Welcome to Azar Lab
innovative and creative medical research
A platform created by Dr. Pouya Azar to share clinical research, patient experiences and outreach programs conducted by Dr. Azar and his team.
Interviews & Shorts
Dr. Pouya Azar sits down to discuss the complex issues of pain, addiction and recovery with his patients.
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Justin Acheson explains life on the Downtown East Side of Vancouver, living with addiction and his road to recovery after admission and relapse.
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Patient X talks to Dr. Azar about mental health issues leading to addiction and recovery through low induction buprenorphine and psychiatric help, among other topics.
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Not Just an Opioid Deficiency Syndrome. A short video discussing the current opioid epidemic in North America.
Research
A Call for Evidence-Based Strategy Against the Overdose Crisis.
Buprenorphine/naloxone induction for treatment of acute on chronic pain using a micro-dosing regimen: A case report.
Comparing rapid micro-induction and standard induction of buprenorphine/naloxone for treatment of opioid use disorder: protocol for an open-label, parallel-group, superiority, randomized controlled trial.
Dr. Pouya Azar
Pouya Azar, MD, FRCPC, DABAM, is the Head of the Complex Pain and Addiction Service (CPAS), a consult service under the Department of Psychiatry at Vancouver Coastal Health, British Columbia, Canada.
Keynote Speaker Events