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Rethinking Methadone: A Tool for Care, Not a One-Size-Fits-All Solution

Written by Peter F. Luongo, Ph.D., IRETA Executive Director | January 10, 2025

Methadone has long been a cornerstone of treatment for opioid use disorder, demonstrating its effectiveness as a lifesaving medication. However, it has also been treated as a one-size-fits-all level of care—a role it was never meant to fulfill. When methadone maintenance treatment was first tested in 1964 by Drs. Vincent Dole and Marie Nyswander in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: addiction medicine, addiction treatment, Blog, Harm Reduction, substance use disorder

Driving Change with Data: An Inside Look at IRETA’s Research and Evaluation Efforts

Written by Marla Kauffman | October 21, 2024

Piper Lincoln is the Senior Research Associate at IRETA. Piper plays a crucial role, handling all aspects of research and evaluation. This includes designing data collection methods and analyzing and interpreting results. Her work involves the technical side of data and ensuring that our research and evaluation projects align with best practices. Whether it’s selecting […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Addiction, addiction medicine, addiction treatment, addiction treatment data, Blog, research and evaluation

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

The Importance of Speaking the Same Language in Addiction Treatment

Written by Marla Kauffman | March 17, 2022

There is a recognizable need for improved treatment for substance use disorder in the United States. Drug overdose deaths are at an all-time high and standardization of the delivery and coverage for addiction treatment can be hard to find. Unfortunately, as it stands, addiction treatment and reimbursement practices can vary greatly from state to state, […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Addiction in the News, Evidence-Based and Best Practices, News Tagged With: addiction medicine, addiction treatment, ASAM, free resource, free resource for addiction, substance use disorder, toolkits

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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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