Policy

Retreat and strategy meeting with drug court professionals from Walworth County, WI. Consultants:Judge John Parnham Valerie Moore

Retreat and strategy meeting with drug court professionals from Arlington, VA. Consultants: Judges Hartwell Dowling and John Parnham.

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

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose was the leading cause of injury death in 2012. Additionally, 53% of these deaths were related to pharmaceuticals with the majority of these being related to opioids typically prescribed for pain. Now, with heroin overdoses deaths doubling from 2010 to 2012 and the steady rise in heroin initiation since 2007, health and justice system leaders are struggling to deal with the opioid crisis.

The national workshop includes two attendees from each state and territory, one in state administration and the other in RSAT direct care. It will provide a valuable opportunity to share information, network with other RSAT corrections healthcare professionals, and learn about the latest evidence-based findings in RSAT programming.

The workshop will present information on the potential of using data gathered through a state’s BJA-sponsored Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to combat communities’ struggles with opioid use. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about existing partnerships in Maryland between law enforcement and the parole and probation community. These partnerships have allowed for collaboration and discussion around the results of substance abuse testing, and the relationships between releases and community services related to substance abuse and mental health.

working on agendas, participant lists, meeting content, and logistics.

We had several project meetings and phone calls and emails regarding the development of the process measures with Dr. Taxman.

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