Multispecialty
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9/9/2020 - COVID-19 and Substance Abuse Part 1
Dr. Paul Auwaerter interviews Dr. Kathleen Brady about the impact of COVID-19 on substance abuse. Topics: *Substance abuse in the US *Impact on minority communities *Reasons overdoses have increased *The difficulty of funding substance abuse treatment centers *How Yale recognizes and identifies substance abuse disorder patients
Faculty
Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Professor of Medicine
Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
kathleen brady, MD, PhD
Director, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Distinguished University Professor
Vice President for Research
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
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