Events

Sponsored by the New Hampshire Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association

This one-day workshop will provide a brief overview of the medical, psychological and behavioral aspects of opiate use disorders. Agonist, partial agonist, antagonist and non-medication assisted therapy will be discussed and include:

• Deciding factors between medication and non-medication assisted treatment; and
• Treatment protocols

Participants will explore the integration of the principles of Harm Reduction, Transtheoretical Theory and Motivational Enhancement Therapy in the treatment of opiate addiction in agonist therapy.   As a result of this training participants will:

• Discuss the consequences of opiate addiction;
• Review  the different classifications of opioids;
• Identify no less than three resources for treating opioid addiction;
• Learn how medication will benefit the delivery of opioid treatment and the types of medications used to treat opioid use disorder; and
• Identify key concepts, strategies and skills for effective clinical interventions with opiate addiction.

Fee:   *NHADACA Members:  $50;   *Non-Members  $60

For registration information contact:  603-225-7060, traininginstitute@nhadaca.org