Episode 1: Leading with Compassion with Dr. Christian Conte
Dr. Conte explains the similarities between the sense of hunger and the disease of addiction.
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- Oct 10, 2018
Don't wait for "Rock Bottom"
Substance use disorders get worse over time. The earlier treatment starts the better the chances for long-term recovery.
- Aug 10, 2018
Best Practices: Treating a Patient with an Opioid Overdose
When someone has been revived from an opioid overdose reversal medication, they come out of it very scared, angry and confused.
- Aug 10, 2018
Best Practices: Medications for Addiction Treatment
It's essential that we use the scientific process to guide how we implement treatment.
- Aug 10, 2018
Best Practices: Recovery
There are 23 million Americans that are in recovery and we need to make sure that everyone, families included have resources and support.
- Aug 10, 2018
Best Practices: Addiction in America
We have 21 million Americans right now who are struggling with a substance use disorder.
- Aug 10, 2018
Best Practices: SBIRT - Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment
SBIRT is a concept that has been utilized in other disease processes but really addiction is its primary usage.
- Aug 10, 2018
Best Practices: What is Addiction?
Nobody chooses addiction. This isn't a choice for us. We aren't here because we're bad people, we're here because we have an illness.
- Aug 8, 2018
The Addiction Series: Episodes 1-3
ADDICTION episodes 1-3 dispel the myths. Stories that turn the science of addiction into stories that stick.
- Jul 31, 2018
Understanding Severity
Like other chronic illnesses, substance use disorders get worse over time. There are 3 levels of severity: mild, moderate, and severe.
- Jul 24, 2018
Whirlpools of Risk: Understanding Risk Factors
People have different risk factors that make them more vulnerable to developing SUDs.
- Jul 17, 2018
The Hijacker: Understanding Addiction and the Brain
“The Hijacker” explainer video breaks down how repeated substance misuse changes the brain
- Jul 7, 2018
Animated video series from Addiction Policy Forum on Addiction
Animated video series from Addiction Policy Forum turns the science of addiction into stories that stick Series seeks to debunk myths &...
- May 14, 2018
Best Practices for Emergency Departments to Address Addiction
We have 21 million Americans right now who are suffering with a substance use disorder.
- Apr 12, 2017
Maryland Overdose Response Program
Maryland Overdose Response Program developed to address rising drug overdose deaths throughout the state.
- Dec 2, 2014
Brain Imaging Reveals What Causes Drug Addiction in Humans
Doctor Nora Volkow, MD, research psychiatrist and scientist, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National...
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