https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-rss/?orgId=123230&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Pain and Addiction Interaction Neurosciences (PAIN) Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 23:47:20 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-named-recipient-of-2026-inrc-young-investigator-award/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-named-recipient-of-2026-inrc-young-investigator-award/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been selected to receive the 2026 Young Investigator Award from the International Narcotics Research Conference. The honor recognizes emerging leaders whose research is advancing the study of opioid pharmacology and function. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:00 Z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-026-03523-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-026-03523-5 Gabriel P.A. Costa, MD, left, and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, right, are first and senior authors, respectively, of a systematic review and meta-analysis in Molecular Psychiatry of 63 preclinical and human studies evaluating endocannabinoid system modulators for alcohol use disorder. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/yale-study-examines-fda-drug-recall-data-involving-opioid-medications/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/yale-study-examines-fda-drug-recall-data-involving-opioid-medications/ From left, Julio Nunes, MD; Gabriel P.A. Costa, MD; and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, co-authored a new study in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety that examines more than two decades of U.S. Food and Drug Administration drug recall data involving opioid medications. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-appointed-associate-editor-of-drug-and-alcohol-dependence/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-appointed-associate-editor-of-drug-and-alcohol-dependence/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been appointed an associate Editor of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, an international journal sponsored by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/yale-psychiatry-trainees-match-to-fellowship-programs/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/yale-psychiatry-trainees-match-to-fellowship-programs/ Eleven Yale Department of Psychiatry trainees have matched to fellowship programs at Yale School of Medicine and other institutions. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-awarded-2026-ruth-fox-scholarship-by-american-society-of-addiction-medicine/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-awarded-2026-ruth-fox-scholarship-by-american-society-of-addiction-medicine/ Julio Nunes, MD, a fourth-year resident, has been awarded the 2026 Ruth Fox Scholarship by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/expanding-access-to-buprenorphine-and-methadone-global-perspectives-and-policy-recommendations/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/expanding-access-to-buprenorphine-and-methadone-global-perspectives-and-policy-recommendations/ A new review published in Substance Use & Addiction Journal examines how eight countries regulate access to methadone and buprenorphine, the most effective medications for opioid use disorder. Yale authors include Julio Nunes, MD; Gabriel P.A. Costa, MD; and Joao De Aquino, MD. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-authors-peer-reviewed-publication-opinion-article/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-authors-peer-reviewed-publication-opinion-article/ Julio Nunes, MD, a psychiatry resident, is author of the peer-reviewed article, "Challenging the 25-year-old ‘Mature Brain’ Mythology: Implications for the Minimum Legal Age for Non-Medical Cannabis Use" in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse and the opinion piece, "From Mailbox to Glovebox: The Dose That Saved a Life" in Psychiatric News. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:00:00 Z https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40429-025-00687-y https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40429-025-00687-y Gabriel P.A. Costa, MD; Mehmet Sofuoglu, MD, PhD; and Joao P. De Aquino, MD are co-authors of a review in Current Addiction Reports that evaluates integrated treatment approaches and identifies methodological limitations impeding evidence-based care for chronic pain and tobacco use. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/pm/pnaf132/8262866 https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/pm/pnaf132/8262866 Gabriel Costa, MD; Gustavo A. Angarita, MD, MHS; and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, are co-authors of a review in Pain Medicine that evaluates the use of quantitative sensory testing in assessing pain responses and mechanisms among individuals with opioid use disorder receiving opioid agonist treatment. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-selected-as-2026-acp-laughlin-fellow/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-selected-as-2026-acp-laughlin-fellow/ Julio Nunes, MD, a fourth-year Neuroscience Research Training Program resident, has been selected as a 2026 Laughlin Fellow of The American College of Psychiatrists. