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- Alan Trachtenberg, MD, MPH
- North Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- FDA Announces Final Rule Establishing Current Good...
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Video Resources On The Science of Addiction
- NIDA Short Course on the Genetics and Epigenetics of Addiction on the Web (drugabuse.gov/about/organization/Genetics/geneticsepigenetics/index.html
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- Drug addiction : neurobiology of disrupted free will [electronic resource] / NIH Grand Rounds by Nora D. Volkow. Wednesday, December 13, 2006
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Selected Publications by the Trachtenbergs
Alternative Health Practices In Mental Health
/ (Plain Text) Kiresuk TJ, Trachtenberg AI.Alternative Health Practices In Mental Health
/ (PDF file) Kiresuk TJ, Trachtenberg AI.ALTERNATIVE HEALTH PRACTICES IN ADDICTION TREATMNT
/ Boucher, Kiresuk, & TrachtenbergAm J Pub Health: Alternative Health Practices
/ Crisis OR Opportunity? by Duchy Trachtenberg, MSWSkin Lesions of Injection Drug Users
/ Cagle et al, Implemented as Govt. Pub by Dr. T2Create Blog by Dr. Alan Trachtenberg (http://2createyourmd.blogspot.com/)
Role of CAM in Public Health Practice & Training
/ BURKE, GINZBURG, COLLIE, TRACHTENBERG & MUHAMMAD Opioid Agonist Treatment (Methadone/LAAM/Bup)Consent to Release of Information Under 42CFR2
/ Buprenorphine PatientFacilities Providing Methadone/LAAM Treatment
/ SAMHSA Office of Applied Studies (12/06/2002)42CFR2 Release Consent for Suboxone Rx
/ FDA Approved Information for MD's (Product Label)Methadone Overdoses, Deaths on Rise in U.S.
/ NY Times 2/2/20032/9/2003 NY Times on Methadone
/ NY TimesAJE article on NM opioid OD Deaths
/ Nolte et al.Methadone, QTp & Torsades de Pointes
/ Krantz et alARCOS: the DEA's Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System
/ Roxane LaboratoriesMethadone Mortality Final Report (local copy)
/ SAMHSA Consensus Group (Trachtenberg et al)Methadone Mortality Final Report - SAMHSA 2004 (http://dpt.samhsa.gov/reports/index.htm)
Confusion between methylphenidate and methadone
/ FDAHepatitis C infection and injection drug use:
/ Thomas F. Kresina, Leonard B Seeff, Henry FrancisNew, useful Methadone label (http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2006/006134s028lbl.pdf)
Methadone Associated Deaths (MAD)
General Addiction MedicineDrug & Alcohol Problem Assessment Screening System (Danya International)
Other Drug & Alcohol Screening Instruments
Table of Commonly Abused Drugs
/ NIDANew Ibogaine Program in Mexico
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Ontario, CA) Resources
Website of Elizabeth F. Howell, MD, President-Elect , ASAM
A CONVERSATION WITH NORA VOLKOW (NIDA Director): NY Tmes 8/19/ 2003 Science Section
Controlled Substance Schedules & DEA info (http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/index.html)
Skin Lesions of Drug Injection
/ CSAT (local Copy)Nicotine Dependence: Treatment Principles and Alternatives
/ APAMEDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
/ Stein, MD. Psych Clin Nor Amer 1999. 22; 351-70.Special Issue on Syringe Access Internationally
/ Substance Use & Misuse, 2006, Vol. 41, Issue 6-7,Excellent Free CME on Addictions and on Mental Health (http://www1.addictioncme.com/)
Other GWU SPHHS Drug Abuse Course ResourcesStreet Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade Online Dictionary
Joint letter on syringe distribution
/ Washington State Health Dept& Pharmacy Board et alVirtual Library on Drug Abuse: A collection of links to more than 1000 papers (full-text)
Joint Statement on Syringe Disposal
/ AMA, ASTHO, APhA, et al. / AHRQ/US Preventive Services Taskforce / Caron Foundation / PharmD CEFlorida Drug Deaths: Final Report 2002
/ State of Florida / WHO 2004Maintenance therapy of opioid Addiction 2004
/ WHO/UNODC/UNAIDSAddiction Severity Index (ASI) (http://www.tresearch.org/resources/instruments.htm)
Federal Drug Data Sources (http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/sources.html)
Prevention Program Evaluation Cycle (CSAP)
CSAP Early Intervention Video (http://preventionpathways.samhsa.gov/res_videos.htm)
Medical Review Officer Manual (Urine Testing)
the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (http://www.acudetox.com/faq.htm)
Alanon/Alateen (http://www.al-anon.org/)
GW Writing Center (http://www.gwu.edu/~gwriter/)
UW/ADAI Bibliographies on Substance Abuse (http://lib.adai.washington.edu/biblist.htm)
SAMHSA Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/)
