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Xylazine: What Does the Emergence of this New Contaminant Mean for People Who Use Drugs and Health Care Providers?

Written by Marla Kauffman | February 17, 2023

Throughout the past year, a substance called xylazine has been saturating the drug supply in many parts of the United States. Xylazine is a powerful sedative used in veterinary medicine, typically for larger animals like horses and cattle. It is not considered to be safe for humans. However, the drug has been found to be […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Addiction in the News, Evidence-Based and Best Practices, News, Pittsburgh Tagged With: Addiction, addiction treatment, Harm Reduction, opioid addiction, substance use disorder, xylazine

Celebrating Recovery

Written by Marla Kauffman | September 7, 2022

September is Recovery Month! IRETA is proud to celebrate pathways to recovery with the Pittsburgh Recovery Walk.

Filed Under: Addiction, IRETA and Our Services, Pittsburgh

Overdose Awareness Day: Honoring Those We Have Lost By Preventing Future Overdose Deaths

Written by Marla Kauffman | August 25, 2022

August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day. This is a day to remember those we have lost in the past year to overdose of opioids and other substances. As of November 2021, more than 100,000 people have lost their lives annually to substance overdose.  In order to properly commemorate those lives we have lost, we […]

Filed Under: Addiction in the News, News, Pittsburgh Tagged With: Addiction, addiction treatment, opiate overdose, overdose, overdose awareness day

IRETA Continues to Provide Intensive Learning Experience on Substance Use Disorders for Medical and Pharmacy Students

Written by Marla Kauffman | August 12, 2022

For 23 years, IRETA has hosted medical students for the Scaife Medical Student Fellowship in Substance Use Disorders. The program has been held virtually since 2020, due to COVID-19. This year’s program continued online. For three weeks in both June and July, small cohorts of medical and pharmacy students logged in from across the country […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Evidence-Based and Best Practices, IRETA and Our Services, News, Pittsburgh Tagged With: addiction medicine, addiction treatment, medical student, medical student fellowship

Opportunity Out of Crisis: A Natural Experiment

Written by Peter F. Luongo, Ph.D., IRETA Executive Director | February 22, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented challenges and opportunities for substance disorder treatment. IRETA and Vital Strategies are studying effects of OTP rule changes.

Filed Under: Addiction, Evidence-Based and Best Practices, IRETA and Our Services, News, Pittsburgh

Medical & Pharmacy Students Learn Skills About Addiction And Its Treatment Despite Challenges Amid Pandemic

Written by Marla Kauffman | August 12, 2020

IRETA has hosted medical students in Pittsburgh for the Scaife Medical Student Fellowship in Substance Use Disorders. The fellowship offers medical students, typically between their first and second years of medical school, an intensive learning experience about substance use, addiction, and addiction treatment.

Filed Under: Evidence-Based and Best Practices, IRETA and Our Services, Pittsburgh

Questioning Alcohol Use as “#SelfCare”: The Sober Curious Movement and Being Mindful About Alcohol Consumption

Written by Marla Kauffman | March 27, 2020

Questioning Alcohol Use as “#SelfCare.” When it comes to sleep, alcohol may help you fall asleep, but it actually disrupts sleep patterns and blocks REM sleep, causing anyone who drinks it before bed to have a less restful night’s sleep than if they hadn’t consumed alcohol.

Filed Under: Addiction, Addiction in the News, Pittsburgh

Migrating To Recovery-Oriented Methadone Maintenance

Written by Jessica Williams | March 2, 2018

IRETA was fortunate to be chosen to work with Foundations Medical Services, a methadone maintenance program in Butler, PA managed by Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.

Filed Under: Evidence-Based and Best Practices, IRETA and Our Services, Pittsburgh

Because of IRETA, There are More Doctors in the World with Unusual Knowledge and Skill

Written by Jessica Williams | November 7, 2017

IRETA’s 2017 Annual Report summarizes the effectiveness of our longstanding medical student program.

Filed Under: IRETA and Our Services, Pittsburgh

Let’s Say You Run a Mayoral Campaign Focused Solely on Addiction. You Win. Then What?

Written by Jessica Williams | October 25, 2017

When Kelley Kelley took office as the mayor of Turtle Creek, she’d promised the community that she would do a better job addressing addiction and its harms.

Filed Under: Pittsburgh, Profiles

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The Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addictions (IRETA) is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit located in Pittsburgh, PA. Our mission is to help people respond effectively to substance use and related problems.

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