Michael L. Barnett JAMA Tamara Beetham Brendan Saloner Sarah Wakeman My son was forced to wean off bupe in rehab because the half way house wouldn’t take him on it. He was dead of an overdose within 30 days. Buried him 7/30/20. I will never quit telling his story

Jennifer Hornak I am saddened and enraged to hear of your loss and will keep fighting to expand evidence based life saving MOUD and advocate for discriminatory, lethal programs like this to be to be shut down with harsh penalty Gregory Dorchak MCSTAP James L. Baker, M.D., M.P.H

Covid pandemic associated with major increase in overdose cardiac arrests, published today in JAMA Psychiatry Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrests Observed by Emergency Medical Services During the US COVID-19 Epidemic ja.ma/2JNaQK9 via JAMA Psychiatry part of JAMA Network

Congratulations to Sarah Wakeman Laura Kehoe and dedicated MGH SUDs Initiative team caring for 7000 SUD patients over 5 years! Saving lives, providing hope, and leading the way. Thank you for all you do!

Relentless @drlauakehoe fighting the good fight, always pushing forward to help others - so powerful!

Thanks for your leadership on these complex issues, Rep. Decker!

Congratulations, Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH!

With stunning credentials and stellar reputation, Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH will soon be leading the CDC; she deserves the full support of all physicians dedicated to public health! Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) AMA MassGeneral Medicine

10 dedicated MCSTAP team members ready to assist all MA healthcare providers treat SUD, manage complex pain, or both. We want to help you help your patients. Call 833-PAIN-SUD M-F Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Jessica Gray Laura Kehoe here for you!

🚨New publication alert!🚨🔥 Delighted to share this paper describing our team's love & sweat over the past few years Our hospital didn’t have an addiction medicine consultation service, so us trainees started one! 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… (#OpenAccess & thread!👇) /1

The new Congress and Administration must work together on day one to address the existential threat of climate change. It’s good to know that we’ll have a champion like Lori Trahan on the Energy and Commerce Committee fighting for us every step of the way.

Congresswoman Trahan will add new dimensions to this powerful committee (established in 1795) to move our country forward - congratulations, Lori!

Thank you, ARCHIVED: Rep. David Trone - I watched that testimony in horror. The Sacklers will never know the grief you and I and millions of other family members endure every day

You will help many parents from having to wake up their worst nightmare coming true, Dr. Walensky. Please fight hard in your new role and feel the appreciation from all of us who understand the critical importance of your work.

Since the beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic, drug overdoses are taking more lives than ever before. Says @DrKimSue, "We have to innovate and pivot quickly, enacting evidence-based #harmreduction strategies to keep people alive." nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Love this idea - let's do it!

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This Mass. doctor hopes his son’s addiction story can help others masslive.com/news/2024/03/t…