HOPE Clinic

11/22/2022

Did you know we are running clinical trials for the treatment of alcohol, co***ne, and opioid problems? You can check out the details here:

Co***ne: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03344419?term=dakwar&draw=2&rank=1
Opioid: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03345173?term=dakwar&draw=2&rank=2
Alcohol: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04084860?term=dakwar&draw=2&rank=3

11/22/2022

Our team recently published a paper about our Phase II Clinical Trial investigating ketamine for the treatment of cannabis use disorders. Check it out!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33175580/

06/25/2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/opinion/george-floyd-toxicology-report-drugs.html

The idea that drugs played a role is just a new version of an old racist myth.

05/30/2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2020/05/27/cannabis-use-pregnancy-doesnt-impair-cognitive-development-study-review/

A review of research to date found fetal ma*****na exposure isn't correlated with abnormal cognition; in rare cases where exposed kids scored lower or higher on tests, most stayed within the normal range, in fact.

04/29/2020

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30144-9/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email&fbclid=IwAR2Oj6a16wcap1auiwsM19Ts26CL-Nw2dzd7kmnv1VllJ3BdnynCpNq6iz4 #.Xqg_tFeyaLM.twitter

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic on March 11, and the disease is now expected to spread to most countries, if not all.1 The public health messaging mainly concerns personal hygiene, physical distancing, respiratory etiquette, stocking up on food supplies and essential medi...

04/10/2020

https://www.essence.com/feature/covid-19-drug-addiction-stigma/

asha bandele talks with addiction specialist Elias Dakwar, MD about what we can demand for our loved ones who are living with addiction during the COVID-19.

03/10/2020

Announcement Columbia Launches New Center to Combat Substance Use Disorders A multidisciplinary team of researchers and scientists at Columbia University will combine their efforts to address the opioid and substance use crisis. March 06, 2020 Columbia has created a new center to combat the growing....