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🚨 Upcoming Webinar Alert 🚨 Perspectives from MIT SUD Ventures: Innovating Medication for Fentanyl Use Disorder 📅 Thursday, April 17, 2025 🕒 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET 📍 Zoom (Direct registration link in the comments 👇) Fentanyl use disorder is one of the most difficult opioid use disorders to treat—current medications often fall short. But what if we could make them better? Join us for an exclusive webinar with MIT SUD Ventures graduate Evan D. Kharasch, MD, PhD, as he shares insights from both clinical and pharmacological perspectives. Dr. Kharasch will explore the potential to repurpose and reformulate methadone—a proven medication—for more effective treatment of fentanyl use disorder, as well as acute and chronic pain. 🔍 What You’ll Learn ✅ The unique challenges of treating fentanyl use disorder with current medications ✅ How methadone might be enhanced for improved clinical outcomes ✅ Key steps and barriers in advancing methadone innovation The session will conclude with a live Q&A—your opportunity to engage directly with Dr. Kharasch and explore the future of fentanyl treatment. 🎓 Presented by MIT SUD Ventures 💡 Interested in joining the next cohort of MIT SUD Ventures? Join the waitlist to be the first to know when applications open — link in the comments below! #FentanylCrisis #AddictionTreatment #OpioidUseDisorder #SUDInnovation #HealthcareInnovation #MITBootcamps #DigitalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthTech #WebinarEvent

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Edward Levy

Pediatrician at MIT Health

5mo

Very cool. Will check it out

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