Addiction: Fact & Fiction - Hollywood, Health & Society Panel

Jan. 14, 2010: Addiction: Fact & Fiction - Hollywood, Health & Society Panel at the Writers Guild of America, West, convened by Sandra de Castro Buffington.

Hear compelling stories about addiction - from substance abuse to treatment and recovery. Learn from recovered addicts, medical experts, specialists in drug and tobacco policy, and TV writers who have turned stories about addiction into top-rated television shows.

Featuring:
Moderator: Dr. Neal Baer, Executive Producer, Law & Order: SVU; Keynote: Dr. Timothy Condon, Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse; Dr. David Foster, Supervising Producer, House; Sam Catlin, Supervising Producer, Breaking Bad; Dr. Karen Miotto, Medical Director, UCLA Addiction Medicine Service; Dr. Jonathan Samet, Director, USC Institute for Global Health.

For more information about the Norman Lear Center's Hollywood, Health & Society project:
http://www.learcenter.org/html/projects/?cm=hhs

Category:

Education

Tags:

• USC
• USC Annenberg
• Norman Lear Center
• Hollywood
• Health
• Society
• Martin Kaplan
• Sandra de Castro Buffington
• Neal Baer
• Addiction