Teach-Out: Solving the Opioid Crisis
I am always reading about and following up on the latest research for the opioid crisis, especially as it regards the treatment. High profile people like Michael Jackson and Prince who die from the misuse of these drugs makes the problem even more public.
My experience is with a young woman that I was trying to help in the program. I go to AA and I think addicts should be allowed there, as well, but that's another issue. This young woman had been to detox and was living in a halfway house. She was attending meetings, working, and trying to stay clean. She was also taking Suboxone to help her to recover. What she said was that the other women in the halfway house -- what is supposed to be a refuge and a home -- were stealing her and everyone else's medications. If that is your recovery environment, a place of active addiction in a home for recovering addicts, you have a very hard road ahead of you. And, even in the best of circumstances, we all know that recovery from drugs and alcohol is "trudging the road of happy destiny."
This course addressed the multi-faceted nature of drug abuse and recovery and is a welcome discovery.
The presenters:
Michael Smith, PharmD
Pooja Lagisetty, MD
Dan Clauw, MD
Jay Lee, MD
Amy Bohnert, PhD
Rebecca Haffajee, JD, PharmD
Romesh Nalliah, DDS
Larry Gant, PhD
Rachel Janzen, RN
Vicki Ellingrod, PharmD
