PCAM confab
PCAM confab
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Philippines – The Philippine College of Addiction Medicine (PCAM), an affiliate society of the Philippine Medical Association, will hold its 8th Annual Convention at the Center for Professional Development in Dauis, Bohol, on Sept. 13-15 (2012) with …
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Taming the 'wolf'
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Alongside with the town's ongoing four-year PEACE-PACT Project, an all-out war against criminality and drug addiction, Sotomil designed Project BISNID or "Be in Sports, not in Drugs." … Sotomil enlisted with the Philippine National Police in 1996. A …
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Weight loss takes combined effort
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But one expert believes that the reason is much deeper—it's almost an addiction much like alcoholism and drug abuse. “Foods full of fat, sugar and salt release 'feel good' chemicals in the brain's reward center and over time we associate the change in …
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The Abuse of Prescription Drugs / Documentary Video – The abuse of prescription drugs is quickly becoming an epidemic. They’re easy to get and simple to distribute. Gone are the days when people need to go to a seedy street corner to get high. Now, they just need to go to a medicine cabinet or visit the doctor. While many communities are just beginning to figure out how to handle this legal drug problem, anti-drug groups in Tennessee have had a head start. For years, Tennessee held the unwanted distinction as the nations top state for prescription drug abuse. That is changing, thanks to hard work and cooperation. The people from Tennessee will share their experiences during this hour-long MCTFT broadcast. There will be no expert panel discussion, just advice from the people in the field. Learn how citizens in Tennessee discovered the problem and took control. Hear from coalition leaders, law enforcement, doctors, pharmacists, insurance executives, and others. See what they did so you can bring it into your own communities. Learning Objectives: See how anti-drug groups in Tennessee discovered the prescription drug problem Find out how cooperation is making a difference Learn what law enforcement officers are seeing and how they are adapting to the new drug problems Hear how health care providers are trying to protect themselves and their patients From the public domain, courtesy of the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT)