With heroin overdoses deaths doubling from 2010 to 2012, health and justice system leaders are struggling to deal with this public health crisis. Driven in part by the effectiveness of prescription drug monitoring and interdiction efforts, first time heroin use has risen steadily since 2007. While criminal justice efforts have focused on the supply side of opioid availability, much less public attention has been paid to treatment and demand reduction strategies. The Evidence Behind Medication Assisted Therapies and Behavioral Interventions for Opioid Addiction will explore what the science says works in helping individuals with opioid addiction. This webinar will discuss the scope of the problem, the research behind medication assisted therapies and how behavioral interventions can enhance treatment effectiveness.
Speakers for the webinar are:
- Michael P. Botticelli, Acting Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
- Dr. Marc Fishman, Addiction Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Nancy Petry, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Editor, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors