Educating students of nursing and of social work on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for risky drinking provides a valuable skill to help patients lead healthier lives, ...

AMHERST, Mass. - As recreational marijuana use becomes legal in Massachusetts, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing are now training all student nurses in clinical ...

Wayne State University has been awarded nearly $1 million to train social work and nursing students to assess patients in primary care settings for substance abuse behaviors. Feleta Wilson, associate ...

Two 3-year grants will fund extensive training in substance abuse screening and intervention in the curriculum for medical students and residents and social work, nursing and pharmacy students at ...

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 ...

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 4 (UPI) --A few short training sessions can increase the frequency of pediatricians assessing patients for substance abuse and mental health issues, according to a newly released ...

The recent surge in fatal opiate overdoses has left behind many grieving family members along with more fear and frustration with the escalating public health crisis of substance abuse in our ...

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.

(Boston) – Boston Medical Center (BMC) was awarded a two-year grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) to train, mentor and coach ...

Dr. Tiffany Lee is a Professor and Director of Western Michigan University's Addiction Studies Program (SPADA). She has experience as an addictions counselor, circuit court advocate, and child ...