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This study tests a program called Peer Activate, where trained peer recovery specialists help people with opioid addiction stay on their medication and cut down on other drug use. The program teaches skills like finding rewarding activities without drugs. Researchers will compare…

This study is testing two counseling approaches—Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)—to help people on methadone treatment reduce their use of tobacco, opioids, and other drugs. Researchers will enroll 420 adults who are currently on…

This study aims to better understand and treat people with certain inherited metabolic or genetic disorders. Researchers will use standard medical tests like blood work and imaging to diagnose and care for participants, who may also join other related studies. The goal is to expa…

This study is testing a new online platform called Nest for young adults aged 18-39 who have had genetic testing for cancer risk. The platform gives both patients and their doctors access to updated information about genetic findings. Researchers want to see if the tool is easy t…

This study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital looks at how parents and children (ages 10-24) talk about the child's genetic risk for cancer. The goal is to understand what helps or hinders these conversations, so doctors can create better education programs. The study wil…

This study is building a Canada-wide registry of people who come to emergency departments with opioid poisoning. Researchers will track treatments and outcomes for up to 7,200 patients. The goal is to learn what works best and create a tool to predict who is at highest risk of dy…

This study is looking at 120 people who are already in treatment for abusing opioids and/or benzodiazepines (anti-anxiety drugs). Researchers want to understand why people use these drugs together, which greatly raises the risk of overdose and death. Participants will complete in…

This study is testing how opioids (morphine) and benzodiazepines (alprazolam) affect mood, anxiety, and thinking when taken alone or together. Researchers will give 24 people with a history of using these drugs single doses in a lab and measure their responses. The goal is to und…

This study compares two ways to provide pre-test genetic counseling to people at high risk for hereditary cancers: a chatbot (Genetic Information Assistant) versus a live telegenetics session with a genetic counselor. About 96 participants will be randomly assigned to one method,…