Study reveals fentanyl’s effects on the brain

Researchers have learned that fentanyl produces a specific EEG signature, which could allow clinicians to monitor its effects to enable safer, more personalized administration during and after surgery.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~3 min

MGH expert responds to 100,000 overdose deaths

Sarah Wakeman says that CDC report highlights need for U.S. to radically rethink response to opioid epidemic.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
Nov. 29, 2021 • ~10 min

New drug-detecting tool could help save lives

The landscape of the illegal drug trade changes constantly, particularly amid the current opioid crisis. Law-enforcement officers regularly find or confiscate pills, powders, and other substances and need to know their composition as quickly as possible to determine legal charges and sometimes to issue lifesaving warnings. Carfentanil is a case in point. This cousin to […]

Caitlin McDermott-Murphy • harvard
Nov. 13, 2019 • ~7 min

Harvard specialist focuses on opioid crisis as U.S. life expectancy drops

Against a backdrop of recent jumps in drug overdose deaths and suicide, McLean Hospital psychologist R. Kathryn McHugh discusses the opioid crisis and increasing suicide deaths with the Gazette.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 10, 2018 • ~13 min

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