SBIRT in Pediatrics: Teen Alcohol Use Case – Good Doctor Example – PART II: Brief Intervention
SBIRT in Pediatrics: Teen Alcohol Use Case – Good Doctor example – PART II: Brief Intervention – This video depicts a physician demonstrating a good example of a brief intervention for alcohol use with an adolescent patient. All patients portrayed in the…
Letter: Substance abuse treatment programs need funding
Residential substance abuse treatment is designed not only to treat or resolve a person's addiction, but also to address the underlying conditions and circumstances that contribute to addiction. 6. Entire families and communities benefit from their …
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Kravitz: Jim Irsay is fighting for his life, he needs help
In a twisted way, Jim Irsay's friends have been praying for this day. They've been praying for the day when he'd reach rock bottom and be forced to come to terms with a drug problem that he's battled for some time. "He's a sick, sick man,'' one source …
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