Can Alcohol and Drug Abuse Clinician Skills Be Assessed Over the Phone?
Can alcohol and drug abuse clinician skills be assessed over the phone?
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BUFFALO, N.Y. –There is a growing trend to make clinical training available to alcohol and drug abuse treatment professionals via the Internet and through distance learning. It is cost effective and can deliver training in current evidence-based …
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Florida drug deaths drop
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The crackdown on pill mills, the statewide prescription drug database and even Lee Memorial Health System's year-old policy to limit the use of addictive painkillers in the ER all play a role, Comella said. “I think in Lee County we've seen a concerted …
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Titan claims victory for anti-addiction drug after mixed FDA panel votes
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Titan Pharmaceuticals ($ TTNP) emerged victorious from an FDA advisory committee meeting where the majority of non-agency experts backed approval of its drug against opioid addiction. While the agency hasn't made up its mind on the therapy, Probuphine …
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Wasted Lives: My son the drug addict
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At some of the treatment facilities, Mary says, it was easier for him to get his hands on drugs than it was in the "outside world". And in the outside world, it was pretty easy. "Interestingly enough around the … "If the system recognised it [the …
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