Congressional briefing on Substance Abuse Policy: "What We Know and Where We Need to Go"

• David Colby, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Evaluation at RWJF, will summarize the panel discussion and key lessons learned from the Foundations investment in this area.
  
• Dennis McCarty, Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University, speaks about delivery and quality of substance abuse treatment, integration with primary care and patient-centered medical homes, disparities and cost of care.
  
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  Marjorie Gutman, Ph.D., SAPRP Co-Director, speaks about criminal justice, prevention policies in schools and among youth, prescription drug abuse and clinical trials for drug prevention
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  Harold Holder, Ph.D., Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), speaks about data collection, prevention, availability and pricing

• Michael Cummings, Ph.D., M.P.H., Roswell Park Cancer Institute, speaks about tobacco regulation, pricing, marketing, smoke-free air laws and cessation treatments.

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