Jeffrey Samet MD
Addiction Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Boston University
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801 Massachusetts Ave; 2nd FloorSection of General Internal Medicine; BMCBoston, MA 02118
Phone+1 617-414-7444
Fax+1 617-414-4676
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1989
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1984 - 2027
TX State Medical License 1983 - 1989
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2013-2016
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- Russia PREVENT (HIV Prevention Partnership in Russian Alcohol Treatment) Start of enrollment: 2004 Oct 01
- Project HERMITAGE: HIV Prevention in Hospitalized Russian Drinkers Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
- Linking Infectious and Narcology Care in Russia Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cost-effectiveness of community-based interventions for reducing opioid overdose and non-overdose deaths: simulation modeling of HEALing Communities Study.Jagpreet Chhatwal, Mert Sahinkoc, Qiushi Chen, William Dowd, Jade Xiao
Lancet Regional Health. Americas. 2026-07-01 - Implementation of addiction consult services and bridge clinics in the HEALing communities study in Massachusetts.Zoe M Weinstein, Elizabeth Jadovich, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Marc LaRochelle, Shapei Yan
Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2026-07-01 - The association between naloxone distribution, buprenorphine treatment and retention and incident high-risk opioid prescribing with opioid overdose death in Kentucky, ...Alexander Y Walley, Debbie M Cheng, Nathan Vandergrift, Marc Larochelle, JaNae Holloway
Addiction. 2026-06-12
Journal Articles
- Non-Fatal Opioid-Related Overdoses Among Adolescents in Massachusetts 2012–2014Avik Chatterjee, Marc R Larochelle, Jeffrey H Samet, Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Receipt of Timely Addiction Treatment and Association of Early Medication Treatment with Retention in Care Among Youths with Opioid Use DisorderMichael Silverstein, Marc R Larochelle, Sarah M Bagley, Scott E Hadland, Sharon Levy, Jeffrey H Samet, Bonnie T Zima, JAMA
Authored Content
- Non-Fatal Opioid-Related Overdoses Among Adolescents in Massachusetts 2012–2014October 2018
- Opioid and Cocaine Use Among Primary Care Patients on Buprenorphine—Self-Report and Urine Drug TestsOctober 2018
Press Mentions
HMN 2025: How Hospitalized Sufferers Who Obtain Alcohol Use Dysfunction Therapy Can Considerably Scale Back Heavy IngestingApril 22nd, 2025- Oral and Injectable Naltrexone Similarly Effective for Alcohol Use DisorderApril 21st, 2025
- Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Significantly Cut Heavy DrinkingApril 21st, 2025
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