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COMMENTARY

A Protocol to Evaluate Drug-Related Workplace Impairment

Gary M. ReisfieldGary M. Reisfield, MD, is Assistant Professor and Chief of Pain Management Services, Divisions of Addiction Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Theodore Shults, MD, is President of the American Association of Medical Review Officers, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. Jason Demery, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Robert DuPont, MD, is former head of National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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Theodore ShultsGary M. Reisfield, MD, is Assistant Professor and Chief of Pain Management Services, Divisions of Addiction Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Theodore Shults, MD, is President of the American Association of Medical Review Officers, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. Jason Demery, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Robert DuPont, MD, is former head of National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Jason DemeryGary M. Reisfield, MD, is Assistant Professor and Chief of Pain Management Services, Divisions of Addiction Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Theodore Shults, MD, is President of the American Association of Medical Review Officers, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. Jason Demery, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Robert DuPont, MD, is former head of National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Robert DuPontGary M. Reisfield, MD, is Assistant Professor and Chief of Pain Management Services, Divisions of Addiction Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Theodore Shults, MD, is President of the American Association of Medical Review Officers, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. Jason Demery, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Robert DuPont, MD, is former head of National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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