ISAP in the News (2008)
Compiled by UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations.
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Testing Children for Drug Use
Richard Rawson, professor-in-residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences and associate director of UCLA ISAP, was quoted Aug. 4 in a Los Angeles Daily News article about the dilemma faced by parents who wish to test their children for drug use.
"Testing Kids for Drugs is Today's Parental Dilemma"
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_10088435
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States’ Various Approaches to Drug Offenders
Angela Hawken, a research analyst with ISAP, was quoted in a March 5 Newsweek article about states’ approaches to dealing with drug offenders.
“And Now, Back in the Real World”
http://www.newsweek.com/id/114717
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Meth References in Films and TV
Richard Rawson, professor of psychiatry in the Semel Institute
and ISAP associate director, was quoted in an Associated Press
story that appeared Feb. 14 on MSNBC.com about the increased
references to methamphetamine in films and on television.
“Pop Culture is Getting an Injection of Meth”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23170283/
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Prescription Drug Abuse
Richard Rawson, professor of psychiatry in the Semel Institute and ISAP associate director, was quoted or interviewed in a number of media regarding the dangers of mixing prescription drugs, including the following:
Feb 6, “Heath Ledger’s Death Ruled Accidental Overdose”
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-na-ledger7feb07,0,2960867.story
Feb. 12 on the KPCC 89.3 FM show “AirTalk with Larry Mantle.” “Prescription
Drug Abuse”
http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/
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Deaths from Prescription Drug Overdoses
Richard Rawson, professor of psychiatry and ISAP associate director,
was featured in a Jan. 26 Los Angeles Times article about the
abuse and marketing of pharmaceuticals.
Jan. 26, “Overdose Deaths on the Rise, CDC Says”
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drugs26jan26,1,4750758.story
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Potential New Treatments for Alcoholism
Mitchell Karno, a UCLA ISAP associate research psychologist, Dr. Alison Moore, UCLA associate professor of medical geriatrics, and Richard Rawson, associate director of UCLA ISAP, were quoted in a Jan. 7 Seattle Times article about potential new techniques in the treatment of alcoholism.
“Will Treatment for Alcoholism Shift to Doctor's Office?”
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/
vortex/display?slug=rehab07&date=20080107&query=alcoholism
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