Jeremy Weleff, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest papers

Common Challenges in Predicting Opioid-related Outcomes Using Machine Learning.
Substance use & addiction journal · 2026
Policy recommendations for overdose response hotlines and applications as a harm reduction tool: A commentary.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Tianeptine misuse and addiction: A systematic review of withdrawal, toxicity, and clinical management.
Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026 · senior author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Expanding compulsory drug treatment in Alberta: Perspectives of people who use drugs and healthcare providers
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$200,000

All 1 grants and awards

19 publications.

01

Common Challenges in Predicting Opioid-related Outcomes Using Machine Learning.

Saha C, Guzman AD, Li Y, Gu C, Ward E, Bhat V, Hayward J, Weleff J, Ghosh SM, Greiner R, Greenshaw A, Liu YS, Cao B

Substance use & addiction journal2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1177/29767342261467589 PMID: 42544628

02

Policy recommendations for overdose response hotlines and applications as a harm reduction tool: A commentary.

Rioux W, Rider N, Weleff J, Seo B, Shover C, Ghosh SM

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01180-3 PMID: 41857455

03

Tianeptine misuse and addiction: A systematic review of withdrawal, toxicity, and clinical management.

Anand A, Alessi MR, Toussi RA, Tian J, Raffoul JJ, Pratt N, Nero N, Weleff J

Drug and alcohol dependence2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113196 PMID: 42177839

04

Addiction Specialists' Knowledge About and Assessment Practices for Kratom, Phenibut, and Tianeptine.

Alam TA, Bahandi K, Raffoul JJ, Pratt N, Muvvala SB, Weleff J, Anand A

Substance use & addiction journal2026

DOI: 10.1177/29767342261461089 PMID: 42459031

05

Management of treatment-refractory opioid use disorder: a case-series of a modified maintenance protocol.

Rioux W, Weleff J, Zaganelli C, Hayer L, Ghosh SM

Journal of addictive diseases2026

DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2025.2581489 PMID: 41267410

06

Serotonin Syndrome Masquerading as Alcohol Withdrawal: A Case Report.

Choi M, Wang X, Singh M, Weleff J

Journal of addictive diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2025.2545649 PMID: 40886730

07

Who Keeps Using Lysergic Acid Diethylamide? Correlates of Past-Year Use in People Who Initiated Use at least Five Years Ago.

Barnett BS, Anand A, Weleff J, King F, Dewey EN

Psychedelic medicine (New Rochelle, N.Y.)2026

DOI: 10.1177/28314425251367321 PMID: 42131859

08

Editorial: Treatment and management of stimulant use disorder and co-occurring disorders.

Weleff J, Singh M, Crockford D

Frontiers in psychiatry2026First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1848661 PMID: 42100779

09

Clinical Presentations and Treatment of Baclofen Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Review.

Iqbal M, Modi P, Sehgal K, Costa GPA, Bhattacharya G, Nero N, Siddiqui JH, Weleff J, Anand A

CNS drugs2026

DOI: 10.1007/s40263-025-01254-9 PMID: 41555041

10

Outreach health-care services for people experiencing exclusion in high-income countries.

Johnson L, Gaber SN, Langella R, Turner-Moss E, Weleff J, Brothers T, Koay A, Hayward AC, Luchenski S, Perri P, Story A, Sultan B, Siersbaek R

The Lancet. Public health20258 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(25)00144-6 PMID: 40683281

Expanding compulsory drug treatment in Alberta: Perspectives of people who use drugs and healthcare providers

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research - POR equity-focused

Principal investigators: Hyshka, Elaine; Dong, Kathryn A; Salvalaggio, Ginetta L; Twan, Shanell

Keywords: Community-Engaged Research; Compulsory Drug Treatment; Focused Ethnography; Illegal Drug Use; Structural Vulnerability

$200,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Psychiatry Dept
Occupational Therapy
Computing Science
Department of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
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Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Bo Cao

Occupational Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Yifeng Wei

Psychiatry Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Andrew Greenshaw

Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Venkat Bhat

Department of Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Yanbo Zhang

Psychiatry Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Thomas Brothers

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Jake Hayward

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Russell Greiner

Computing Science

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Weleff, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Common Challenges in Predicting Opioid-related Outcomes Using Machine Learning." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]