The 2019 Oxford House annual convention was focused on the opioid epidemic and substance abuse recovery efforts. This portion of the event included a panel discussion on drug addiction resea…
578 viewsDr. Westley Clark, who directed the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Health and Human Services Department, talked about the 2016 “Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs…
423 viewsDoctors, public and mental health professionals, and Oxford House staff talked about the opioid epidemic in the U.S. and Oxford House efforts in helping affected people. Oxford House is an i…
941 viewsWitnesses testified at a Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing on prescription drug abuse and its role in the increased use of Heroin in the U.S. They also spoke about how…
2,289 viewsOfficials testified about prescription drug abuse and prevention programs. Among the topics they addressed were increased prescription abuse rates over the past several years, the availabili…
328 viewsThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) released a report on current illicit drug users and rates. It found marijuana use rose from 2007 to 2011 among youth age…
1,480 viewsThe Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released the results of the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health at the Nationa…
264 viewsThe President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS created during the Clinton Administration, this portion deals with substance abuse treatment.
192 viewsRepresentatives of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the White House, the pharmaceutical industry, and others talked about prescription drug abuse. Topics included “diversion” of pharmace…
290 viewsPanelists discussed medical and treatment-related research for women who take illicit substances. They also talked about legal and ethical issues involved in punishing women for such actions…
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