Skip to main content

Upcoming Events


In The News

Kahlert Institute’s 2nd Annual Research Symposium: Focus on New Addiction Treatments, Help for Cravings - University of Maryland School of Medicine, June 18, 2025

The Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine's 2025 Annual Research Symposium & Poster Session sparked vital conversations on advancing new treatments in addiction medicine and delivering effective support for individuals on their recovery journeys. Our colleagues at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have published a full recap of the day's insights.

Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Finds Innovative Approaches to Fighting Fourth Wave of Opioid Public Health Crisis - University of Maryland School of Medicine, May 23, 2025

An article featured on the University of Maryland School of Medicine homepage highlights the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine's significant achievements in its two years of operation. The Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine is at the forefront of the fight against the nation's fourth wave of the drug overdose crisis, which now includes a concerning rise in stimulant-related deaths.

Six Lafayette sheriff's deputies had fentanyl thrown on them. How dangerous is exposure?The Acadiana Advocate, March 29, 2025

Director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Kelly Dunn, PhD, MBA, was cited in an article from The Acadiana Advocate in Louisiana She shared her expertise regarding topical fentanyl exposure.

A Tale of Two Mental Health CrisesMedPage Today, March 13, 2025

Six decades ago, hope surged for both depression and opioid addiction treatments. Today, we notice a stark contrast: depression management has advanced significantly, while progress in opioid use disorder treatment has been more gradual. Director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine Kelly Dunn, PhD, MBA, explores this 'tale of two crises' in a MedPage Today opinion piece.

Overdose deaths dropped sharply last year in Maryland, BaltimoreThe Baltimore Banner, February 4, 2025

Eric Weintraub, MD, Associate Director of the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine, shares his perspective on the reported decrease in overdose deaths throughout Baltimore and Maryland in 2024.

University of Maryland School of Medicine gets large grant to address opioid careWYPR, December 14, 2023

University of Maryland School of Medicine will receive $29 million from The National Institutes of Health to research infectious diseases affecting people who use injectable drugs. The four-year, multicenter trial will be led by Institute for Human Virology Investigators including Kahlert Institute Associate Director, Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, MPH.

Kahlert Institute Launches in Spring 2023

blue genomic background with photo of group therapy and text

University of Maryland School of Medicine Receives One of the Largest Gifts in its History to Establish Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine, May 31, 2023

With an urgent mission to address the alarming rise in drug overdose deaths, the University of Maryland  School of Medicine (UMSOM) has announced plans to open the new Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine. It will be funded with a $10 million gift from the Maryland-based Kahlert Foundation with an additional $10 million provided by the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and $5 million from UMSOM to renovate research facilities on campus. UMSOM has committed to raise an additional $5 million in philanthropic donations for the Kahlert Institute.

Addressing an Epidemic: New University of Maryland Addiction Medicine Institute Seeks to Lower Drug Overdose DeathsBaltimore Times, June 15, 2023

University Of Maryland School of Medicine Receives One of The Largest Gifts In Its History To Establish Kahlert Institute For Addiction MedicinePR Newswire, June 2, 2023

Kahlert Foundation gives UMSOM $10M for institute to fight addictionThe Daily Record, June 2, 2023

University of Maryland institute on addiction medicine will focus on radical innovation to solve systemic issuesWYPR, June 1, 2023

U. of Maryland medical school opens addiction research institute in Baltimore - Baltimore Banner, May 31, 2023

New UMD School of Medicine institute aims to change addiction treatment and prevention - Baltimore Sun, May 31, 2023

University of Maryland medical school launches $30M addiction research center - Baltimore Business Journal, May 31, 2023

Spurring Innovation in Addiction Treatment and PreventionUMB News, May 31, 2023