EMLondon Grand Rounds – Dr. Martyn Judson – Introduction to Substance Abuse
EMLondon Grand Rounds – Dr. Martyn Judson – Introduction to substance abuse – Emergency Medicine London Journal Club, 24 November 2011 Dr. Martyn Judson was the first in southwestern Ontario to ever prescribe methadone. Today, he is medical director of Clinic 528 in London, Ontario, and an established authority on addiction. In this talk, Dr. Judson discusses the keys to understanding addiction and substance abuse, and how to distinguish the two. Find more information at emlondon.ca This video is licensed Creative Commons By Attribution Sharealike Canada 2.5
Federal grant increases substance abuse treatment access
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The $ 800,000 grant, which was awarded to the state last fall, is currently being distributed to about 10 agencies statewide, which provide state-funded treatment and counseling for alcohol and drug abusers so they can begin implementing “distance …
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Alcohol treatment surges in south-east region
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The number of people being treated for alcohol and cannabis abuse has surged in the south-east, figures show. By Cormac O'Keeffe. Abuse of benzodiaze-pines — legal tranquillisers — has risen, while heroin treatment numbers have dropped after several …
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Tomblin to ignore council's advice on solving substance abuse ills
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The other was to raise taxes on alcohol or tobacco to help prevent people from becoming addicts, to treat addicts before things go terribly downhill for them and to help addicts recover. Both ideas are a no-go for Tomblin, whose campaign slogan …
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