Tag: Addiction


The Power of Addiction: The Clinical Care Front

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Continued from … The Power of Addiction: The Education Front Expanding Care for an Expansive Problem Daniel Sumrok, MD, director of the Center for Addiction Science, recently visited the White House to share what UTHSC is doing in the area of addiction medicine. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, psychiatric and substance use disorders have… Read More


The Power of Addiction: The Research Front

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Continued from … The Power of Addiction: The Clinical Care Front Tobacco: Smoking Out Solutions Robert C. Klesges, PhD, MS, is a key player on the national and global stage in the field of research on smoking and public health. A UTHSC professor, Dr. Klesges has been researching tobacco control and smoking cessation issues since the… Read More


The Power of Addiction: The Public Service Front

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Continued from … The Power of Addiction: The Research Front On March 18, 2015, the community leaders who constitute the College of Medicine Advisory Board were presented with a plan for an initiative to help reduce the number of children who become embroiled in the juvenile justice system. Seventy percent of children in the system meet… Read More