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-named-mentor-for-acnp-near-peer-mentorship-program/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-named-mentor-for-acnp-near-peer-mentorship-program/ Gustavo A. Angarita, MD, MHS, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, have been selected to serve as mentors in the 2026 Near-Peer Mentorship Program organized by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871625002650?dgcid=raven_sd_aip_email https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871625002650?dgcid=raven_sd_aip_email Gabriel P.A. Costa, MD; Julio Nunes, MD; and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, are co-authors of the paper "Cannabis Use Frequency is Associated with Emotion Dysregulation Among Persons Receiving Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain" in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/reducing-stigma-and-expanding-methadone-access-in-the-us-the-modernizing-opioid-treatment-access-act-and-beyond/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/reducing-stigma-and-expanding-methadone-access-in-the-us-the-modernizing-opioid-treatment-access-act-and-beyond/ Julio Nunes, MD, psychiatry resident, is a co-author of the paper, "Reducing Stigma and Expanding Methadone Access in the U.S.: the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act and Beyond." Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/abstract/9900/the_role_of_childhood_trauma_in_chronic_pain_and.549.aspx https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/abstract/9900/the_role_of_childhood_trauma_in_chronic_pain_and.549.aspx Gabriel P.A. Costa, MD; Julio Nunes, MD; and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, are co-authors of a paper in Journal of Addiction Medicine that explores the correlations between childhood trauma, chronic pain, and substance use among individuals receiving methadone for opioid use disorder. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:00:00 Z https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acer.70108 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acer.70108 Gabriel Costa, MD, postdoctoral associate, and Joao De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, are first and senior authors, respectively, of a study published in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research that found that heavy alcohol consumption and obesity each magnify the impact of chronic pain on daily life. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-named-recipient-of-2025-postdoctoral-mentoring-prize/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-named-recipient-of-2025-postdoctoral-mentoring-prize/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Postdoctoral Mentoring Prize by Yale’s Office for Postdoctoral Affairs and the Yale Postdoc Association’s Mentorship Committee. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-costa-prudente-honored-with-2025-college-on-problems-of-drug-dependence-travel-awards/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-costa-prudente-honored-with-2025-college-on-problems-of-drug-dependence-travel-awards/ Julio Nunes, MD, third-year resident; Gabriel P.A. Costa, MD, postdoctoral associate; and Tiago Paiva Prudente, MD, affiliate of the Yale Cocaine Research Clinic, have been selected to receive 2025 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Travel Awards for Early Career Investigators. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-paredes-naveda-receive-travel-scholarships-for-ashp-annual-meeting/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-paredes-naveda-receive-travel-scholarships-for-ashp-annual-meeting/ Julio Nunes, MD, a third-year resident in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, and Alisson Paredes Naveda, BS, an intern at the Yale Cocaine Research Clinic, Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit of the Connecticut Mental Health Center, have been awarded travel scholarships to attend and present their research at the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry (ASHP) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Calif, from May 16 to 17, 2025. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:00:00 Z https://rss.com/podcasts/behindtheevidence/1915679/ https://rss.com/podcasts/behindtheevidence/1915679/ “Behind the Evidence” is the addiction medicine podcast of the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center, and a project of the Center’s free bimonthly newsletter Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence (AODH). This episode was recorded in June 2024 and features an interview with Joao P. De Aquino, MD on his article published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-to-run-bank-of-america-chicago-marathon-for-american-foundation-for-suicide-prevention/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-to-run-bank-of-america-chicago-marathon-for-american-foundation-for-suicide-prevention/ Before he laced up his sneakers five years ago and began to run for fun, Julio Nunes, MD, struggled to understand why long-distance runners chose to pummel their bodies. “I always made fun of marathon runners. Why are you doing that?” the third-year Yale Department of Psychiatry resident would say. Nunes gets it now, and he’s poised to join the marathon runners club in 2025 when he runs the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 12 as a member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Race for Hope team. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z https://vimeopro.com/user88912334/pcss-maud-mini-videos https://vimeopro.com/user88912334/pcss-maud-mini-videos The PCSS-MAUD microlearning series offers short, practical videos with evidence-based strategies for treating patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). These videos provide focused knowledge on key topics that you can apply in your practice. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871625000055 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871625000055 Four Yale Department of Psychiatry researchers, Julio Nunes, MD; Rebecca Suh, PhD; Mehmet Sofuoglu, MD, PhD; and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, investigated whether pain predicts daily cigarette smoking and if daily cigarette smoking predicts the development of pain. The results were published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://rapm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/01/01/rapm-2024-106014 https://rapm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/01/01/rapm-2024-106014 Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, is senior author of a paper in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine that compares the efficacy and safety of buprenorphine with other opioids for acute postoperative pain management in adults. