Addressing the Opioid Crisis via Community-Based Technical Assistance
In response to the nation’s opioid crisis, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a two-year grant to provide technical...
Addressing the Opioid Crisis via Community-Based Technical Assistance
In response to the nation’s opioid crisis, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a two-year grant to provide technical...
Advancing Awareness in LGBTQ Care, Part II: LGBTQ Youth, Community & Alcohol Misuse
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth are consistently marginalized and as a result are at greater risk of alcohol misuse. This workshop...
"Alco-Genes" in the Bottle: Genetically Based SUD Treatment
Addiction is a genetically-driven disorder. We have known this fact for decades, yet the impact on SUD treatment science has been minimal – until now. This...
Chasing Intensity: Stimulants, Sex, and the Search for Connection
Compulsive behaviors dissociate the user from uncomfortable feelings, numbing emotional pain while creating complications and consequences. But stimulants, especially...
Comparing Alcohol Use in the DSM-IV-TR, DSM-5, and ICD-10
Using alcohol use as an example, this free webinar explores the diagnostic criteria among the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition,...
Cultural Humility: Clients in the Five Current Generations
This free webinar will present the five current generations in the United States to participants. In addition, it will analyze the other aspects of culture from the...
Current Trends in Nicotine, THC, and Vaping
With vaping increasingly commonplace and recreational marijuana use normalized and promoted, young people face new and difficult pitfalls related to substance use and...
E-Cigarettes: A Cessation Device or Alternative Vice? The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
In a few short years electronic cigarettes have grown into a multi-billion dollar business, yet conflicting information abounds about the efficacy and safety. This...
Engagement in the Black Community 2023: Black & LGBTQ+: Understanding Intersectional Treatment Conversations
According to the most recent Gallup Daily Tracking Poll, more than 1.2 million adults in the United States identify as both Black and LGBTQ+; that’s 40% of LGBTQ+...
Engagement in the Black Community 2023: Fostering Alignment within the Black Religious Community
Findings from the most recent pew survey show that 61% of Black adults in America attend spiritual services. Of that group, more than half attend a predominantly Black...
Engagement in the Black Community 2023: Public Policy and Advocacy for the Black Community: Decriminalizing Cannabis is a Racial Justice Issue
Between 2001 and 2010, there were over 8 million marijuana-use-related arrests in the United States. That’s one arrest every 37 seconds. Nationally, African Americans...
Engagement in the Black Community 2024: An Evaluation of the Opioid Crisis in Black Communities Panel Discussion
Black Americans are experiencing fast-rising rates of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone. Over the last 10 years, opioid and...
Engagement in the Black Community 2024: Closing and Closing Session: Tobacco Use and Cessation: Intersections of Equity and Behavioral Health Care
How has the commercial tobacco industry disproportionally targeted Black communities with menthol products—and what are the health harms as a result? What can you do...
Engagement in the Black Community 2024: Roots of Resilience: Navigating Psychological Safety as a BIPOC Professional
This workshop addresses the imperative need to establish psychological safety for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) professionals within the addiction...
Harm Reduction for Skeptics: Practical Applications for Alcohol Use Disorders
Traditional treatment is designed for those with a severe alcohol use disorder, leaving the majority experiencing problems without appropriate services. With the DSM-5...