PPT-Opioid-Dependence and Intravenous Drug Abuse

Tom Heaps Consultant Acute Physician Clinical Case 1 23yearold female Heroin addiction for 2 years Presents to ED with Rigors Fever 392C Headache Abdominal pain Started on IV Tazocin. Bob Sammons, M.D., Ph.D.. Mesa Behavioral Medicine Clinic. TMS Solutions. Conflict of interest. None.      Dr. Sammons received a bachelors and master’s degree from Auburn University, a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He did a residency in psychiatry at the University of Virginia as well as a forensic fellowship.  While serving in the United States Air Force as a squad commander and captain, he was selected as one of 5 psychologist to establish the opiate treatment phase of the drug treatment program for the Department of Air Force in 1972.  For this he receive the  Meritorious Service Medal.  He has practiced adult psychiatry in Grand Junction for 28 years.  He is 1 of 2 physicians in town that have received specialist training and a special DEA number that allows him to prescribe Suboxone treatment for opiate dependency.. Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D, Professor. Semel. Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. David Geffen School of Medicine. University of California at Los Angeles. www.uclaisap.org. rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu. Prescription opioid abuse and the resurgence of heroin. Opioid Crisis Summit Meeting. October 17, . 2017. Dr. Theodore J. Cicero, PhD. Washington University in St. Louis,. Department of Psychiatry. Email: . Prescription opioid abuse and the resurgence of heroin. Statewide Public . Health System . Meeting. July 27, . 2017. Dr. Theodore J. Cicero, PhD. Washington University in St. Louis,. Department of Psychiatry. Analgesics and Opioids. Analgesics are drugs that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness.. Opioids are the . most effective pain relievers available.. Terminology. Opioid. . A general term defined as any drug, natural or synthetic, that . Tracy Brooks, . PharmD. , BCPS, BCNSP. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. Member of PRMC’s Palliative Care Team. Member of Indiana RX Task Force. Objectives:. Pharmacists:. Review the terms “legitimate medical purpose” and “corresponding responsibility” as they apply to the use of opioid analgesics in the treatment of chronic pain.. of the . Opioid Abuse Epidemic . in North . America. October 24, 2017. Richard C. Dart, MD, PhD. Executive Director, RADARS . System. Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Richard.Dart@rmpdc.org. Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D, Professor. Semel. Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. David Geffen School of Medicine. University of California at Los Angeles. www.uclaisap.org. rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu. And Clinical Implications. Surita Rao, M.B.B.S, M.D., FASAM. . Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Training Program. Associate Professor of Psychiatry. University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Ernest J Dole, PharmD, . PhC. , FASHP, BCPS. Clinical Pharmacist & . Asso. . Clinical Prof.. University of New Mexico Hospitals & College of Pharmacy. Albuquerque, NM. Learning Objectives. At the end of this presentation, utilizing a case of an older patient on chronic opioid therapy (COT) with the comorbidity of geriatric opioid abuse (GOA) the participant will be able to. Opioid Dependence in Missouri Cheryl Marcum, Missouri State Opioid Treatment Authority AATOD 2015 Total of 13 OTP’s in MO: 9 Non- Contracted: Nine non-contracted, private-pay clinics Located in mostly rural areas with exception to one private clinic in St. Louis and Kansas City is . inappropriate. and usually . excessive. , . self-administration. of a . psychoactive . drug for . non-medical purposes.. Almost all abused drugs exert . their effects in the CNS . causing. euphoria or alter perception.. inappropriate. and usually . excessive. , . self-administration. of a . psychoactive . drug for . non-medical purposes.. Almost all abused drugs exert . their effects in the CNS . causing. euphoria or alter perception.. Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health. Department of Health and Human Services. 1. Julia Peek, MHA. Deputy Administrator. Community Services. Overview. Prescribing Patterns and Prescriptions.