{"id":12,"date":"2016-06-03T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/aodhealth\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:25:52","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/aodhealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence<\/em> 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<\/em> is supported by the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the current issue of AOD Health<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Calling all Addiction Medicine fellows! Apply now for the AODH<\/em>\/ACAAM Rich Saitz Addiction Medicine Editorial Internship! <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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\u202fthe addiction\u202fmedicine literature and the field of academic publishing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deadline for Applications:<\/strong>\u202fAugust\u202f28, 2026, Noon CT\u202f\u00a0
Compensation:<\/strong>\u202f$2,000 USD\u202f\u00a0
Duration:\u202f<\/strong>October 1, 2026\u202f\u2013 June 30, 2027\u202f(approximately 5 hours per month)\u202f\u00a0
Open to:\u202f<\/strong>Addiction Medicine Fellows\u202f\u00a0
Questions:<\/strong>\u202fContact Editorial Director, Casy Calver at\u202fkatherine.calver@bmc.org.<\/a>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more and apply<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now streaming: Season 5, episode 2 of the Behind the Evidence<\/em> podcast<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Co-host Marc Larochelle, MD spoke with five authors of abstracts presented at the 2026 Together for Hope conference<\/a>, supported by the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> to listen, or search for Behind the Evidence<\/em> on your favorite streaming service.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Listen now: “Behind the Masthead<\/strong>,” a special series of our podcast, Behind the Evidence<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Behind the Evidence<\/em> here<\/a><\/strong> (or on your favorite podcast platform)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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