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/five-faculty-elected-to-associate-membership-of-acnp/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/five-faculty-elected-to-associate-membership-of-acnp/ Gustavo A. Angarita, MD, MHS; Joao P. De Aquino, MD; Matthew Girgenti, PhD; Elizabeth Goldfarb, PhD; and Rajiv Radhakrishnan, MD, have been elected to Associate Membership of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-named-to-2025-us-association-for-the-study-of-pain-leadership-academy/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-named-to-2025-us-association-for-the-study-of-pain-leadership-academy/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been chosen to participate in the 2025 Leadership Academy hosted by the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP). Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z https://www.telemundowashingtondc.com/noticias/local/cuan-nociva-es-la-marihuana-para-la-salud/2292042/ https://www.telemundowashingtondc.com/noticias/local/cuan-nociva-es-la-marihuana-para-la-salud/2292042/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, was recently featured on Telemundo Washington to discuss the changing landscape of cannabis products and their potential health risks. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajad.13653 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajad.13653 Jeremy Weleff, DO, assistant professor adjunct of psychiatry, and Maria Gabriela Garcia Vassallo, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, are lead and senior authors, respectively, of a paper in The American Journal on Addictions that surveys addiction specialists on the influence of high-potency synthetic opioids on clinical practice, views on current medications for opioid use disorder regulations, and openness to novel therapies such as slow-release oral morphine. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-selected-to-participate-in-mit-substance-use-disorder-ventures-program/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-selected-to-participate-in-mit-substance-use-disorder-ventures-program/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been selected to participate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Substance Use Disorder Ventures program. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 04:00:00 Z https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/fulltext/9900/the_impact_of_high_potency_synthetic_opioids_on.361.aspx https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/fulltext/9900/the_impact_of_high_potency_synthetic_opioids_on.361.aspx In a review in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, Yale authors conclude current evidence supports medications for opioid use disorder safety and effectiveness in reducing nonmedical opioid use. Co-first authors are Oluwole Jegede, MD, MPH, left, and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, center. Senior author is Srinivas Muvvala, MD, MPH, right. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:00:00 Z https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cannabis-needs-rethinking-as-a-strategy-in-the-overdose-crisis/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cannabis-needs-rethinking-as-a-strategy-in-the-overdose-crisis/ Opioid use disorder treatment needs to take into account evolving cannabis policies, to help give people the best chances of recovery, writes Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, in Scientific American. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 04:00:00 Z https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00952990.2024.2369866?src= https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00952990.2024.2369866?src= Julio Nunes, MD; Oluwole Jegede, MD, MPH; and Joao De Aquino, MD are co-authors of a paper in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse that discusses how racism-related stress and disparities in addiction treatments may impact pain experience, diagnosis, treatment, development of opioid use disorder, and perpetuation of stigma. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/weleff-edits-new-issue-of-ama-journal-of-ethics/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/weleff-edits-new-issue-of-ama-journal-of-ethics/ Jeremy Weleff, DO, instructor of psychiatry, is editor of a new issue of AMA Journal of Ethics titled, “Why Harm Reduction and Equity are Ethical Imperatives in Opioid Use Disorder Care.” Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:00:00 Z https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230886 https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230886 Joao De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Ismene Petrakis, MD, professor of psychiatry, are first and senior authors, respectively of a paper in The American Journal of Psychiatry that examines the overlooked link between alcohol use disorder and chronic pain. Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.16045 https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.16045 Julio Nunes, MD, psychiatry resident; Jeremy Weleff, DO, instructor of psychiatry, and Joao De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry are co-authors of a review in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology that explores the possible role of psychedelics in the management of chronic pain and opioid use disorder. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.16055 https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.16055 Julio Nunes, MD, second-year resident; Jeremy Weleff, DO, instructor of psychiatry; and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, are co-authors of a review in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology that discusses the fundamentals of pain assessment for populations with opioid use disorder. