How Covid-19 has fueled unprecedented advances in medicine The Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped the world of health and medicine. New vaccines are being developed at a pace once unimaginable. Telemedicine has replaced the doctor’s office for many. An…

Does opioid substitution treatment have a protective effect on the clinical manifestations of COVID-19? Comment on Br J Anaesth 2020; 125: e382-3.  Eagleton M, Stokes S, Fenton F, Keenan E.  Br J Anaesth. 2020 Nov 28:S0007-0912(20)30949-…

Down the drain: Reconsidering routine urine drug testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Pytell JD, Rastegar DA.  J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 Jan;120:108155. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108155. Epub 2020 Oct 5. PMID: 33298297; PMCID: PMC753459…

Review of opioid risk assessment tools with the growing need for telemedicine.  Ogilvie CB, Jotwani R, Joshi J, Gulati A, Mehta N.  Pain Manag. 2020 Dec 22. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0064. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33350355. https://www.fu…

Can Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Alleviate COVID-19 Pain? A Case Study.  Metastasio A, Prevete E, Singh D, Grundmann O, Prozialeck WC, Veltri C, Bersani G, Corazza O.  Front Psychiatry. 2020 Nov 19;11:594816. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.59481…

Current and Future Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.) Supply and Use.  Singh D, Brown PN, Cinosi E, Corazza O, Henningfield JE, Garcia-Romeu A, McCurdy CR, McMahon LR, Prozialeck WC, Smith KE, Swogger MT, Veltri…