Pediatricians who attend two to three training sessions are more likely to use techniques to identify and treat young people with potential alcohol, substance use and mental health problems that those ...

Substance use disorders are a common sight for many healthcare professionals. Nurses and other professionals regularly see them in emergency rooms in the form of overdoses, liver failure and accidents ...

Teaching a unique, patient-centered approach to assessing and intervening in risky alcohol and drug use, a two-day training was offered to providers and residents at Walter Reed Bethesda last week.

Virginia Premier Health Plan Inc. has joined a three-year learning project to improve the identification of youth who are at risk for substance use disorder. The nonprofit-managed care organization ...

A medical doctor, Dr Honest Anaba, has called for the integration of substance use prevention and treatment services in primary healthcare system. Dr. Anaba who is a certified Addiction Medicine ...