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UAB CAPPI is a collaborative academic center focused on discovering effective treatments and prevention to alleviate the suffering of addiction and pain

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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 9h
Haven’t had a chance to submit your poster abstract for ASAP 2026? We extended the deadline to October 14th at 5pm. Find out how to submit your abstract and where to register by October 14 here👉️ go.uab.edu/asap2026 Also, check out the agenda!
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Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain 2026 – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Submit your poster abstract for ASAP 2026 by Oct 1, 2026! Register by Oct 14, 2026. Find out how here ➡️ go.uab.edu/asap2026
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Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain 2026 – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Register now and submit your poster abstracts for ASAP 2026! go.uab.edu/asap2026
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Don’t miss the webinar Exploring Pain Research, Practice & Perspectives on Tues, Sep 15, 2026 at 1 PM CST! With host Laura Wandner, Ph.D., Dr. Edwin N. Aroke will discuss epigenetic mechanisms in pain regulation and their implications for research and clinical practice. buff.ly/Qb3Hd5g
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Exploring Pain Research, Practice, & Perspectives – Episode 11: Epigenetics – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Poster and oral presentations on addiction among winners at the UAB 2026 Neuroscience Retreat buff.ly/jDLpIZ2 @daylab.bsky.social #UAB
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Poster and oral presentations on addiction among winners at the UAB 2026 Neuroscience Retreat – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
UAB CAPPI announces leadership transition. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/Mm5ATsz #UAB
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UAB CAPPI announces leadership transition – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
CAPPI members Farah Lubin, Ph.D. and Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D. are among the eight inaugural recipients of the Heersink School of Medicine’s 2026 Team Science Grant Program. #UAB buff.ly/cCeNJ1k
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Heersink School of Medicine announces inaugural Team Science Grant awardees – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
CAPPI member Corinne Augelli-Szafran, Ph.D. brings industry insight to Heersink. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/uHtsqA3 #UAB
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Igniting Drug Discovery – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
UAB CAPPI and UAB Institute for Human Rights (IHR) are sponsoring the Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain 2026 – Nov 2-3. Poster abstract submissions are open. Find more information and guidelines here: go.uab.edu/asap2026 #UAB
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Knee or ankle pain? Understanding and prioritizing mobility and the relationship of healthy joints" Read the UAB News article here: buff.ly/HUrn8ou
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Knee or ankle pain? Understanding and prioritizing mobility and the relationship of healthy joints
Knee or ankle pain? Understanding and prioritizing mobility and the relationship of healthy joints
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
UAB $5.3M grant offers new approach to reducing opioid deaths buff.ly/ehmEfdx #UAB
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Brady named 2026 McKnight Scholar Award recipient buff.ly/ysSMXcZ #UAB
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Brady named 2026 McKnight Scholar Award recipient – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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Jeremy Day @daylab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Notice of Award Monday! Grateful to NIDA for supporting some very exciting work defining the cellular and circuit mechanisms that opioids target to produce rewarding effects.
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New grant awarded to UAB looks to improve community transition for people with substance use disorders buff.ly/iZNxMAU #UAB
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New grant awarded to UAB looks to improve community transition for people with substance use disorders – Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention (CAPPI)
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UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center @uabneuro.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Neurodivergent individuals, including those with ADHD and autism, face higher rates of substance use — influenced by differences in brain-based reward and regulation systems, as well as stress, stigma, and misunderstanding.🧠 Join us for Brain Chats this Saturday to learn more! @uabcappi.bsky.social
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A clinical trial led by Peter Hendricks, Ph.D., shows that psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, is safe and effective in treating cocaine use disorder, or CUD. Learn more: buff.ly/eIhLufa
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Psilocybin proves promising treatment for cocaine use disorder, according to UAB study
A UAB clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open finds that psilocybin, combined with therapy, shows promise as a safe and effective treatment for cocaine use disorder, with most participants reduc...
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Congratulations, Dr. Costa!
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
@uabcappi.bsky.social is excited to participate in the 10th Annual End Addiction BHAM Walk today. This large community event at City Walk Birmingham is hosted by Addiction Prevention Coalition. Come join us! endaddictionbham.swell.gives #endaddictionwalk #substanceuseawareness #recoverycommunity
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The END ADDICTION BHAM Walk 2026
Join us as we celebrate THE 10TH Annual End Addiction Walk - a day of connection, hope, and community building. A DECADE OF IMPACT. A FUTURE OF HOPE.
