Can Alcohol and Drug Abuse Clinician Skills Be Assessed Over the Phone?

Can alcohol and drug abuse clinician skills be assessed over the phone?

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BUFFALO, N.Y. –There is a growing trend to make clinical training available to alcohol and drug abuse treatment professionals via the Internet and through distance learning. It is cost effective and can deliver training in current evidence-based …
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Drug treatment counselor admits he tried to rape boy

Filed under: drug abuse treatment

A prominent substance abuse counselor at the Matt Talbot Center, Scratchley, 53, told a patient at the center that he planned to have sex with the boy. The woman told police, who arrested Scratchley and found the boy at the counselor's Belltown apartment.
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Senator says sheriff's death is call to fight drug abuse in southern WV

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The legislation, which passed the body unanimously, focuses on wider access to substance abuse treatment programs as a way to curb the future growth of the prison population. “I think all the statistics will bear out, about 80 percent of the folks that …
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Basin Kids as Young as Nine Years Old Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment – We’re at the tail end of Red Ribbon week, a national anti-drug campaign with a heavy presence in the Basin. NewsWest 9 met up with local anti-drug leaders to…