Updates
Opioid Misuse in High School Linked to Heroin Use in Adulthood
High school students with nonmedical opioid misuse may have an increased risk for heroin use later in life, according to research published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. “This national study is the first known to examine the transition from prescription opioid...
New Form of Brain-Training May Help Prevent Relapse After Alcohol Treatment
A recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry has shown that it may be possible to dampen the workings of the subconscious brain to prevent alcohol relapse. Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM), a new form of computerized brain-training, is focused on training the brain to...
Scientists Find Troubling Link Between Sleep Deprivation and Addiction
Sleep is essential to the human body, helping repair bodily damage, process the day’s events and keep the immune system and metabolism operating smoothly. Sleep also alters reward-seeking and behavior. Bad sleep can put people at risk for worse decisions, including...
Not Just Endocarditis: Hospitalizations for Selected Invasive Infections Among Persons with Opioid and Stimulant Use Diagnoses – NC, 2010–2018
While increases in overdoses, viral hepatitis, and endocarditis associated with drug use have been well-documented in North Carolina, the full scope of invasive drug-related infections (IDRIs) has not. Researchers characterized trends in IDRIs among hospitalized...
Mobilizing Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment Services for Vulnerable Populations
Opioid overdoses killed 47,600 people in the United States in 2017. Despite availability of effective treatment, many at greatest risk of death from overdose experience myriad barriers to care. Launched in 2018, the Community Care in Reach mobile health initiative...
Vaping & Marijuana Use Rise Sharply in College-age Adults in 2019
A new survey from Monitoring the Future (MTF) found vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine rose sharply in the past three years among college-age (19-22 years old) adults. The percentage of college students who said they vaped marijuana in the past 30 days rose from...
Target Audience
Sessions 1-3: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, clinical administrators and healthcare teams.
Sessions 4-6: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, and healthcare teams.
Thank you for your time and commitment to preventing drug overdose in North Carolina. We hope that you will be able to join us at our next meeting of the NC Department of Health and Human Services Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory Committee (NC DHHS OPDAAC) on Friday, December 11, 2020. This meeting’s focus will be on Justice-involved Populations.
The agenda will be shared closer to the meeting date.
Please note that the virtual meeting information can be found in your confirmation email.
Target Audience
Sessions 1-3: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, clinical administrators and healthcare teams.
Sessions 4-6: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, and healthcare teams.
Target Audience
Sessions 1-3: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, clinical administrators and healthcare teams.
Sessions 4-6: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, and healthcare teams.
Target Audience
Sessions 1-3: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, clinical administrators and healthcare teams.
Sessions 4-6: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, and healthcare teams.
Target Audience
Sessions 1-3: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, psychologists, social workers, clinical administrators and healthcare teams.
Sessions 4-6: Physicians, nurse practitioners or other advanced practice nurses, PAs, and healthcare teams.
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Addiction Medicine Spring and Fall Conferences provide up-to-date substance use related education, applicable across general medical as well as addiction specialty practices.