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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

NOTE: Sessions listed in italics have been organized by another section, SPIG, or caucus but are endorsed by Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs.


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Sunday, October 26, 2008

2:30 PM-3:30 PM Sun
   2026.0ATOD Posters (Poster)

Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3000.0Integrating Science and Service: Defining Evidence-Based Practices and Learning from Clinical Examples of Implementation form the Field (Panel Discussion)
   3001.0Illicit Drug Use on the US-Mexico Border: A Binational Problem In Need of Binational Solutions (Oral)
   3002.0Global Trends and Health Benefits of Smoke Free Air (Oral)
   3002.1Packaging Booze to Special Populations (Oral)
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Mon
   3073.0ATOD Student Poster Showcase (Poster)
   3074.0ATOD Student Poster Showcase II (Poster)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
   3094.0Increased Alcohol Sales and Consumption: Data and Policy Implications (Oral)
   3095.0Racial/Ethnic Differences in Drug Abuse, Treatment Systems, Utilization, & Risk (Oral)
   3095.1Empowering advocates: Addressing disparities through policy change (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3187.0Reducing Alcohol Harm: Legal and Policy Approaches (Oral)
   3188.0International Tobacco Control: Opportunities and Challenges in Building Capacity and Conducting Research (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3286.0Youth & Consequences: Energy Drinks, Gambling, Run-Aways, and Mental Health Impact (Oral)
   3287.0State-Based Tobacco Product Regulation: Creative Solutions from States that Can’t Wait and What To Do If the FDA Bill Passes (Oral)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Mon
   3365.0Health Care Providers Working to Prevent & Treat Tobacco Use (Poster)
   3366.0Interaction Between Alcohol, Tobacco, and Mental Health (Poster)
   3367.0New Developments in Smoke Free Living Spaces and Outdoor Venues (Poster)
   3368.0New Issues in Tobacco Control with Special Population Groups (Poster)
   3369.0Promoting Smoke Free Air from Beginning to End (Poster)
   3370.0Tobacco Control Developments in Mainland China and Taiwan (Poster)
   3371.0Tobacco Issues in Immigrant & Other Populations (Poster)
   3372.0Overview of Tobacco Issues (Poster)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
   3392.0Alcohol Epidemiology: Variations Across Populations, Methods, Time and Geography (Oral)
   3393.0Intergrating HIV Care and Substance Abuse Treatment: It's a Two-Way Street (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4001.0Moving Targets: How Tobacco Industry Marketing Strategies are Evolving (Oral)
   4002.0Alcohol Brief Interventions: National and International Groups (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4069.0Spotlight on Young Adults: Tobacco Control Trends and Policies (Oral)
   4070.0The Death of Heath Ledger: Media Blip or Teachable Moment? A Public Health Response to the Troubling Trend of Prescription Drug Abuse (Oral)
   4071.0Systems & Policy Issues: Where We Are, Where We're Going (Oral)
   4071.1Tobacco Cessation: Strategies Addressing Who, How, and Where (Oral)
   4071.2College Presidents Gone Wild: Myth vs Reality in the Minimum Drinking Age Debate (Oral)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Tue
   4125.0A Mosaic of Issues in Drug Using Populations (Poster)
   4126.0From Harm Reduction to Overdose to EBP: A Broad Approach to Treatment (Poster)
   4127.0Interventions Across Primary & Special Providers (Poster)
   4128.0Methamphetamine, Cocaine, & Prescription Drug Use and Consequences (Poster)
   4129.0Social Dislocation (Poster)
   4130.0Youth: Choices, Decisions, & Consequences (Poster)
   4131.0Mixing Alcohol, Drugs, & Youth (Poster)
   4132.0Current Issues in Alcohol: Translating the Research (Poster)
   4133.0College Alcohol Issues: Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment (Poster)
   4134.0Alcohol Issues in Special Populations: Exploring the Risk (Poster)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4152.0Youth Leadership in Evaluation & Research (Oral)
   4153.0Changing Tobacco Products: Marketing, Use, and Beliefs (Oral)
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Tue
   4222.0Building the Evidence Base: Surveillance Strategies (Poster)
   4223.0Innovations in Cessation I (Poster)
   4224.0Innovations in Cessation II (Poster)
   4225.0Preventing & Treating Tobacco Use Among Youth & Young Adults (Poster)
   4226.0Strategies in Youth Tobacco Prevention from the Web and Movies to Space Vehicles (Poster)
   4227.0Tobacco Control Around the World (Poster)
   4228.0Tobacco Control Policy Advocacy--It's Up to You (Poster)
   4229.0Youth Access to Tobacco: The Retail Environment (Poster)
   4230.0ATOD Posters II (Poster)
   4231.0ATOD Posters I (Poster)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4241.0Cutting Edge Studies on Youth and the Disadvantaged: Alcohol & Drugs (Oral)
   4242.0Serving Those Who Serve: Tobacco Issues and the Military (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4335.0Alcohol Economics, Taxation, and Trade Issues (Oral)
   4336.0Killing Us Softly: Public Health Implications of Tobacco Industry 'Corporate Social Responsibility' (Oral)
   4337.0Exploring the Impact of Other Drugs: Opiates, Stimulants, Prescription Drugs (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5029.0Alcohol Treatment: Gaps and Best Practices (Oral)
   5030.0SAMHSA and CSAT's SBIRT Initiative (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   5088.0A Continuum of Care: Across Systems, Setting, & Population (Oral)
   5089.0Living Smoke Free: Clean Air in Homes and Cars (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5139.0Early Onset Drinking and Adolescent Risk (Oral)
   5140.0Substance Abuse Prevention Strategies for Adolescents (Oral)
   5141.0Mixed Messages: Tobacco-Focused Marketing and Press Coverage (Oral)

The 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) of APHA