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Clinical Update

Understanding Viral Hepatitis in the Context of Addiction Psychiatry

April 1, 2025

Danielle Herman. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.

Raquel Rozner, MD. Gastroenterology Associates, PC, Stratford, CT; Bridgeport Hospital/Yale New Haven Health, Bridgeport, CT.

Akhil Anand, MD. Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Cleveland Clinic; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.

Ms. Herman, Dr. Rozner, and Dr. Anand have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Hepatitis B and C are highly prevalent in people who use drugs and can result in significant morbidity and mortality due to progressive liver disease. In this article, we cover all the basics, including screening, symptoms, and relevant laboratory testing. We give tips to provide your patients on hepatitis prevention and when to refer them to specialists for treatment.

Harm Reduction Strategies—A Primer

February 11, 2020

To minimize harm and optimize safety among people who use drugs, particularly injections drugs, learn the nuts and bolts of naloxone distribution, syringe exchange, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, and fentanyl testing.

EXPERT Q&A

The Clinician’s Role: Reducing Harm Among People Who Use Drugs

February 11, 2020

Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD

Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD
Medical Director of the Harm Reduction Coalition (www.harmreduction.org). Attending physician at Rikers Island Correctional Health Services, NY. Dr. Sue has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Addiction researcher and medical director of the Harm Reduction Coalition shares her approach to patients and provides state-specific resources for clinicians interested in connecting with harm reduction resources locally.

How to Talk to Patients About the Risk of Opioid Overdose

February 11, 2020

How do you engage patients in discussion surrounding overdose risk? Learn some evidence-based strategies that will build trust, be accessible and understandable to patients, and empower them to use as safely as possible.

Screening and Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases in Addiction Practice

November 22, 2019

Sandra Springer, MD

Sandra Springer, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine. Director of the Infectious Disease Clinic (Newington) and Attending Infectious Disease Physician (West Haven), VA Connecticut Healthcare System.

Dr. Springer has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

In this QA, we invite Dr. Sandra Springer to walk us through the various screenings for infectious diseases ranging from HIV to Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, as well as Tuberculosis.