4070.0 The Death of Heath Ledger: Media Blip or Teachable Moment? A Public Health Response to the Troubling Trend of Prescription Drug Abuse

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 10:30 AM
Oral
Moderator:
Robert Denniston, MA
Discussant:
Michael Botticelli, MEd

10:30 AM
Death of Heath Ledger: Media Blip or Teachable Moment? A Public Health Response to the Troubling Trend of Prescription Drug Abuse
Robert Denniston, MA
10:32 AM
Pharmaceutical and illicit drug mortality in the United.States: Trends and research issues
Marcella H. Sorg, PhD, RN, D-ABFA and Leonard J. Paulozzi, MD, MPH
     
10:52 AM
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: An Overview, and the California Experience
Katherine Ellis, BA and Ronna M. Kephart
11:12 AM
Mass Media and Public Education Approaches to Reducing Demand
Robert Denniston, MA

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Organized by: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

See more of: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
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