New wave of overdoses and a place to learn about the problem & solutions

~ Jason Schwartz

“We are increasingly seeing signs of what appears to be a return to the epidemic levels of 10 years ago, when fentanyl-related drug overdoses were blamed for 236 excess drug deaths,” Washtenaw County Medical Examiner Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen said in a statement.

5802a0a2-c647-4a0c-b05b-031506e3eddeIt just so happens that MAADAC’s Spring Conference is focused on the opioid epidemic. Speakers include:

  • Keynote by Joseph Rannazzisi, DEA Office of Diversion Control (The first time I saw one of his colleagues present, I was not at all looking forward to it. I learned a lot. It was really good and Mr. Rannazzisi is supposed to be even better.)
  • Update on Managing Treatment Options for Expectant Mothers by Dr. Carl Christensen
  • Grief After Death by Overdose: Working with Survivors by Tana Bridge, Ph.D., LMSW, CTC-S
  • Supporting Recovery on Campus by Matt Statman, LMSW, CAADC
  • Lessons Learned in Building a Technology Oriented Delivery System by Kristen Senters, MA, CAADC

Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.

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