Eric C Strain MD

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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4940 Eastern AveBaltimore, MD 21224
Phone+1 410-550-0018
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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
PHASE2, PHASE3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Examining NSDUH's Assessment of Fentanyl Use: A Comparison of Trends in Fentanyl Use and Fentanyl Overdose Deaths From 2015 to 2020.
James Aluri, Ramin Mojtabai, Eric C Strain
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2024-09-01
5 citations
Establishing a research agenda for the study and assessment of opioid withdrawal.
Kelly E Dunn, Eric C Strain
The Lancet. Psychiatry. 2024-07-01
3 citations
Suvorexant alters dynamics of the sleep-electroencephalography-power spectrum and depressive-symptom trajectories during inpatient opioid withdrawal.
Matthew J Reid, Kelly E Dunn, Liza Abraham, Jennifer Ellis, Carly Hunt
Sleep. 2024-04-12

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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Grant Support

Human Behavioral Pharmacology of Substance AbuseJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY1981–2026
Analgesic, Anesthetic and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks and Pediatric Anesthesia Safety Initiative (ACTTION/PASI) (U01)UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER2022–2025
An Innovative Intervention for OUD TreatmentJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2020–2025