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Daniel Alford

Associate Professor, Medicine Director, CARE Unit, Section of Internal Medicine at Boston University

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    Boston University

    Dr. Daniel Alford is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Assistant Dean and Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Residency program at Boston University School of Medicine. He is on staff in the Section of General Internal Medicine. He is a diplomate in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He is president-elect of the Association of Medical Education in Research in Substance Abuse. He is the medical director of the Massachusetts Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment and the BMC Office-based Opioid Treatment program. He is co-investigator for the National Institute on Drug Abuse funded Chief Resident Immersion Training Program in Addiction Medicine and the Massachusetts Consortium – Center of Excellence for Physician Information on Prescription Drug Abuse. He is course director for the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine’s Safe Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain trainings. He was recently recognized as a Champion of Change by the White House.

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    Underused Weapon In the War on Addiction

    January 1, 2018

    Managed Care Daniel Alford Numbers tell part of the story of the nation’s opioid crisis… Expert quote: “It’s going to be a game changer because it means people don’t need to take a tablet or a film every day, or two or three times a day.” View full article

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    Mass. docs fail opioid Rx checks

    November 8, 2017

    The Boston Herald Daniel Alford One in three Bay State doctors doling out potentially addictive narcotics under the state’s revamped prescription monitoring program aren’t actively searching the system for pill shoppers, despite a celebrated new law mandating checks with every new prescription… View full article

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    Big Pharma played outsize role in woman’s fentanyl-related death, lawsuit argues

    March 30, 2017

    Philly.com Daniel Alford, School of Medicine “Sarah Fuller’s doctor asked her to come in to discuss a new prescription for her chronic pain, but a drug company sales rep did most of the talking…” Expert quote: “I can’t imagine a reason to use transmucosal fentanyl for chronic pain management.” View full article.   

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    CVS pays $3.5m to settle claims it filled fake painkiller prescriptions

    July 1, 2016

    Boston Globe (subscription required) Daniel Alford, School of Medicine Drugstore giant CVS has reached a $3.5 million settlement with the federal government after investigators found that pharmacists in Massachusetts and New Hampshire filled hundreds of forged prescriptions for painkillers at the height of the opioid crisis, the US attorney’s office announced Thursday… Expert quote: “The […]

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    The other side of America’s war on opioids

    June 19, 2016

    Boston Globe (subscription required) Daniel Alford, School of Medicine Jonathan Rodis takes his hydrocodone pills sparingly, only when the pain becomes unbearable… Expert quote: “Opioids absolutely harm some patients. But they absolutely help some patients.” View full article

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    FDA to review physician education for prescribing opioids

    May 2, 2016

    STAT News Daniel Alford, School of Medicine As the opioid epidemic continues unabated, the US Food and Drug Administration will hold a two-day session starting on Tuesday to review whether a program for educating doctors about reducing patient risks is accomplishing its goals… Expert quote: “There has to be education about pain management, including when opioids […]

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    FDA Science Board Addresses US Opioid Epidemic

    March 1, 2016

    Regulatory Focus Daniel Alford, School of Medicine The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Science Board met Tuesday to discuss pain management and opioid abuse, offering a number of ways to address a topic that’s caught the attention of Congress as overdose deaths mount… Expert quote: “Treating chronic pain like acute pain is a road […]

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    Mystery Solved: Why That ‘Opioid-Induced Constipation’ Super Bowl Ad?

    February 8, 2016

    WBUR “CommonHealth” Daniel Alford, School of Medicine I imagined 100 million people all scratching their heads at the same time and saying, “Huh?”… Expert quote: “So I think this is probably, in some ways, a public service announcement for those people who are on opioids, for whatever reason — whether it’s for cancer pain or […]

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    Commentary: The Debate Over Opioids Should Be Much More Than It Is

    February 1, 2016

    National Pain Report Daniel Alford, School of Medicine The National Pain Report has been covering the debate over the use of opioids ever since the DEA rescheduled them… View full article referencing expert Daniel Alford

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    What Physicians Should Know About Safe Opioid Prescribing

    December 9, 2015

    Pain Medicine News Daniel Alford, School of Medicine The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new draft guidelines to reduce opioid abuse and addiction, to a mixed response… Listen to audio of expert Daniel Alford

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