In every 25 maternity hospital stays in Pennsylvania, one individual is managing a substance use disorder. Dr. Mandy Fauble, executive director of Safe Harbor Behavioral… Read more
Tag: drug addiction
Helping People Who Need It Most
Each day, UPMC staffers are fighting the opioid epidemic. Dr. Kevin Kraemer and Dr. Julie Childers share what it’s like to be on the frontlines.… Read more
New Project Uses Data to Prevent and Better Treat Pain and Addiction
As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate the United States, the country is also battling the entwined epidemic of chronic pain, which affects more than… Read more
Wendy King Receives Prestigious Award for Bariatric Surgery Research
Wendy King, Ph.D., of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, has been awarded the Circle of Excellence Award from the American Society… Read more
Pitt Researcher Turns to Lock-In Programs to Prevent ‘Doctor Shopping’
Julie Donohue, Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, has been working with the… Read more