Laura J. Bierut, MD

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About

Laura J. Bierut, MD, is affiliated with the Health and Behavior Research Center, Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine, and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Bierut has published on addiction, focusing on topics such as the association of treatments like bupropion, naltrexone, and opioid agonists with stimulant-related admissions among individuals with opioid use disorder, as well as the prevalence of kratom use and co-occurring substance use disorders in the United States. Bierut's work has appeared in Psychiatrist.com between 2021 and 2022.

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Association of Bupropion and Opioid Use Disorder Medications With Stimulant-Related Admissions
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Association of Bupropion and Opioid Use Disorder Medications With Stimulant-Related Admissions

June 20, 2022

This study investigated whether bupropion and OUD medications (buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone) are associated with decreased stimulant-related ED admissions and hospitalizations in people with OUD who had at least...
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Prevalence of Kratom Use and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders

August 5, 2021

Kratom is a novel psychoactive drug often used to self-manage pain and opioid withdrawal. This report describes the prevalence of kratom use and co-occurring substance use disorders using the...
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