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CHJ received a request from Arkansas Community Correction about telehealth in rural areas receiving substance abuse treatment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, they wanted to know how to obtain signatures for the release of information and treatment planning. Currently, their clients are using cell phones for videoconferencing. Additionally, the cost of cell phones and wifi is also a concern for the site's clients. Many program participants don't have the financial capability to support telehealth services.

This webinar wasfor the FY2015 Second Chance Act grantees focused on adult offenders with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. During the webinar, BJA staff provided an overview of the Second Chance Act, requirements of the co-occurring disorders grant, and grant management. NRRC staff provided an overview of the training, technical assistance, research, tools, and Planning & Implementation (P&I) Guide related to the grant.

This 2:00 p.m. ET webinar will introduce you to TCU Mapping-Enhanced Counseling (TMEC) and show you some ideas about how to use it. The TCU/IBR Website (www.ibr.tcu.edu) contains the references, abstracts and other free downloadable manuals that will help you incorporate TMEC into your program. TMEC evolved from earlier work on graphic representation to improve the communication and thinking of teachers and students. The success of visual approaches, in particular node-link mapping, in education led to applications in counseling starting in 1989.

Two Center staff members presented "Responses to Underage Drinking" with Dr. Ken Winters, Director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research. The presentation was addressed to judges, court staff, administrators, law enforcement, probation, prosecutors, defense attorneys, social services, tribal HTWC Staff

Technical assistance with the implementation of The Drug Market Intervention evidence-based model. This engagement consisted of one day of training, and one day of individual follow-up meetings with stakeholder agencies. Training participants consisted of mainly Camden County Police Department officers (and other ranks), other Camden County personnel, as well as members from the Newark (NJ) VRN site, Wilmington (DE) VRN site, and West Memphis (AR) VRN site.

This course provides a review of the most commonly abused prescription drugs. Street names, methods of abuse and current street prices will be discussed. Each attendee will receive an abused pharmaceutical card as a reference.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the problems surrounding misuse, abuse, and diversion of controlled substances
Recognize state law and medical board regulations may be more restrictive than federal law and regulations
Recognize current trends of prescription drug diversion

This presentation is designed to address the complex needs of substance exposed newborns to include managing of symptoms, perinatal health issues of the mother, and coordination of multiple service systems needed to promote successful outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

This course provides a review of the most commonly abused prescription drugs. Street names, methods of abuse and current street prices will be discussed. Each attendee will receive an abused pharmaceutical card as a reference.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the problems surrounding misuse, abuse, and diversion of controlled substances
Recognize state law and medical board regulations may be more restrictive than federal law and regulations
Recognize current trends of prescription drug diversion

We invite you to hear Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, FACOEM of the Tennessee Department of Health present on the prescription drug epidemic in Tennessee and its effect on mothers and their babies. Abuse of prescription drug opioids is the number one drug problem for Tennesseans receiving state-funded substance abuse treatment services. In 2012, 35% of pregnant women admitted to state-funded treatment services listed prescription opioids as their primary substance of abuse.

The primary focus of this presentation will be new and emerging drug trends across the country. The overall number of substances being abused today has noticeably increased over the past few years. Much of this increase can be attributed to the influx of synthetic drugs as well as newer forms of some existing drugs. Substances known as “Wax”, “Dabs”, “N-Bomb”, “Molly” and others are relatively new to the drug scene and continue to increase in popularity.