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 Crises - MedPage 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, Baltimore - The 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 care - WYPR, 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.
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 Deaths – Baltimore 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 Medicine – PR Newswire, June 2, 2023
Kahlert Foundation gives UMSOM $10M for institute to fight addiction – The Daily Record, June 2, 2023
University of Maryland institute on addiction medicine will focus on radical innovation to solve systemic issues – WYPR, 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 Prevention – UMB News, May 31, 2023