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Richard Saitz

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences at Boston University

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Dr. Saitz is a primary care internist, certified by the American Boards of Internal Medicine, and Addiction Medicine, and a health services researcher. He directs the Division of Clinical Research Resources for the BUMC Clinical Translational Sciences Institute. Dr. Saitz is additionally the recently appointed Chair of Community Health Sciences at Boston University School of Public Health.

His primary areas of expertise and research are screening and brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol and drug use, integrating substance-related and general health care (e.g., chronic disease/care management), and improving the quality of care for people with addictions across the spectrum of use particularly in general medical care settings.

He is the author of over 130 peer-reviewed publications, past President of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse and former Chairman of the BUMC Institutional Review Board.  He is a current member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.  His research has been supported by NIH, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the SAMHSA CSAP and CSAT.

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Federal Agency Courted Alcohol industry to Fund Study on Benefits of Moderate Drinking

March 19, 2018

The New York Times Michael Siegel and Richard Saitz It was going to be a study that could change the American diet, a huge clinical trial that might well deliver all the medical evidence needed to recommend a daily alcoholic drink as part of a healthy lifestyle… Expert quote: Siegel: “This must have seemed like a dream come […]

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A study examines alcohol’s benefits. The industry is funding it.

March 18, 2018

Watertown Daily Times Michael Siegel and Richard Saitz It was going to be a study that could change the American diet, a huge clinical trial that might well deliver all the medical evidence needed to recommend a daily alcoholic drink as part of a healthy lifestyle… Expert quote: Siegel: “The study is not public health […]

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Launches Ad Campaign Aimed At Discouraging Opioid Use

November 28, 2017

WBUR Richard Saitz The dramatic anti-addiction ads put on public transportation this week are part of a new campaign by the U.S. attorney’s office in Massachusetts… Expert quote: “The one with the baby on it makes it sound like ‘Just Say No,’ which we know doesn’t work and the idea of naming it ‘Resist The […]

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Pot May Alter Brain Function of Some With HIV

November 27, 2017

U.S. News Richard Saitz Using marijuana when you have HIV could lead to problems with brain function if you also abuse alcohol or drugs, a new study finds… Expert quote: “People with HIV infection have many reasons to have cognitive dysfunction, from the virus itself to medications for HIV infection and related conditions, particularly as […]

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Asking About Opioids: A Treatment Plan Can Make All The Difference

November 22, 2017

NPR Richard Saitz For years, doctors have asked people about tobacco use and excessive drinking in the hopes that the answers could help lead people to cut down or quit… Expert quote: “There have been thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people now identified in these programs. How many of them go and seek treatment as […]

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President Trump’s Public Health Emergency Declaration Includes No New Funding To Combat Opioid Addiction

October 26, 2017

WBUR Richard Saitz President Trump’s declaration of a public health emergency in the opioid crisis will give states more flexibility in how they use federal funds to combat addiction — but it includes no new funding… View full article

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A Massive Health Study On Booze, Brought To You By Big Alcohol

October 26, 2017

WIRED Richard Saitz A little bit of booze, the conventional wisdom goes, can be good for you… Expert quote: “A firewall is just not quite enough.” View full article

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‘Cold Turkey’ Alcohol Withdrawal Can Cause Serious Health Issues

July 20, 2017

Healthline quoting Richard Saitz, School of Public Health “The death of actor Nelsan Ellis this month is a reminder of the serious, and potentially fatal effects of alcohol withdrawal on the body…” Expert quote: “Quitting can be done safely and is safer than continuing to drink heavily.” View full article. 

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In drunken-driving cases, Melanie’s Law is rarely used

April 18, 2017

Boston Globe Richard Saitz, School of Medicine “Cassandra Schutt pleaded for justice for her father, killed by a driver whose blood-alcohol level was 0.25, more than three times the legal limit…” Expert quote: “For some reason, probably because drinking is so ingrained and normal in our culture, society takes its harms less seriously,” he said. […]

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How We Doctors Are Failing Our Patients Who Drink Too Much

April 5, 2017

WBUR Richard Saitz, School of Public Health The middle-aged man in my exam room wasn’t an alcoholic… Expert quote: “In fact, the majority of people who screen positive for unhealthy alcohol use will not meet criteria for addiction, says Richard Saitz, chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of […]

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