The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

National Recovery Month



September is Recovery Month National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2013


Webcast


Ignoring Instructions: The Importance of Using Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications Properly







Description:

Dr. Krantz and Dr. Clark Dr. Condon and Ms. Gmerek

From Left to Right: Dr. Barbara Krantz, D.O., M.S., Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, Research Hanley Center, Dr. H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Dr. Timothy Condon, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Beverly Gmerek, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Coordinator, Peer Assistance Services, Inc.

Host:
Ivette Torres Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).






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  • Treatment is Effective
  • People Recover
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