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Sigmon Study on Waitlisted Opioid-Dependent Adults Featured in National Media

January 31, 2017 by Kate Skinas

Stacey Sigmon, Ph.D., associate professor in psychiatry at the University of Vermont (Photo: LCOM Design & Photography)

(DECEMBER 21-22, 2016) As the number of opioid-dependent people rises, so to do waitlists for treatment, leaving many to continue their addiction to opioids and risk their lives in the process. Stacey Sigmon, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and an expert at the Vermont Center for Behavior and Health, is looking at ways to provide interim treatment for people on waitlists. Her study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, tested the effectiveness of using a tamper-resistant electronic buprenorphine pill dispenser, follow-up calls, counseling and random urine-testing in this population and showed promising results. Read more in The Mainichi (Japan), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Connecticut Post, Dayton Daily News, Tampa Tribune, Danbury News Times, Press of Atlantic City, San Antonio Express News, Stanford Advocate, St. Joseph News Press, Quincy Herald Whig, News-Sentinel, Harrisonburg Daily News-Record, Hastings Tribune, Newser, Doctors Lounge, My Mother Lode, WTOP-AM 1500 Washington, KRMG AM-740, WBDO-FM News965.com, News 12 Westchester, News 12 Connecticut, WWLP-TV Springfield, KRIS-TV NBC 6, WPSD-TV Local 6, KTMF-TV ABCMontana, Medline Plus

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