Email UpdatesThis seven-hour webinar series from the Opioid Response Network (OPN) and American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM) will explore issues related to fentanyl use, including overdoses, xylazine, precipitated withdrawal, and the treatment of opioid use disorder using buprenorphine. Additionally, a new diagnostic and therapeutic approach regarding the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder will be discussed. This session is the second of seven webinars in the series.
Description:
This presentation describes new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to improving the care of patients with methamphetamine use disorder. Specific strategies for engaging patients and improving systems of care are described along with original data from BEAT Meth, a multimodal CDC-funded study. A peer recovery specialist discusses his recovery and answers participants' questions.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the presentation learners will be able to:
- Describe barriers to providing methamphetamine treatment
- Describe strategies to improve methamphetamine addiction treatment for individual patients and at a systems level
- Apply a peer perspective to working with patients in different stages of recovery