EricCStrainMD

Addiction

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Section Head, JHB Psychiatry Substance Abuse Programs, Medical Director, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and Research

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Office
4940 Eastern Ave
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone+1 410-550-0018

Fax+1 410-550-0030

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1988
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1986 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012

Clinical Trials

Effects of Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Treating Opioid Dependent Individuals Who Are Maintained on Methadone Start of enrollment: 2002 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Tryptophan and Behavior Therapy for Cocaine Abuse - 1 Start of enrollment: 1997 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
Assessing Abuse Potential of Parenteral Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Non-Dependent Opioid Abusers Start of enrollment: 2000 Dec 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Blockade Efficacy of Buprenorphine/Naloxone For Opioid Dependence Start of enrollment: 2000 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effects of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Administered in Different Ways For Treating Opioid Dependence Start of enrollment: 1996 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Opioid Agonist and Antagonist Effects on Opioid Dependence Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Fluoxetine to Reduce Cocaine Use in Cocaine and Opioid Addicts Start of enrollment: 2001 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Tramadol to Reduce Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
Abuse Potential of Buprenorphine/Naloxone Start of enrollment: 2004 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 2
Abuse Potential of Buprenorphine and Naloxone in Non-Dependent Opioid Users Start of enrollment: 1997 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Assessment of Tramadol as a Treatment for Opioid Addiction Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Buprenorphine's Dose Response Curve Start of enrollment: 2007 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 2
The Discriminative Effects of Tramadol in Humans Start of enrollment: 2007 Nov 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Induction of Opioid-Dependent Individuals Onto Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine/Naloxone Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
Medications Development for Drug Abuse Disorders Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
ABT-436 for Alcohol Dependence Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Completed
Phase 2
Treatment Engagement With Technology-assisted Treatment Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 29
Completed
Not Applicable
An Innovative Intervention for OUD Treatment Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 15
Recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

190 citations
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessing the efficacy of varenicline tartrate for alcohol dependence.
Raye Z. Litten, Megan L. Ryan, Joanne B. Fertig, Daniel E. Falk, Bankole A. Johnson
Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2013-07-01
45 citations
Prescriptions, nonmedical use, and emergency department visits involving prescription stimulants.
Lian Yu Chen, Rosa M. Crum, Eric C. Strain, G. Caleb Alexander, Christopher N. Kaufmann
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2016-03-23
35 citations
A Systematic Review of Laboratory Evidence for the Abuse Potential of Tramadol in Humans.
Kelly E. Dunn, Cecilia L. Bergeria, Andrew S. Huhn, Eric C. Strain
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2019-09-26

Press Mentions

Weed and Depression: Does Marijuana Make for Depressed Brains?September 30th, 2021
Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive DisorderNovember 4th, 2020
Fighting the Opioid Crisis with Medication-Assisted TherapyMarch 14th, 2019
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