Overdose Prevention/Harm Reduction
/ Drug Policy AllianceNew bill introduced to reduce deaths from overdose
/ DurbinMedscape Addiction Resource Center (http://www.medscape.com/resource/addiction)
Table of Psychoactive Substances Classes & Effects
/ WHOMedical Consequences of Alcohol (http://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/onlinefacts/medconseq.html)
WHO Terminology & classification of Drug Abuse (http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/terminology/en/)
DEA Photo-Library of Drugs of Abuse (http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/multimedia.html)
The Drug Approval and Scheduling Process
/ FDASelected Federal Agency Drug Information Sources
/ Vicki L. TateSubstance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA/)
CDC's BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm)
NIMH's NCS: National Comorbidity Survey (http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/index.php)
"Web of Addictions" Resources (http://www.well.com/user/woa/sitesadi.htm)
Dual Diagnosis Factoids and Resources (http://www.nyu.edu/odae/dualdiagnosis.html)
See also: Erowid (http://www.erowid.org/)
National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) (http://niaaa.census.gov/)
International Harm Reduction Association (http://www.ihra.net/)
Comprehensive List of Drug Abuse Resources from NIDA (http://www.drugabuse.gov/OtherResources.html)
SAFETY FIRST: reality-based drug education by Marsha Rosenbaum, PhD (http://www.safety1st.org/)
SAFETY FIRST:reality-based drug education (local)
/ Marsha Rosenbaum, PhDNIDA Evidence-Based Approaches to Drug Abuse Counseling (http://www.nida.nih.gov/ADAC/ADAC1.html)
Center for Cognitive Liberty & Ethics (http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/curriculum/index2.htm)
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/arrests/index.html)
Publications on Alcohol from NIAAA (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/)
NHTSA Impaired Driving (Drugs & Alcohol) Safety Program
2007 NIDA booklet for the public on drug addiction (http://www.nida.nih.gov/scienceofaddiction/)
Local PDF: The Science of Addiction
/ NIDA 2007United Nations World Drug Report 2006 (http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html)
Local Copy: VOLATILE SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Pages 1-15)
/ UN Technical Report Web-Based Help for Getting Grants"ResearchAssistant" Grant Writing Tutorial for Drug Abuse Related Grants
Toolkit: National Library of Medicine Internet Connections for Health Institutions Grant Application
Certificates of Confidentiality from NIH
NIDA SBIR page: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Funding/SBIR_STTR.html
DHHS GrantsNet (http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/)
Meta-MetaSearch (http://tinyurl.com/27u8j) I never met a metasearch I didn't engine
Grantmakers In Health (http://www.gih.org/)
The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC - http://www.servicelearning.org/)
What is the US Public Health Service? (http://www.nhpf.org/pdfs_basics/Basics_PHS.pdf)
Research ToolsGlossary of Epidemiology Terms
/ CDCVisual/Graphical Search Engine - "www.KartOO.com"
"Gopher Central": Email newsletters on a zillion topics, much humor (http://www.gophercentral.com/)
CIA World Fact Book (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
WIKIPEDIA - Free Online Encyclopedia
BIOETHICS Resources on the Web (from NIH): (http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/)
Looksmart's "Find Articles" Research Tools (http://www.findarticles.com/)
Pathology Library (http://pathweb.uchc.edu/)
Community-Based Participatory Research (http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/commbas.html)
Education Resources Information Center (www.eric.ed.gov)-searchable
PubMed Central, A free NIH archive of life sciences journals (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/)
NHLBI Clinical Research Guide (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/crg/index.php)
UCSF Training in Clinical Research (http://www.epibiostat.ucsf.edu/courses/schedule/index.html)
Public Health Tools and TrainingCDC Public Health Image Library (http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp)
CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online (http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtnonline/)
CDC self-study: Principles of Epidemiology
The Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy (http://www.defendingscience.org/index.cfm)
Drug Product ToolsDrug Interactions via Cytochrome P450
FDA ORANGE BOOK: What's in that drug product and what's it equivalent to?
