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Ignoring Instructions: The Importance of Using Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications Properly







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Dr. Krantz and Dr. Clark Dr. Condon and Ms. Gmerek

From Left to Right: Dr. Barbara Krantz, D.O., M.S., Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, Research Hanley Center, Dr. H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Dr. Timothy Condon, Ph.D., Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Beverly Gmerek, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Coordinator, Peer Assistance Services, Inc.

Host:
Ivette Torres Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Panelists include Dr. H. Westley Clark, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS);  Dr. Timothy Condon, Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (HHS); Dr. Barbara Krantz, D.O., M.S., Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, Research Hanley Center; and Beverly Gmerek, Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program Coordinator, Peer Assistance Services, Inc.






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