Pulse

The Dear Abby of Addiction

A retired Mayo Clinic psychiatrist answers questions and dispels myths about alcoholism and drug dependence.

A Shot at Quitting

New vaccine is a shot in the arm for smokers trying to quit.

New Option for Old Problem

The FDA’s approval of buprenorphine represents a shift in treatment for opioid addictions.

Putting a Face on Addiction

By living with recovering alcoholics and addicts, physicians learn about the realities of addiction.

Consuming Culture

Risky drinking is on the rise on Minnesota college campuses.

Book Review

Devil in a Bottle

By Charles R. Meyer, M.D.

Did absinthe or other factors fuel the creativity and madness of some of the 19th century’s most renowed artists?

End Notes

Panic

 


September 2006 | Table of Contents

Cover Story

Meth Turns 40

By Jeanne Mettner

What we know about this deadly substance and what physicians and other health care providers still need to learn.

Face to Face

Beyond Addiction

By Kim Kiser

Hazelden’s chief doctor, Marv Seppala, is living proof that addicts can recover.

Quality Rounds

When You Suspect a Drug Problem

By Scott D.Smith

Patients who show signs of addiction and drug abuse are challenging. But with tools and training, physicians can help them.

Clinical and Health Affairs

Patients with Pain and Addiction: What’s a Doctor to Do?

By Marvin Seppala, M.D.

 

Medication Management of Pathological Gambling

By Jon E. Grant, J.D., M.D., M.P.H., and Suck Won Kim, M.D.

 

Marijuana and Adolescents

By Carole Nistler, M.D., Harriet Hodgson, M.A., B.S., Fred T. Nobrega, M.D., C. John Hodgson, M.D., Rebekah Wheatley, and Ginny Solberg, R.N.

 

Editor's Note

Breaking the Silence

 

MMA Viewpoint

Quality Improvement Pervades All We Do

 

MMA News

House to Consider MMA’s Sick-Tax Strategy
Potential Medicare Payment Cuts Deepen
MMA Judges Tiering Plans
MMA Urges USDA to Drop Juice from WIC-Eligible Foods

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