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-awarded-grant-for-thc-and-cbd-study/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-awarded-grant-for-thc-and-cbd-study/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been awarded an R01 grant for a study on the combined therapeutic effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) in individuals with opioid use disorder and chronic pain. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/the-impact-of-cannabis-on-non-medical-opioid-use-among-individuals-receiving-pharmacotherapies-for-opioid-use-disorder/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/the-impact-of-cannabis-on-non-medical-opioid-use-among-individuals-receiving-pharmacotherapies-for-opioid-use-disorder/ Patients who use cannabis while being medically treated for opioid use disorder are not at greater risk of returning to non-medical opioid use, a new meta-analysis by Yale researchers reveals. Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Julio Nunes, MD, a second-year psychiatry resident, are co-authors. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:00:00 Z https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajad.13504 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajad.13504 Julio Nunes, MD, second-year resident, and Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, are first and senior authors, respectively, of a paper in American Journal on Addictions that examines the impact of childhood trauma on delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol effects. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/not-your-grandmothers-marijuana-rising-thc-concentrations-in-cannabis-can-pose-devastating-health-risks/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/not-your-grandmothers-marijuana-rising-thc-concentrations-in-cannabis-can-pose-devastating-health-risks/ Brain changes and other cannabis side effects need more study, say Yale researchers. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-to-receive-travel-award-to-attend-aaap-annual-meeting/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/nunes-to-receive-travel-award-to-attend-aaap-annual-meeting/ Julio Nunes, MD, a second-year resident, has been selected to receive the John Renner Travel Award from the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP). Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:00:00 Z https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/adb.13317 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/adb.13317 Joao De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Mehmet Sofuoglu, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry, are first and senior authors, respectively, of a study in Addiction Biology that studies the acute effects of the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol among people receiving methadone therapy for opioid use disorder. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-honored-by-american-society-of-clinical-psychopharmacology/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-honored-by-american-society-of-clinical-psychopharmacology/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been selected to receive the 2023 American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) Annual Meeting New Investigator Award (NIA). Mon, 13 Mar 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-awarded-new-investigator-award-from-isctm/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-awarded-new-investigator-award-from-isctm/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry and assistant chief of psychiatry at the Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit (CNRU) at Yale School of Medicine, has been awarded a New Investigator Award from the International Society of CNS Clinical Trials and Methodology (ISCTM). Mon, 19 Dec 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/newly-established-impowr-you-center-engages-diverse-partners-to-guide-research-aiming-to-advance-treatments-for-chronic-pain-and-opioid-use-disorder/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/newly-established-impowr-you-center-engages-diverse-partners-to-guide-research-aiming-to-advance-treatments-for-chronic-pain-and-opioid-use-disorder/ The Integrative Management of Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder for Whole Recovery-Yale and Organizations United (IMPOWR-YOU) Research Center, launched at Yale School of Medicine nearly one year ago with a transformative $11.8 million grant through the NIH Helping End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative, is seeking to advance integrated treatments for individuals who experience the overlap of chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD) or opioid misuse. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-awarded-nih-grant/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-awarded-nih-grant/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been awarded a federal grant to study the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of oral and vaporized delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) among older adults. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-impowr-you-grant-2022/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/pain/news-article/de-aquino-impowr-you-grant-2022/ Joao P. De Aquino, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been awarded a pilot grant from the Integrative Management of Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder for Whole Recovery-Yale and Organizations United (IMPOWR-YOU) Research Center to evaluate the relationship between pain sensitivity and brain synaptic density among people with opioid use disorder (OUD). Thu, 08 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z