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Come see @uabcappi.bsky.social at Regional Wellness Day 2026 at the Birmingham CrossPlex today from 10am-2pm! CAPPI will be there with resources for you! To register for free or low-cost health screenings, cancer education resources, and more: go.uab.edu/jcrwd26
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UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center @uabneuro.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This Saturday, meet the UAB CNC team at Hoover Library at 11AM for Brain Chats in collaboration with the @uabcappi.bsky.social! UAB CAPPI Director, Dr. Karen Cropsey will present “Trying the Tide on Overdose: Science, Solutions, and Hope”. Bring a friend and join the discussion! 🧠
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Psilocybin‑assisted therapy outperformed nicotine‑replacement therapy for smoking cessation in a new JAMA Network Open trial. Proud that Dr. Peter Hendricks, a @uabcappi.bsky.social leader, coauthored this important study advancing addiction treatment research. #UAB
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Psilocybin or Nicotine Patch for Smoking Cessation
This pilot randomized clinical trial compares prolonged smoking abstinence rates in smokers receiving psilocybin with those receiving the nicotine patch with both groups receiving manualized smoking…
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Dr. Edwin Aroke, Professor and Interim Assistant Dean for Research & Scholarship in the UAB School of Nursing, and CAPPI leadership team member, will be speaking at WCNA 26, May 7-9 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. wcna2026.com/speakers/dr-...
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Dr. Edwin Aroke - World Congress of Nurse Anaesthetists
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
New from UAB News: “The TEAM Clinics… focus on early intervention for younger individuals experiencing first episodes of psychosis, mood disorders and substance use disorders.”
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UAB Medicine expands care with new clinics in fourth quarter
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Jeremy Day @daylab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Welcome Beth! We are happy to have you here at UAB! @uabneuro.bsky.social @uabcappi.bsky.social
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Call for Abstracts and Registration Deadline has been extended for the CAPPI annual conference, Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain 2025 to 5pm CST today, August 21. Register now! go.uab.edu/44fpK1r #ASAP2025 #UAB
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Register now for the 2025 Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain! When: 9/2/25 & 9/3/25. Don't miss our keynote speaker: Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of NIDA/NIH. Abstract & Registration deadline: 8/16/25. Learn more & register here: go.uab.edu/44fpK1r
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Li Li, M.D., Ph.D., was recently appointed Director of Addiction Research and Clinical Services in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology. Congratulations, Dr. Li!
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Emma Kay, PhD, MSW @emmaskay.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Thanks for the shoutout, CAPPI!
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Emma Kay, PhD, MSW @emmaskay.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
New pub alert! Retention in #HIV care still matters, even in the modern treatment era: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40530937/
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Retention in HIV Care Still Matters: A Longitudinal Multisite Analysis - PubMed
Retention in care remains a clinically valuable metric for all PWH. Healthcare providers should emphasize consistent care engagement, and national HIV/AIDS strategies should reincorporate retention as...
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Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA @drelleneaton.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
A treat 2 learn about meth & the microbiome from @fulchjen.bsky.social. We’ve seen inc. meth use in AL impacting HIV incidence & outcomes, infectious diseases & gut/oral bacterial growth. Thanks 2 the UAB addiction, immunology & infectious diseases research program 4 support! @uabcappi.bsky.social
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Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA @drelleneaton.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🎉 4 of our lab’s stars are off to grad school! With skills in caring 4 addiction & infectious diseases, these students make our future a lot brighter. Kudos! Ann Harshfield, UASOM Morgan Mulrain , Meharry Med Shubh Malhotra , VCU SOM Anna Julia Kutsch , UNC SoPH Thanks @uabcappi.bsky.social
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Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA @drelleneaton.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Congrats to Dr. Ryan Salazar on his last day of Uab IM residency. 🎉 In OBAT clinic, he learned about acute overdose & stabilization and long-term recovery. He’s headed to Huntsville, AL as a hospitalist ready to screen & treat his patients for substance use and infectious diseases. GL, Ryan!
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
From her roles at the UAB Center for AIDS Research and ‪@uabcappi.bsky.social, Dr. Emma Kay - @emmaskay.bsky.social - is helping shift how the medical world supports people with #HIV and #substanceusedisorders. Check out her conversation with Nichole Dawsey on The Shield podcast. buff.ly/ZD7df2L
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Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA @drelleneaton.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Kudos to Bailey Pridgen for sharing our work on substance use screening in HIV clinics in AL. We found high rates of alcohol use and geographic variation in drug use patterns across the state. Nice job, Bailey! 👏🏻 @uabcappi.bsky.social
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Andrew @apbontemps.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Thrilled to announce a new publication in Harm Reduction Journal with @kcropsey.bsky.social and colleagues and grad students from UAB. We review current harm reduction policies related to opioids in the U.S. and needed policy changes. Link: harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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U.S. substance use harm reduction efforts: a review of the current state of policy, policy barriers, and recommendations - PubMed
A wealth of research demonstrates that harm reduction interventions for substance use (SU) save lives and reduce risk for serious infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis C, and other SU-related hea...