Latest Info on Common Adverse Drug Events: http://www.worstpills.org/
What's This Pill? (http://www.rxlist.com/)
Medication Errors (LookAlike or Sound Alike Names)
/ USP (LOCAL COPY)Dosing Errors & Dangerous Abreviations from the In
/ Institute fr Safe Medication Practices-LOCAL COPYMedscape Drug Interaction Checker (http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/druginterchecker?src=0_nl_wm_0)
IOM Report: The Future of Drug Safety (http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/26341/37329.aspx)
Epocrates (drug database searchable by name or class) and other services from Wyeth
Other Clinical ToolsDrug-Induced Psychiatric Symptoms: http://www.citizen.org/eletter/articles/psych2.htm
Drug Slang: http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/slang/home.html
MerckMedicus Library of Fulltext Medical References & Reserouces
NCI Pain & Palliative Care Textbook:
FULLTEXT MEDICAL LIBRARY AT: http://medicalstudent.com/
CyberTherapy/CyberPsychology (http://www.ambientintelligence.org/)
Collaborative on Health and the Environment, CHE: (http://www.cheforhealth.org/)
Center for Environmental Therapeutics (http://www.cet.org)
AIDS Treatment News (http://www.aids.org/atn/)
Full Text Biomedical Resources (http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/CIR/cir-online-journals.asp)
http://www.healingchronicpain.org/
Medico-legal sites of interest (http://www.garanlucow.com/medical/links.htm)
HHS Information and Hotline Directory (http://www.dhhs.gov/about/referlst.html)
Alternative&Complementary Health Practices (ACHP)WHO Traditional Medicines Homepage (http://www.who.int/medicines/areas/traditional/en/index.html)
EAR CANDLES: Do they Work? Inquiring Ears are all abuzz!
Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Adrian S. Dobs, MD, MHS; Bimal H. Ashar, MD, in WebMD
http://www.cancerlynx.com/index.html
http://www.curezone.com/diseases/support_groups.asp
Enhancing the Accountability of Alternative Medicine (Millbank 1/98)
CA Naturopathic Practice Act-PASSED 9/5/2003
/ CA Senate President Pro Tem John BurtonNCHS: CAM Use Among Adults: United States, 2002
/ (Local Copy)Chiropractic Origins, Controversies, and Contributions
/ JAMA/ArchivesComplementary Therapies for Depression — An Overview
/ JAMA/ArchivesHepatitis C and Complementary and Alternative Medicine: 2003 Update
/ NIHHerbal Medicine for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease — Clinical Considerations
/ JAMA/ArchivesMichigan: Alternative Medicine - Special Report
/ MSMS / AMAComplementary Therapy Assessment: Acupuncture for Ocular Conditions and Headaches
/ AAOTraditional Chinese Medicine for the Treatment of Dermatologic Disorders
/ JAMA/ArchivesDo CAM Therapies Help Menopausal Symptoms?
/ NIHAlternative Therapies for Diabetes
/ NIHComplementary/Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Asthma
/ ACAAI / JAMA/ArchivesPosition StatementAlternative Medical Care
/ ACOEMTreatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Chinese Herbal Medicine — A Randomized Controlled Trial
/ JAMA/ArchivesSaw Palmetto Extracts for Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia — A Systematic Review
/ JAMA/ArchivesAcupuncture for Back Pain — A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
/ JAMA/ArchivesACOG Committee Opinion: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
/ ACOGPublic Health Acupuncture Resources
/ Karlo Berger and Beth SommersBest Practices in Intecultural Health-2006 Report
/ PAHO: Local CopyJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (http://www.ethnobiomed.com)
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/)
Botanical MedicineNIDA Meeting on PSYCHOACTIVE BOTANICALS
/ NIH/NIDAHispanic Herbal Remedies Database from CERT (http://www.torsades.org/medical-pros/herbs/herbs.cfm)
Medical Marijuana.com (http://www.medicalmarijuanaprocon.org/?gclid=COSRs-TGl4oCFRssVAodIlnemA)
General Mental HealthExtraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds-by Charles McKay,1841
Psychopharmacology Alert, from Manisses (Behavioral Healthcare Today)
2002 APA Clinical Guidelines on Treating Bipolar Disorder
Australian Public Health Monographs on Drugs, including Methadone Treatment Monograph
/ AAPA Basic Guideline to Bipolar Disorder
/ Medem-APAA Closer Look at Bipolar Disorder
/ Medem-APAPanic Disorder: Treatment Principles And Alternatives
/ APASchizophrenia: Treatment Principles And Alternatives
/ APAPractice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Delirium
/ APA Mental Health AlternativesNonpharmacologic Treatments for Depression
Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care
/ NIHHerbal Medicines with Psychiatric Indications: A Review for Practitioners
/ CSMSHerbal Remedies in Psychiatric Practice
/ JAMA/Archives"Emotional Freedom Technique" Acupoint-based (http://www.emofree.com)
PainDOE/NIH Workshop on Thermographic Approaches to Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Pain Treatment & Patient Safety
/ AHRQ / NPF Medical Ethics/Human Research Subject ProtectionResearch Ethics Handouts-PRIM&R 2006 (local copy)
/ Public Responsibility In Medicine & Research Health Policy & Science PolicyProject on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy (http://www.defendingscience.org/About-Us.cfm)
Access to Care/National Health ProgramHealth Policy Resources from the National Health Policy Forum (NHPF) @ GW University
GenomicsGenomics: A Guide for Public Health: (http://www.genomicstoolkit.org/index.shtml)
Misc.Litrix: Full Text Classics Collection Reading Room
Visionary Art by Alex Grey (http://www.alexgrey.com)
