Addressing Substance Abuse With CME (Part 1 of 2)

Addressing Substance Abuse with CME (Part 1 of 2) – First part of discussion between Bertha Madras, former Deputy Director for Demand Reduction of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and ACCME Chief Executive, Murray Kopelow regarding CME approaches to address substance abuse. (Part 1 of 2, Recorded July 2008) Visit these resources for more information: – For more information about the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, visit www.ondcp.gov. – For an overview of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s “Screening and Brief Intervention for Referral to Treatment” (SBIRT) program, visit http For more information, please visit www.accme.org

C. Everett Koop, Forceful US Surgeon General, Dies at 96

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(Baby Doe died while the case was being appealed to the United States Supreme Court; Baby Jane Doe survived, though a delay in treatment was believed to have contributed to her severe retardation.) Dr. Koop often said that his Presbyterian faith … As …
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Nicotine Vaccine Promising for Smoking Cessation

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"It appears that the vaccine may help with smoking cessation, but likely as an adjunct to existing pharmacology or psychological treatments," Irina Esterlis, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and diagnostic radiology, Yale University, New Haven …
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