Addiction medicine specialist Brent Boyett, D.M.D., D.O., of North Mississippi Regional Pain Consultants recently published an article in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 

Dr. Boyett is the lead author of the article, which seeks to establish a standardized craving scale to quantitate opioid craving. The authors’ research supports using the scale to measure the severity of opioid craving and predict opioid use. The article is available at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34794061.

Dr. Boyett treats all forms of substance abuse disorders, including alcohol, opioid, drugs and others. He specializes in medication-assisted addiction recovery and high-risk populations, including pregnant women. He is board certified in family medicine and addiction medicine, as well as preventive medicine and dental anesthesiology. He is recognized as a Distinguished Fellow by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

For an appointment with Dr. Boyett, call (662) 377-5199 or 1-800-THE DESK (1-800-843-3375). North Mississippi Regional Pain Consultants is part of the Neuroscience Institute, located in Longtown Medical Park at 4381 S. Eason Blvd. For more information, visit www.nmhs.net/neuroscience-institute.