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Letter to the Editor

Can You Teach Resilience?

This Letter to the Editor comments on two recent Journal articles that discuss coping responses and resilience among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hidden Curriculum in Addiction Training

Letter to the Editor

The Hidden Curriculum in Addiction Training

In this letter to the editor, the authors discuss the stigma associated with addiction treatment, as well as strategies to increase addiction literacy among physicians.

Mindfulness Training in Opioid Withdrawal

Letter to the Editor

Mindfulness Training in Opioid Withdrawal

In this letter to the editor, the authors comment on an article published recently in the PCC.

Buprenorphine Maintenance in the Fentanyl Era

Letter to the Editor

Buprenorphine Maintenance in the Fentanyl Era

Methods to foster patient adherence and physician acceptability of buprenorphine maintenance are needed to incorporate this treatment into primary care for fentanyl users.

Social Determinants of Health and Extended-Release Naltrexone

Brief Report

Social Determinants of Health and Extended-Release Naltrexone

Patients with alcohol use disorder are at high risk of treatment nonadherence and readmission. While ER naltrexone can help prevent relapse for 28 days, they may face homelessness for...

Deprescribing Benzodiazepines: Is Harm Reduction Enough?

Letter to the Editor

Deprescribing Benzodiazepines: Is Harm Reduction Enough?

Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, and Claire N. Aurilio, BS, comment on a recent publication in the PCC.

Do Not Overlook Bupropion Misuse

Letter to the Editor

Do Not Overlook Bupropion Misuse

Jasleen Kaur, MD, and colleagues comment on a case report published in the PCC.

Fentanyl Test Strips and Drug Use Modification

Letter to the Editor

Fentanyl Test Strips and Drug Use Modification

The authors explore the use of fentanyl test strips as a harm reduction tactic to identify contaminated substances for people who use illicit drugs.