Colin Burke, MD is the Medical Director of the MGH Addiction Recovery Management Service (ARMS), which provides care to adolescents and young adults with substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric illness. He is also an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a researcher, funded by the NIDA/AACAP Physician Scientist Program in Substance Use K12 Career Development Award. His research interests include the study of substance use disorders, psychiatric illness, stress, and resilience among marginalized youth populations.
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In this study of youth 16 to 25 years of age experiencing homelessness, high rates of concurrent substance use disorders and psychiatric illness were observed. -
According to a new study, treatments for ADHD appear to be the most effective in reducing the risk for developing substance use disorders.