Addiction Medicine Updates

Drs. Paul Martin and Michael Baca-Atlas co-presented a talk on “Detox Updates: Alcohol, Opioids, Benzodiazepines and Stimulants” at the Governor’s Institute’s recent Addiction Medicine 2020 conference. We followed up with several questions posed during the...

Dr. Thomas Kosten gave 2 presentations on Stimulant Misuse at the recent Addiction Medicine 2020 virtual conference: Epidemiology, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Clinical Impact on Treatment of Stimulant Disorder and Clinical Response: Behavioral and Medication...

In response to COVID-19 and the wide-ranging effects on behavioral health, we asked Jane Finch, LCSW, to present on Psychosocial Supports for Vulnerable Patients in Times of Crisis at Addiction Medicine Conference 2020. Ms. Finch referred to these popular AA/12 step...

Dr. Jon Grant, Director of the Addictive, Compulsive and Impulsive Disorders Lab and Clinic and Professor at the University of Chicago gave 2 talks at Addiction Medicine Conference 2020: “Cognitive Traits that Predispose to Addictive Behaviors” and “Behavioral...

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health recently revised the provisional data on opioid-related poisoning deaths (NC OCME), opioid overdose emergency department visits (NC DETECT) and statewide harm reduction data (NCHRC). Since many...

The Governor’s Institute’s Board Chair and RTI International prevention scientist Dr. Phillip Graham presented on “Prevention of Misuse and Escalation to OUD: Nida’s HEAL Prevention Initiative” at the Addiction Medicine Conference 2020 held May 1 and 2. Dr. Graham...