Addiction

Treatment of Co-Occurring Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Problems Among Adolescents: State of the Science and Future Directions

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Online

In this presentation, Dr Carla Danielson will:

1) Provide a brief overview of the overlap between trauma (particularly child maltreatment) and substance use, theoretical models linking these, and the critical importance of integrated approaches to treatment for these problems;

2) Note the challenges that have impeded progress in integrated approaches;

Recovery Capital: Assets, Not Abstinence

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Online
Description

What do individuals need to recover from addiction? In this training, we will first describe recovery capital as a predictor of long-term addiction recovery. Second, we will discuss how we characterize substance use disorder (SUD) as a chronic condition and lean into the complexity of the heterogeneity of SUD and recovery as a process of change.

Embracing Recovery-Oriented Harm Reduction in Medication Assisted Treatment

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Online
Description

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is widely accepted as the most effective form of treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder. MAT options have offered a pathway to recovery for many individuals who have found sustained, long-term recovery with the support of these medications and services. Despite this, MAT is often categorized as a form of harm reduction.

V Congreso Internacional sobre prevención, tratamiento y control del consumo de cannabis

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Ourense
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Spain

PRESENTACIÓN

Este año celebramos el IV Congreso Internacional sobre prevención, tratamiento y control del consumo de cannabis es una iniciativa científica que pretende aglutinar a profesionales sanitarios, del ámbito judicial y de la educación, estudiantes de las ramas socio-sanitaria y todas aquellas personas interesadas por dar una respuesta a los problemas derivados del consumo de cannabis, fenómeno que