addictionologist

Addictionologist

A GP certified in the field of addiction medicine in the UK who specialises in drug and alcohol dependence and other addictive illness.

addictionologist

(ă-dik″shŏn-ol′ŏ-jĭst) [ addiction + -logy]
A specialist in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of psychological dependence.
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A South African addictionologist visited us recently and stated that South Africa has the same problem.
Addiction medicine specialist prefers opioid-free treatments
Table 1: Suggestions for Controlling Prescription Drug Abuse: * At or above 100mg MED (morphine equivalent dose)--recommend referral to Pain Management (PM) specialist * At or above 200 MED-require referral to PM specialist, evaluation by a psychiatric provider or addictionologist, and sleep study * Recommend against use of benzodiazepines in combination with opioids * At or above 30 mg methadone/day--Refer to pain specialist * Limit of four doses of short-acting opioids per day * Limit of one short-acting agent concurrently * Discontinue use of suboxone prescribing for pain
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Kerns became Oregon's first certified addictionologist in 1987.
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Goetz was a certified addictionologist who until the time of his death in March 1998 acted as the director of the Florida Impaired Practitioners Program.
The disease of addiction and other mental illnesses
13) I have no pretensions as a psychologist or addictionologist, for example.
What we-re not telling law students - and lawyers - that they really need to know: some thoughts-in-action toward revitalizing the profession from its roots
More recently, Zwerling demonstrated that someone with an addiction can in theory receive a safe administration of pain medication, though it took significant prodding from his addictionologist to convince him, given his own background in healthcare.
Helping an at-risk workforce
I chose John Bennetts, MD, a well-known physician and addictionologist on the Monterey Peninsula.
Making insurance relationships work; A California center finds it can maintain the integrity of its mission under changing payment realities
Overall Min/ Max/ Average Salary by Job Title (Manisses Salary Survey) Job Title: Min Max Average Addictionologist $23,504 $240,000 $71,056 CEO/ Senior-Level Executive $10,000 $250,000 $87,126 Clinical/ Medical Director $24,000 $275,000 $108,528 Front-Line Worker $16,500 $100,000 $36,597 Nurse $9,000 $135,200 $59,863 Program Director $24,500 $160,000 $59,232 Psychiatrist $39,000 $225,000 $140,195 Psychologist $20,500 $250,000 $73,410 Social Worker $18,000 $132,000 $48,798 Does your organization provide parity coverage for mental health and substance abuse services?
None for the money: with behavioral compensation lagging, workers and leaders stress field's intangibles

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