Abstract Beginning in 1985, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine developed a
model curriculum on alcohol abuse to enhance the education of medical students in issues …

Objective: Screening and brief intervention for substance abuse is effective yet underutilized
by primary care physicians. This article reports on Project SAEFP (Substance Abuse …

Four medical specialty organizations conducted a survey of 294 departments in 98 medical
schools and 1, 124 residency programs to identify the number and type of curriculum units …

Aims. To analyze the process of acquisition by physicians of a body of knowledge and skills
in the management of substance abuse. Design. A comprehensive search of English …

Background Counseling and social work programs educate future practitioners who are
likely to be engaged in direct practice with individuals impacted by substance use disorders …

PURPOSE: To examine changes in substance abuse education in US medical schools
between 1976 and 1992. METHODS. In 1991–92 the authors conducted a 16-year follow-up …

This commentary highlights the growing demand for substance abuse prevention and
treatment, summarizes the literature regarding the current insufficiencies in substance abuse …

Objective: To determine whether a faculty development program was effective in increasing
clinical skills and the amount of substance abuse teaching of individual general medical …

In 1992, the four medical schools in North Carolina and that state's dental school initiated a
four-year project to more thoroughly integrate content about substance abuse into their …

In this article, the author presents an overview of substance-abuse education in US medical
schools. In the early 1970s, two nationwide conferences prompted an awareness of the …