Course Description
This course highlights legal and medical issues related to offenders who misuse substances. Factors distinguishing substance induced psychosis vs. psychosis secondary to a mental disorder will be highlighted. The relationship of alcohol, marijuana, stimulants, opiates, and other substances to criminal behavior will be described. Relapse prevention and treatment will be reviewed. Medication Assisted Treatments will be discussed. Specific bodily fluid testing methods will be noted to maximize chances for early detection and sobriety maintenance.
Speaker
Speaker
Charles Scott, MD
Dr. Scott is Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Director, and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.
Accreditation Statement
The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Dr. Scott is Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Director, and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.
Accreditation Statement
Learning Objectives:
By attending this presentation, participants will have the opportunity to improve competence or performance by recognizing evidence-based interventions for offenders with a substance use disorder.
By attending this presentation, participants will have the opportunity to improve competence or performance by recognizing evidence-based interventions for offenders with a substance use disorder.
Disclosure
All those in control of content for this meeting returned signed statements regarding financial relationships: Drs. Charles Scott, Renee Sorrentino and Susan Hatters-Friedman.The speaker, Dr. Charles Scott, has indicated that he has no financial relationship pertaining to the content of this presentation.
