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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.