An Overview of Addiction from a Medical Perspective

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on Aug 20, 2020 - 11:01am CDT

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This presentation (1:02:19 hours) given by Dr. Gregory Collins, Commissioner of Public Health and Medical Director for Wyoming County, New York, on addiction discusses terms and definitions, the history of addiction and addiction treatment, the neurobiology of addiction, current opioid crisis, predisposing factors, and current treatment/intervention approaches.

Source: Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center, 2020.
https://www.r-ahec.org/

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Gregory Collins
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