Open house lectures on addiction, alcohol abuse

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The HMC’s psychiatry department will begin on September 19 a new season of its open house lectures with one on how to deal with drug addiction and alcohol abuse and information on the psychological support available for addicts.
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Drug Abuse Research Symposium 2012 Dr. Friedman, MD, Ph.D. (Nazarian) – CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE 7th Drug Abuse Research Symposium www.cdrewu.edu “Drug Addiction is a Brain Disease” Friday, August 17, 2012 8:30 am — 4:30 pm Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science Keck Lecture Hall 1731 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 Information: Barbara Rowden, MPH (323) 357-3607 [email protected] Co-Sponsored by UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs/ Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center AXIS (Accelerating Excellence in Translational Science) grant at CDU Agenda 7:30 – 8:30 am REGISTRATION/PRE-CONFERENCE EVALUATION AND BREAKFAST 8:30 – 8:45 am Welcome and background on Minority Institutions Drug Abuse Research Program (MIDARP) at CDU *Theodore Friedman, MD, PhD Jose Gutierrez 8:45 — 9:00 am University Welcome Angela Minniefield KEYNOTE SPEAKER 9:00 -10:00 am Nicotine addiction and its implications for public policy Neal L Benowitz, Ph.D. 10:00-10:20 am Secondhand smoke is linked to Type 2 diabetes and obesity Dulcie Kermah 10:20 -10:45 am A life course perspective to understanding substance use outcomes Christine Grella, Ph.D. 10:45 -11:00 am MORNING BREAK 11:00-11:20 am Preventing drug use among adolescents Robert G. LaChausse, Ph.D. 11:20 -11:40 am Medications for heavy drinking smokers Lara Ray, Ph.D. 11:40 -12:05 pm Psychosocial interventions for stimulant dependent adults Suzette Glasner-Edwards, Ph.D. STUDENT/TRAINEE ORAL PRESENTATIONS 12:05 -12:15 pm Hydrocodone containing …