.
Deadline for Applications: August 28, 2026, Noon CT
Compensation: $2,000 USD
Duration: October 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (approximately 5 hours per month)
Open to: Addiction Medicine Fellows
Questions: Contact Editorial Director, Casy Calver at katherine.calver@bmc.org.
Now streaming: Season 5, episode 2 of the Behind the Evidence podcast
Co-host Marc Larochelle, MD spoke with five authors of abstracts presented at the 2026 Together for Hope conference, supported by the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center.
Topics include: syringe service program-based drug checking services, transitioning from low-threshold shelters to permanent housing, outcomes from an innovative overdose prevention center, interest in PrEP and MOUD among people who inject drugs, and a community-based treatment program for youth with substance use and symptoms of psychosis. Click here to listen, or search for Behind the Evidence on your favorite streaming service.
Listen now: “Behind the Masthead,” a special series of our podcast, Behind the Evidence!
Editorial Director, Casy Calver, PhD, interviews addiction journal editors and other scholars on the impact of recent changes to the US federal funding of medical and public health research.
Listen to Behind the Evidence here (or on your favorite podcast platform)