João P. De Aquino, MD, Staff Addiction Psychiatrist and Advanced Fellow in Mental Illness Research and Treatment at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and Yale School of Medicine, has been selected for the Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars (RAMS) Program at Boston University School of Medicine.
The two-year program helps physicians develop skills in addiction research. It trains the next generation of addiction physician researchers to provide better care for patients with and at risk for substance use disorders.
De Aquino plans to investigate the potential analgesic effects and the safety profile of cannabinoids for populations with co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder. Against the backdrop of several U.S. states authorizing the use of cannabinoids for these conditions, this research may provide high-quality evidence to guide patients, healthcare professionals, and policy makers.
De Aquino is a graduate of the Yale Psychiatry Residency Program and Addiction Fellowship Program at Yale School of Medicine. He treats patients with substance use and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
RAMS is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.