Addiction and Drug Use

The "Sound Medicine" program for April 20

• Ebola outbreak in Guinea
• The "gate-keeping" role of pharmacists
• Insurance coverage of rehabilitation for prescription painkiller addiction

The “Sound Medicine” program for January 5, 2014

• Waking up to opioids and stopping the cycle of addiction 

The “Sound Medicine” program for March 10

• A Look At: Time article "Why Medical Bills are Killing Us"
• Did You Know: Poor sleep can lead to poor health
• Aspirin resistance or 'pseudo-resistance'?
• Doc chat: Diagnosing alcohol abuse
• Checkup: When routine surgeries go awry
• New study could mean major changes for Neurofibromatosis sufferers

Topics for this week include: Biosurveillance in Public Health; Did You Know?: White Blood Cells Fight Cancer; Doc Chat: Pandemic Influenza Summit in Indianapolis; Checkup: Music as Therapy; Researching the "Hunger Hormone"; Advice from a Former Food Addict