Beth Clay et al (http://www.bcandainternational.com/)
Periodic Table of the Elements-DEFINITIVE (http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html)
Medical Toxicology Resources (http://www.acmt.net/main/resources.asp)
Medical History (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/tocrender.fcgi?action=archive&journal=228)
Surfing and email without tracks (http://anonymouse.org/)
2create Public Photo/Graphic Albums (http://picasaweb.google.com/2create.yourMD)
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
Evidence Based Medicine Tool Kit
Center for Evidence Based Medicine
AAFP on Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance
Screening Test Recommendations
Clinical Epidemiology & Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary
U of Utah DFPM Evidence-Based Medicine Search Site
Tools for Public Health Professionals
Go To The Source: Medline/Pubmed
Protecting Research Subjects/Patients
AAAS Links to Scientific Institutions
AAAS Links to Peer-Reviewed Journals
Adverse Events: LASER Eye Surgery
More on LASER Eye Surgery Adverse Events
Cochrane Collaboration for Systematic Reviews
Index to Cochrane Collaboration Reviews
Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health
Investigating and dealing with Bias in Meta-Analysis (Sterne et al, BMJ)
Lasik Eye Surgery at the Washington Post
What proportion of healthcare is evidence based?
What proportion of healthcare is evidence based?
AHRQ Homepage for EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
"HOT TOPICS" from the Cochrane Collaboration Consumer Network.
Search 510(k) Database at CDRH/FDA (http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfPMN/pmn.cfm)
Literature search tools (eg, PubMed, available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi;; Toxnet, available at:http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/)Clinical guidelines (eg, National Guidelines Clearinghouse, available at: http://www.ngc.gov/; and Primary Care Guidelines,available at: http://medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines/)Public Responsibility in Medical Research.org
UK Primary Care Website, Encyclopedia & EBM: EVIDENCE BASED INFORMATION ON DRUG THERAPY from the Therapeutics Initiative of the Universityof British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada-University of British Columbia:http://www.ti.ubc.ca/index.html
A Practicing Physician's Guide to doing Research from the USAFP:http://www.usafp.org/Word_PDF_Files/Every-Doc-Can-Do-Research.doc
Every Doc Can Do Research Program Page from the USAFP, including the Every Doc Can Do Research Workbook from the Madigan Fellows and the Clinical Investigations Committee:(http://www.usafp.org/research.htm)
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
AHRQ Guidelines Clearing House NLM's Health Services Technology Assessment Texts (HSTAT)is a searchable collection of large, full-text clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information.(http://hstat.nlm.nih.gov/hq/Hquest/screen/HquestHome/s/62470
COCHRANE COLLABORATIVE COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE (CM)FIELD:the Complementary Medicine (CM) Field was established to help promote and facilitate the production of systematic reviews in topics such as acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, herbal medicine, homeopathy and mind-body therapy.http://www.compmed.umm.edu/Cochrane/index.html
FDA Policy on Science-based Food Labelling (including Dietary Supplements): Better Health Information for Better Nutrition - A major FDA initiative announced in 2002http://www.fda.gov/oc/mcclellan/chbn.html
Different Types of Bias:http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7404/1453
NAS Report on "The Polygraph and Lie Detection" (2003); Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and Education (BCSSE), Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT):(http://www.nap.edu/books/0309084369/html/)
The Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA):(http://www.ccohta.ca/entry_e.html)
Iatrogenic Causes of Death in the USA:(http://www.drugintel.com/pharma/iatrogenic_causes_of_death.htm)
QualityTools?, a clearinghouse for practical, ready-to-use tools for measuring and improving the quality of health care; from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ):(http://www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/)
The National Healthcare Disparities Report, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ):(http://www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/disparitiesreport/download_report.aspx)
American Indian/Alaska Native Health Issues
- IOM Report on Changing Numbers, Changing Needs: American Indian Demography and Public Health
- Special Presentation on Trafficking of American Indian Girls and Women
- Time Zone Converter including Shiprock for Navajo Time
- ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS HIV/AIDS IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, MARCH, 2008; with lots of useful background education for a general audience
- Native Story Library
- Working Effectively with Tribal Governments: Online Course (http://tribal.golearnportal.org/intro/course-menu/index.php)
- I wonder if this report has relevance to the obesity and diabetes disparities we see in AI/AN populations: Child_Trends-2007_07_11_RB_FoodInsecurity.pdf
- Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives (http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/07/AI-AN-obesity/index.htm)
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