Increasing the Addiction Workforce: Fellowship Training in Addiction Medicine

• By: Abigail J. Herron, DO, FAPA, FASAM The Institute for Family Health
• April 1st, 2016
• addiction, training, workforce
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Substance use is one of the most significant public health issues in the United States. Annual costs related to crime, lost work productivity and health care due to use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs exceeds $700 million annually (http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics)....