Events

Join Maine Quality Counts for the sixth in the Jumpstarting the Conversation on Children's Health webinar series. "Where are we going next for screening? Developmental,  Social Emotional Screening, and Trauma Screening Pilots Happening in the State," presented by: Sue Mackey Andrews, Maine Resilience Building Network Steve DiGiovanni, MD Rebecca Hoffman Frances, LMFT, Maine Behavioral Healthcare

The conference will have morning and afternoon workshops, resource exhibits from around the state, NAMI  NH Volunteer Recognition, and the presentation of NAMI NH Annual Awards ending at 4pm. Registration is required and includes a light breakfast, lunch and all materials for the day.  Review the workshop descriptions and then click the links below to […]

Ounce of Prevention, Working Together for Healthier Communities is a statewide conference that brings together a wide range of stakeholders in support of healthier and more equitable communities in Massachusetts.

Sponsored by the New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association This one-day workshop will provide a brief overview of the medical, psychological and behavioral aspects of opiate use disorders. Agonist, partial agonist, antagonist and non-medication assisted therapy will be discussed and include: Deciding factors between medication and non-medication assisted treatment; and Treatment protocols Participants will […]

A locally produced documentary. 144 people die every day in the US from heroin and other opioid overdoses…but there is hope. Dean, Sandi and Eric are in long term recovery and they are part of the solution. That said, Daniel’s video diary serves as the most personal of warnings. The key to fighting this epidemic […]

Sam Quinones, journalist and author, chronicles the national opioid epidemic at The Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College. Co-sponsored by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, the C. Everett Koop Institute, CHaD, and Dartmouth Hitchcock (Perinatal Treatment and Addiction Program, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Psychiatry). Sam Quinones is a Los Angeles-based freelance […]

All trainings are free and held from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. Available for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants interested in seeking their waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorders.   Following trainings, physicians who have successfully completed the course, may apply to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration […]

Conference Description: The ICR at CSU-Pueblo will hold its inaugural conference: ICR 201​7 on campus on April 28-30, 2017. The conference will be a three-day forum where cannabis experts will share ideas and knowledge about scientific, medical, industrial, legal, economic, and social elements of cannabis. We are pleased to announce that this conference will include […]

All trainings are free and held from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. Available for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants interested in seeking their waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorders. Following trainings, physicians who have successfully completed the course, may apply to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) […]

APA’s Annual Meeting is the premier psychiatry event of the year. With over 450 educational sessions and courses, there is no better event to help you expand your knowledge, network, and meet certification and licensure requirements.

All trainings are free and held from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. Available for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants interested in seeking their waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorders. Following trainings, physicians who have successfully completed the course, may apply to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) […]

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) is the oldest and largest organization in the US dedicated to advancing a scientific approach to substance use and addictive disorders. We actively promote basic scientific research in all aspects of substance abuse, and we facilitate the sharing of knowledge and new discoveries among scientists of diverse […]

Improving Care of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs): Effective Approaches to Engaging and Treating Teens Adolescents who use alcohol and other drugs often experience multiple problems such as academic difficulties, family conflict, poor peer relationships, mental health problems, and involvement with the juvenile justice system. Substance use treatment can help improve adolescent outcomes but […]

With the current opioid overdose epidemic in full flood, Medication-Assisted Treatment is on the horizon of every treatment provider. However, opioid maintenance therapy with medications such as naltrexone, Subutex and methadone challenge both the treatment philosophy and delivery systems of many programs. We will examine the philosophy, research, medications, and evidence-based practices for effective MAT. […]

Office-Based Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders – The Half and Half Course Contact:  Lara Renucci or 708-572-8006 This is the first half of the training.  The link to the online half of the training will be provided to participants who complete the entire webinar.

About the webinar: Each death from the opioid epidemic results in many bereaved family members and friends. In addition, healthcare providers are also impacted by these deaths.  In this webinar, you will learn about grief and  loss, grief reactions resulting from an overdose death and approaches in working with these grieving families. Managing cumulative grief […]

As part of criminal justice system reform, many people in prison for non-violent drug offences will be released early. Although some of these individuals may have received treatment while incarcerated, others may not have.  This show will discuss how communities are addressing prisoner re-entry, including the efforts of states and municipalities to establish programs to […]

Substance Use Disorders (e.g. opioid and other substance disorders) are such in their presentation that the deepening shame and guilt of the dental team member who has the disorder typically leads to more and more isolating behavior as the disorder progresses. Peer assistance programs work with the person with the malady to treat the disorder […]

Under value-based reimbursement, general healthcare providers are challenged to improve patients’ health while decreasing costs. Administrators realize the importance of behavioral health issues, but they’re not sure how to address them. Ample research documents that behavioral screening and intervention (BSI) – a package of alcohol and drug screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT), […]

The NEW Twelve Step Facilitation Program – A Guide to Treatment and Recovery Twelve Step Facilitation (TSF) is a treatment program for substance use disorders that has been validated through randomized controlled trials and is listed in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. According to the National Institutes of Health, “Twelve Step treatments […]

Opioids have become an important topic in medical, public health, and political debate. Opioids are a very versatile class of analgesics; however, they have many side effects, including abuse and addiction, and under those circumstances they lead to overdose deaths. Prescription opioids for pain relief have come under scrutiny as the identified source of abused […]

Parenting a teenager through the mood swings, social pressures, physiological changes and general upheaval of healthy adolescent development can be difficult. But when teen addiction and co-occurring disorders are also a part of the picture, parents are faced with an entirely new set of challenges. Join your colleagues to take a closer look at healthy […]

Extreme correlation of these two disorders does not suggest a cause and effect relationship. Instead, each disorder reinforces the other and leads to progression of each. Treatment must recognize how the two disorders interact in order to develop effective intervention and treatment strategies. Learning Objectives Identify dynamics of the interrelationship of the two disorders and […]

“Change talk” is a Motivational Interviewing expression that refers to language a client or patient uses that favors change. Recognizing, responding to, and eliciting change talk are three crucial skills practitioners must develop and apply to support clients/patients in making change. Whether in the context of a brief intervention or in an ongoing counseling relationship, […]

Calling for an end to our nation's epidemic of addiction and overdose deaths attributed to opioids, including heroin, and other prescription drugs.