Addiction Policy Forum (APF) today announced the launch of Protect Your Brain (Protege tu Cerebro), a free, evidence-informed youth prevention e-course now available in both English and Spanish. The ...

PAs have a critical role to play in helping to address the opioid crisis. Currently, there is no required course on addiction medicine in PA schools. The Physician Assistant Educational Association ...

If you can increase education, you can reduce smoking, which has many detrimental effects. The causal effect of education on smoking is an additional benefit of education. This study also investigates ...

The University of Cincinnati (UC) and UC Health have launched the UC/UC Health Addiction Center (UCAC), a multidisciplinary initiative designed to unite research with clinical and educational ...

Having watched family members struggle with substance use disorders, recent University of Minnesota Twin Cities graduate Madelyn Blake wanted to change the way addiction is treated and discussed. Now, ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

Comprehensive addiction training is rare in American medical education, which denies physicians the necessary diagnostic and communication skills required to treat patients with substance use disorder ...

Alcohol and drug use in academia aren't new. Recent press coverage suggests the problem may run deeper than we've admitted.