The Unique Nature of Opioid Use Disorders – Neuroscience, Co-Occurring Disorders, and Treatment Approaches – Charles Atkins

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Summary

• Archive: Faculty:Charles AtkinsDuration:6 Hours 15 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Feb 09, 2018 Description Strategies from CBT, DBT and other evidence-based psychotherapiesMedication Assisted Treatment (MAT): Effectively combine medication with therapeutic interventionsFormulate treatment plans for opioid use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders with an integrated whole-person approachPainkillers can kill more than just pain.

• Death from opioid overdoses have bypassed those from motor vehicle accidents.

• Dangerous synthetic drugs have flooded the streets — someone’s first use may be their last.Ruined lives, broken families, incarceration, and premature death.

• These are the extreme, life destroying consequences of opioid addiction.

• And opioids do not discriminate.