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

Published December 29, 2010

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: www.learcenter.org