Dennis McCarty, Ph.D., an Emeritus Professor in the School of Public Health at the Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science
Drug court and Addiction, AMERSA conference
Is drug court meeting the need of the most vulnerable people who use drugs? What is the drug court judge’s hardest decision? What is social detox? How
Systematic reviews enhance drugs conference
Systematic reviews are the cream of the research crop. Those who understand their value thrive at an opportunity to meet the review authors at
Hospital teaching teams confront iatrogenic opioid addiction
What can hospital teams teach medical students about addiction to help curb the opioid overdose epidemic? In a new article published by the
Two birds with one stone: physicians training in research
Combined training in addiction medicine and research is feasible and acceptable for physicians - a new study shows; however, there are important
Optimizing writing schemes for addiction researchers
The "coolest" science writing isn't necessarily found in the science press. - Surgeon and New Yorker contributor Gawande in The Best American Science
Changing the ways of CPDD – College on Problems of Drug Dependence – June 12-16, #CPDD2016
Change is the ultimate law of life. Those that do not change and adapt, do not survive. In the life of scientific meetings, this means constantly
ART SONG: the new frontier concert on Apr 9, 2016
Come and listen to poems turned into songs by UBC music students. Sammy Shatner turned my poem Silence into a beautiful song. Saturday, April 9th |
Reduce alcohol consumption in illicit drug users: In the news
In 2012, we reviewed the evidence for talking therapies to reduce drinking among people who also use other drugs. This review was published by the