The Missouri Pharmacy Podcast - Dr. David Patterson Silver Wolf details his personal struggle with addiction and how we can help fight it in healthcare

Dr. David Patterson Silver Wolf details his personal struggle with addiction and how we can help fight it in healthcare

02/28/18 • 24 min

Dr. David Patterson Silver Wolfe is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. On this episode, he discussed his own journey with drug abuse and how it shaped his life as a professor today. He's helping fight the epidemic in Missouri and around the US. He has encouraging insight into rehabilitation methods and recovery efforts that the state and nation could take to more effectively curb the opioid and drug epidemics.

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Missouri Pharmacy Association's CEO, Ron Fitzwater, gives an overview of the 2018 legislative session and efforts of the MPA going forward

Enjoy this short overview of the Missouri Pharmacy Association's perspective on the successes and work done in the 2018 legislative session. From Senate Bill (SB) 826 to the MPA's advocacy for expanded practice opportunities, you'll want to hear this short update from our CEO, Ron Fitzwater. Also, find out how you can be a bigger part of our advocacy efforts in the Missouri legislative and executive branches.