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SUMMARY:The Science Coalition - The Science of Addiction and Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Join The Science Coalition for The Science of Addiction and Mental Health\, a compelling discussion on how the nation’s top research institutions are advancing solutions to address addiction and mental health challenges. \nThis event will bring together leading experts\, policymakers\, and researchers to explore the latest scientific breakthroughs and policies shaping the future of addiction treatment and mental health care.   \nWe are also excited that ESPN sports reporter and Shatterproof author\, Lauren Sisler\, will be joining us to share her personal insights and experiences for this important conversation. \nLocation: Dirksen Senate Office Building\, Room 106 (SD-106) \nTime: 8:30 AM ET (Doors open at 8:00 AM ET) \nRegistration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-science-of-addiction-and-mental-health-tickets-1236220872909
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/the-science-coalition-the-science-of-addiction-and-mental-health/
LOCATION:Dirksen Senate Office Building\, 50 Constitution Ave NE\, Washington\, DC\, 20002
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SUMMARY:APS Webinar - Delivering Clear Research Talks
DESCRIPTION:Sitting through a symposium can be the most interesting part of a conference or the least engaging depending on the quality of the talk. This webinar will review strategies for clear and engaging research talks so people who watch them will talk about your research for the rest of the weekend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes: \n\nPresent research clearly in a symposium talk\nUnderstand the function of different sections of a research talk\nCraft memorable conclusion sections\n\nSpeakers:  \n\nEmily Fyfe\, Associate Professor\, University of Indiana Bloomington\nTimo B. Roettger\, Professor\, University of Oslo\nRobert M. Sellers\, Professor\, University of Michigan\nAlexa Tompary\, Assistant Professor\, Drexel University\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/aps-webinar-delivering-clear-research-talks/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T110000
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SUMMARY:Learning Series Webinar - The Link Between Alcohol Use\, Treatment & Opioid-Related Harms
DESCRIPTION:Learn about different aspects of the opioid epidemic from local\, state and national experts.\n\nSpeaker: Dan Blalock\, PhD\n\n\n\n\n\nDan Blalock is a Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. He is also a health services researcher at the Center of Innovation to Advance Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) in the Durham VA Healthcare System\, and serves as leader of the center’s Mental and Behavioral Research Core. Dan is also a licensed clinical psychologist in North Carolina. His research interests include the evaluation of current integrated behavioral health settings in health care systems to optimize future implementation efforts\, with a specific focus on substance use – including alcohol use and opioid use. \nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/learning-series-webinar-the-link-between-alcohol-use-treatment-opioid-related-harms/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T130000
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CREATED:20250403T181349Z
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UID:9540-1744286400-1744290000@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Advocacy\, Organizing\, and Communication Strategies to Advance Rural Addiction Policy
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will provide practical knowledge of how to communicate a rural health evidence-base to policymakers and engage in advocacy to promote policy goals. Rural health stakeholders are uniquely positioned to advocate on behalf of policy issues such as the need for increased access to care and healthcare investments within historically disadvantaged communities. While individuals often have a desire to engage in the advocacy or policymaking process\, they operate without a clear understanding of how to do so. This presentation will outline different roles in advocacy campaigns\, as well as functions of and actors within the advocacy ecosystem. In doing so\, this presentation will give participants a basic understanding of how each mechanism impacts the policymaking process\, and how to operate within the broader policymaking ecosystem as rural health policy advocates. \nTrainer: Matthew Braun\, MS\, BA\nRegistration: click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-advocacy-organizing-and-communication-strategies-to-advance-rural-addiction-policy/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T120000
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SUMMARY:NJHRC's Monthly Person-Centered Overdose Education & Naloxone Training
DESCRIPTION:Evidence shows that among the most likely to witness an overdose are people who use drugs\, care providers\, neighbors\, and loved ones – none of which are mutually exclusive\, and all of which may include you. NJHRC will be hosting monthly virtual Overdose Education & Naloxone training to learn how to identify and respond to an opioid overdose with rescue breaths\, naloxone\, and radical love. Our program will also cover the nuances surrounding current drug supply trends\, with updated information as overdose responses evolve in correlation. By centering the safety and autonomy of both the individual receiving care and the responder\, we can produce better outcomes for the community at large. \nJoin us for our next training to learn how to respond to an overdose and keep your community safer. \nAttendees in New Jersey can email mailing@njharmreduction.org or call/text 1-877-4NARCAN if they’d like to receive a free naloxone kit and/or other safer use supplies by mail. Conversations on drug policy and drug supply may be centered around New Jersey\, but you are welcome in this training no matter your location. \nThis virtual training will be held on Zoom on the second Friday of every month. (April 11\, May 9\, June 12\, July 11\, Aug 8\, Sept 12\, Oct 11)\nRegister now to reserve your spot!
