Board says addiction medicine needs influx of doctors
By Debra Pressey
Wednesday July 15, 2009
URBANA – America needs thousands of additional doctors trained to treat alcoholism and drug addiction, according to a medical specialty board offering a new certification in addiction medicine.
Many doctors currently treating people with addictions are approaching retirement age, and the new American Board of Addiction Medicine sees a need for about 7,000 more doctors to become trained and board-certified in this field, according to Terri Silver, the board's director of credentialing.
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