Jun 21Webinar: Understanding Substance Use Disorders and StigmaJoin us for a webinar on July 23rd at 1 p.m. ET to learn about the brain science behind substance use disorders and how to address stigma.
Aug 10, 2018Best Practices: Treating a Patient with an Opioid OverdoseWhen someone has been revived from an opioid overdose reversal medication, they come out of it very scared, angry and confused.
Aug 10, 2018Best Practices: RecoveryThere are 23 million Americans that are in recovery and we need to make sure that everyone, families included have resources and support.
Aug 10, 2018Best Practices: SBIRT - Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to TreatmentSBIRT is a concept that has been utilized in other disease processes but really addiction is its primary usage.
Aug 10, 2018Best 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.
May 14, 2018Best Practices for Emergency Departments to Address AddictionWe have 21 million Americans right now who are suffering with a substance use disorder.
Dec 2, 2014Brain Imaging Reveals What Causes Drug Addiction in HumansDoctor Nora Volkow, MD, research psychiatrist and scientist, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National...