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Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA @drelleneaton.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Excited 2 bring the Massachusetts model of care to AL. MD shortages plague our state, & our HIV/OBAT clinic is often overbooked. But with the nurse care manager model, champion by Colleen Labelle (center), we can extend high-quality addiction care across the state. TY Colleen & Grayken team
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Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH, FIDSA @drelleneaton.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Delighted to be selected for the 1st cohort of trainees at Grayken Center for Addiction’s Nurse Care Manager Training with our nurse champion, Marsha. Nurses are essential to expanding access to care in AL and rural US, and we’re so glad to have some of the best at UAB @uabcappi.bsky.social
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Save the Date for CAPPI’s Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain. September 2-3, 2025. Keynote speaker: Dr. Nora Volkow.
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
“This has changed my life” -- After three years of pain, UAB patient regains full function in knee www.uab.edu/news/health-...
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“This has changed my life” — After three years of pain, UAB patient regains full function in knee
“This has changed my life” — After three years of pain, UAB patient regains full function in knee
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
New publication alert: “Healthy Diet Consumption Among Chronic Pain Populations: A Concept Analysis” - PMID 40090774 – by Dr. Edwin N Aroke, @edaroke.bsky.social, who serves on the @uabcappi.bsky.social leadership team. #uabcappi #uab pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40090774/
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Healthy Diet Consumption Among Chronic Pain Populations: A Concept Analysis - PubMed
Healthcare providers should incorporate individualized culturally appropriate dietary preferences, food intolerance, and food allergy alternatives in dietary interventions. Also, there is a need for t...
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Thank you to everyone who came out for the UAB Collegiate Recovery Community Resource Fair! Check out some photos from the event below. ICYMI, @uabcappi.bsky.social will be tabling at Regional Wellness Day 2025 today from 3pm-7pm. #communitymatters #uabcappi #birminghamalabama
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
@uabcappi.bsky.social will be tabling at Regional Wellness Day 2025 from 3pm–7pm today at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Come see us! #UAB #birminghamalabama #communitymatters #uabcappi
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Come see @uabcappi.bsky.social today at the UAB Hill Student Center’s outdoor Amphitheater for the Collegiate Recovery Resource Fair from 11:00-1:00 in celebration of National Collegiate Recovery Day. Wear purple to help us celebrate!
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Jen DeBerry PhD @jendeberry.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
UAB HSOM and @uabcappi.bsky.social are actively recruiting investigators as part of a major strategic initiative engaged in Addiction, Pain, and/or HIV/HCV. Clinical (PhD, MD, or PhD) research faculty at all ranks are invited to apply! For more info: uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/20862
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School of Medicine-Open Rank-Open Tenure-Strategic Recruitment in Addiction and Pain
The University of Alabama at Birmingham* (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM)** is recruiting up to 8-10 investigators as part of a major strategic initiative in Addiction, Pain, and/or HIV/HCV an...
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
That’s a wrap! UAB CAPPI photos from the 2025 Addiction Prevention Coalition End Addiction Walk. We were delighted to sponsor this large community event which supports the APC’s lifesaving programs / people who use drugs. #UAB_CAPPI #communitymatters
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Today is the APC End Addiction Walk. Come join us at City Walk Bham from 10am-1pm, enjoy community, and support lifesaving programs. #communitymatters #UAB #uab_cappi
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Emma Kay, PhD, MSW @emmaskay.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Come join us if you’re in Birmingham AL. This is a great event to show your support for an organization that does so much to help ppl who use drugs.
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
CAPPI is proud to be sponsoring the APC’s END ADDICTION BHAM Walk 2025 at City Walk Bham. There’s still time to register. See you tomorrow! #communitymatters #uab #uabcappi endaddictionbham.swell.gives
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The END ADDICTION BHAM Walk 2025
You are invited to come out, build a team of friends and family, and be a part of a movement! Substance misuse continues to impact in our families and our communities in Alabama, so let's come togethe...
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UAB Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention and Intervention @uabcappi.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Congratulations to CAPPI @uabcappi.bsky.social Senior Scientist, Dr. Stefan Kertesz, on being named the 2025 Bucksbaum-Siegler Clinical Excellence Award Honoree! A well-deserved honor! bit.ly/4jh6wyB #UAB_CAPPI #UAB #clinicalexcellence #doctorpatientrelationship
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