Facing Addiction in America: New Surgeon General's Report Could be another Landmark November 18, 2016 Medications, Physician Resource Addiction, Addiction Medicine, Opioids, Surgeon General 0 "FACING ADDICTION IN AMERICA" New Surgeon General's Report Could be another Landmark In 1964, the US Surgeon General's report on tobacco proved a milestone that launched a war on tobacco abuse that continues today. Last week's election saw new victories in that effort, including California's new tobacco tax. However, despite all the progress on some fronts, abuse of other problem substances, especially alcohol and prescription medications including opioids, remains at chronic crisis levels. What might this new report mean? SFMS members in Addiction Medicine have long been active in advancing treatment and prevention of addiction, including recognition of the subspecialty itself. An informed look at the new Surgeon General's report will appear in the January/February edition of San Francisco Medicine; for now, this MedPage story contains a good analysis and links to the report itself: Comments are closed.
