Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMRecovery, Recovered, Recovering: New Definitions Acknowledge the Process of RecoveryWhat is recovery?Oct 17, 20221Oct 17, 20221
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMAlcohol Consumption Increases Cancer RiskIn the United States, drinking alcohol is common.Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMPregnant Women, Opioid Use Disorder, and Medication-Assisted TreatmentWhen I write articles, give lectures, or discuss opioid addiction, known as opioid use disorder (OUD), I always remind the people I’m…Jan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMAthletes and OpioidsOpioid addiction knows no bounds. It does not discriminate. Rich, poor, young, old — everyone is vulnerable. Women and men can get…Jan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMThe Neurobiology of Addiction — Emotion, Impulse, and Decision-MakingThe science of addiction has come a long way in the past four decades. Everything from how we approach treatment to the way we talk about…Nov 23, 2021Nov 23, 2021
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMThe Case for Medication-Assisted (MAT) Treatment in Jails and PrisonsEarlier this year in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — an area hit hard by the opioid epidemic — a group of doctors, nurses, medical…Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2021
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMThe Opioid Crisis: Consequences of Nonfatal OverdoseFor the past year and a half, we’ve all had our attention on the coronavirus pandemic. And with good reason: it’s taken the lives of far…Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMThe Gut Microbiome and Addiction — Is There A Connection?Researchers in addiction science search for the biological and physiological mechanisms that contribute to addiction every day. They…Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMSocial and Behavioral Predictors of Mortality: Alcohol AbuseLast summer, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver published a study that examined the behavioral and social…Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021
Christopher Johnston, MD, ABPM-ADMFentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Sedatives: A Hidden COVID CrisisI live and work in the northeastern U.S., but I keep an eye on news items from around the country, particularly when they’re related to…Apr 28, 2021Apr 28, 2021
