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Darryl Inaba
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More on DSM-5, Med MJ, E-Cigs
June 14, 2013
A further look at the DSM-5 and how it addresses addictions, as well as the likelihood of many new pharmaceutics meds being prescribed for 1500 new disorders. Also major tobacco companies enter e-cigarette market, and a success story of medical marijuana used for lung cancer.
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DSM-5
May 28, 2013
The much-anticipated DSM-5 was released about 10 days ago. We take an overview of the 992 page tome, the various changes in the ways that mental disorders, including addictions, are described and categorized. We also discuss the many controversies and criticisms the book has generated so far.
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Seeing pain with MRI, Addiction Equity & Affordable Care, Naloxone Monoploy
May 8, 2013
Pain is becoming visible through the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Scanning Technology promising better perspectives on how to address chronic pain ... a discussion of the Addiction Equity and Affordable Care Acts, in the context of addiction treatment options. The Feds come out with another statement of intention to pursue drug use regardless of contravening state laws .... the issues of the safety of drug use in the context of public service announcement and educational efforts. And one company has a monopoly on the life-saving drug Naloxone, used for heroin (and opioids) overdoses.
CNS Productions produces one of the leading drug education textbook for college and university level drug and addiction education classrooms - Uppers, Downers, All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs, 7th Edition. In addition, CNS Productions provides support and teaching aids to assist instructors, including student study guides, instructional support videos for every chapter in the book, sample tests, online educational and interactive crossword puzzles, as well as both paperback and eBook versions of the textbook.
Our comprehensive video library of educational substance abuse DVDs is used by addiction counselors in their practices as substance abuse treatment and drug identification tools. Professional drug education instructors use these and specialized videos as counselor education and training tools.
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University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
June 4, 2013
University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
62nd Annual Session June 16-21, 2013The School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies is held annually on the University of Utah campus. This beautiful campus is located in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, just two miles east of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
