AMHERST, Mass. - As recreational marijuana use becomes legal in Massachusetts, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing are now training all student nurses in clinical ...

Educating students of nursing and of social work on screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for risky drinking provides a valuable skill to help patients lead healthier lives, ...

Wayne State University has been awarded nearly $1 million to train social work and nursing students to assess patients in primary care settings for substance abuse behaviors. Feleta Wilson, associate ...

As part of the physician assistant, clinical mental health counseling, and counseling psychology graduate program curricula, more than 100 students learned about substance use screening, brief ...

Two 3-year grants will fund extensive training in substance abuse screening and intervention in the curriculum for medical students and residents and social work, nursing and pharmacy students at ...

Substance use disorders are a common sight for many healthcare professionals. Nurses and other professionals regularly see them in emergency rooms in the form of overdoses, liver failure and accidents ...

(Boston) – Boston Medical Center (BMC) was awarded a two-year grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) to train, mentor and coach ...

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 4 (UPI) --A few short training sessions can increase the frequency of pediatricians assessing patients for substance abuse and mental health issues, according to a newly released ...

Teaching a unique, patient-centered approach to assessing and intervening in risky alcohol and drug use, a two-day training was offered to providers and residents at Walter Reed Bethesda last week.

Pediatricians who attend two to three training sessions are more likely to use techniques to identify and treat young people with potential alcohol, substance use and mental health problems that those ...