CHERISH Presentation at CTN Annual Scientific Meeting
CHERISH director Dr. Bruce Schackman presented at the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Annual Scientific Meeting on April 12, 2016. The CTN is a NIDA-funded multi-site research project to determine the effectiveness of behavioral, pharmacological, and integrated treatment interventions across a broad range of community-based treatment settings and diversified patient populations. Dr. Schackman’s presentation […]
Quality of Life of Opioid Users and their Spouses
There are more deaths in the US from opioids than from any other unintentional injury–one person died every 30 minutes from an opioid analgesic overdose in the US in 2014. The experience of living with opioid use is harmful both for the opioid user and for his or her spouse. A recent study published in the journal Addiction quantified […]
CHERISH at CDUHR: Center-to-Center Collaboration Begins
On December 8th, CHERISH Director Dr. Bruce Schackman, delivered a presentation at the NIDA-funded located at the New York University College of Nursing. CDUHR Co-director and CHERISH Center Advisory Board Member Dr. Sherry Deren welcomed Dr. Schackman, who presented an overview of the mission, goals, and organization of CHERISH. Dr. Schackman highlighted the Methodology Consultation service offered by CHERISH […]
Center for Health Economics of Treatment for Substance Users Is Established at Weill Cornell Medical College
The high costs of treating the more than 7 million people with a substance use disorder may be daunting to public and private payers. The costs of not treating them may be even higher, especially if you consider the costs of failing to screen for and treat HIV and hepatitis C in this population. Sorting […]
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