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Safdar I. Chaudhary is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Pakistan and completed his residency training at St. Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA in 1990. He is Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in General Adult, Geriatric and Forensic Psychiatry. He was selected "A Dozen Making a Difference" by Pittsburgh Post Gazette for the year 2003.

Working to prevent teen substance abuse in his community When Dr. Safdar Chaudhary was working as a psychiatrist at the former St. Francis Medical Center, he treated patients for drug and alcohol abuse. Often school counselors would call about a student with a problem, and medical teams were there to help.

But when managed care emerged, those services gradually evaporated, including programs designed to prevent substance abuse. And federal funds for drug programs have shrunk from 11 percent of the national budget more than a decade ago to 4 percent.

"We know if we don't do preventive care, the problem is not going to go away," he says.
-- By Virginia Linn

Working to prevent teen substance abuse in his community

Dr. Chaudhary and the Muslim Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh Education Secretary Zahida Chaudhary were featured on an episode of WPXI Pittsburgh (Channel 11) "Talking Pittsburgh" show. Click here to watch

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