Here is a summary of WEEK THREE:
Monday
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Day 14: “Clean” by David Sheff is an important book that’s easy to read – hard to stomach – impossible to ignore. Hear the author’s moving NPR interview:
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/03/175939127/a-father-tells-the-story-of-his-sons-struggle-to-stay-clean
Tuesday
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Day 15: Dr. Murphy talks pain and addiction with Dr. Wayne Tuckson on KET:
http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/cheetah/watch_video.pl?nola=KKHEA%20000902&altdir=&template=
Wednesday
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Day 16: Why does the pain doc make you pee in a cup? It may be random, but that’s how I roll…
Thursday
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Day 17: Don’t let KASPER spook you! (Louisville Medicine, page 20). Read about Kentucky’s powerful weapon in the battle to prevent substance abuse.
Friday
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Day 18: October also means Halloween. Is this poem a trick or a treat? You decide. (This could be my favorite post of all time!) “How the Ghost Stole Pain Care”.
https://jamespmurphymd.wordpress.com
Saturday
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Day 19: Heroin is on the rise. Substance abuse will never stop unless we get serious about treating addiction as the disease that it is. Thanks to WDRB for spotlighting this issue.
http://www.wdrb.com/story/23721259/heroin-problem-getting-worse-in-louisville
Sunday
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Day 20: Joe Elliott and I talked addiction, prevention, treatment and pain management on his radio show:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2PLAYRyZSJjYVRVSGxUVHJxbkk/edit?usp=sharing
Confluential Truth 