Translation of increasing international awareness of dependence and substance misuse,
including harmful and hazardous use, into action has been symbolized by the World Health …

My 1987 survey of substance misuse education in British medical schools highlighted
inadequacies in the quality of undergraduatesubstance misuse training. The continuing …

In recognition of inadequacies in drug and alcohol medical education, funds were allocated
to all Australian medical schools in 1988 to appoint co‐ordinators to develop and implement …

This special issue of Substance Abuse reviews postgraduate training programs for addiction
medicine and their development in several model countries. It is an opportune time for this …

Abstract The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has published a report entitled
Problem Drug Use: A Review of Training. It reviews existing training and the organization of …

During 1987 thirteen departments in each of 28 medical schools were surveyed about the
training their undergraduate medical students received in substance abuse. There was a …

This article reviews and reflects on the Diploma in Addiction Studies: a 1-year, full-time
programme taught at the School of Social Work and Social Policy in Trinity College Dublin …

Background: Two previous studies have demonstrated the parlous state of undergraduate
medical education. A third study was undertaken to evaluate any change. Methodology: All …

Barriers to entering addiction medicine (AM) have led to a persisting workforce shortage. To
address this problem, the Chapter of Addiction Medicine (AChAM) was formed in 2001 as a …

Abstract Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a worldwide problem, and have
become a major health concern in Ireland particularly. We aimed to determine the extent to …