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/njhrcs-monthly-person-centered-overdose-education-naloxone-training/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T180000
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SUMMARY:TARP Annual Symposium featuring Keynote Speaker\, Paul J Kenny\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Rutgers Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) Annual Symposium. This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Paul J. Kenny\, Ph.D.\, Director of the Drug Discovery Institute and Ward-Coleman Professor & Chair of Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The day will also include a trainee lunch with Dr. Kenny\, presentations from TARP graduate and postdoctoral trainees\, and conclude with an undergraduate poster session and reception. \nTrainee Lunch with Paul J. Kenny – If you’re interested in attending\, please register here. \n— \nIn-person location: Room 010\, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM)\, 679 Hoes Ln W\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854 \nZoom (starts at 1:00 p.m.): https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/91569402330?pwd=NQvbWzDH9alTxwYMfDyxbb2c5hnGd7.1 \nMeeting ID: 915 6940 2330; Password: 803704 \n  \nApril 11_TARP Symposium Program
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/tarp-annual-symposium-featuring-keynote-speaker-paul-j-kenny-ph-d/
LOCATION:CABM Room 010 + atrium
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SUMMARY:NJ ACTS Special Populations Seminar with Julie R. Gaither\, "The Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Infants\, Children\, and Adolescents
DESCRIPTION:Join the NJ ACTS Special Populations Core 2025 Seminar Series –   “The Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Infants\, Children\, and Adolescents” with Julie R. Gaither\, PhD. \nThe presentation will provide an overview of how the pediatric community has been impacted by the opioid crisis. An overview of trends in pediatric morbidity and mortality related to opioids in general and fentanyl specifically will be provided. The talk will also present recent data related to the circumstances behind fatal pediatric opioid poisonings and the risk of maltreatment among infants\, young children\, and adolescents. \nDr. Gaither is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) and Public Health (Chronic Disease Epidemiology). She obtained her doctorate in epidemiology from the Yale School of Public Health in 2015. After completing a post-doctoral fellowship in bioinformatics\, she joined the faculty of the Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. Her research focuses on the impact of the opioid crisis on vulnerable populations\, work she began more than a decade ago as part of her dissertation research\, for which she received a National Research Service Award from the NIH to study the association between opioid prescribing practices and all-cause mortality among U.S. veterans. In 2015\, she began working on a project that allowed her to bridge her interests in adult medicine with that of pediatrics\, which resulted in the first national publication to examine hospitalizations for opioid poisonings in children. She followed this work with the first national study to examine pediatric deaths from opioids. Prior to these publications\, most of what was known about opioid-related morbidity and mortality came from the adult overdose literature. Her research has been supported by awards from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)\, the National Center for Advancing Translational Science\, the Patterson Trust\, the Hood Foundation\, and most recently\, the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). \nRegister for the event: https://go.rutgers.edu/5almfux
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nj-acts-special-populations-seminar-with-julie-r-gaither-the-impact-of-the-opioid-crisis-on-infants-children-and-adolescents/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T093000
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SUMMARY:Jackson Lab Undergraduate Career Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to invite professors\, graduate students\, post-docs\, and undergraduate research assistants to an informal breakfast where researchers can share their career journeys and experiences.  This is a great opportunity to discuss how to develop research interests\, shape academic paths\, and to answer questions from the next generation of researchers.\n\nThe event will be held in D203 in UBHC on Wednesday 16-April at 9:30 am. Feel free to drop in if you cannot attend the entire event or to join us via zoom if you cannot attend in person. Please confirm your attendance using this link: Career Breakfast Attendee Confirmation.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/jackson-lab-undergraduate-career-breakfast/
LOCATION:Room D203\, University Behavioral Health Care building\, 671 Hoes Ln W\, Piscataway\, 08854
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T170951Z
UID:9385-1744804800-1744808400@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Motivational & Affective Neuroscience FAWG Plenary featuring Abraham Palmer\, "The Genetic Basis of Substance Use Disorders: What we've Learned from Humans and Rats"
DESCRIPTION:“The Genetic Basis of Substance Use Disorders: What we’ve Learned from Humans and Rats”\n \nAbraham Palmer\, PhD\nProfessor of Psychiatry\nUniversity of California – San Diego\n \nIn-Person: Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine\, Room 010\, 679 Hoes Ln W. Piscataway\, NJ 08854\n\nZoom: Https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/96022114677?pwd=AExlKaUHru3QDCC08atLY2GJ1eq290.1\nMeeting ID: 960 2211 4677\nPassword: 573163\n\nJoin By Phone +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/motivational-affective-neuroscience-fawg-plenary-featuring-abraham-palmer-the-genetic-basis-of-substance-use-disorders-what-weve-learned-from-humans-and-rats/
LOCATION:CABM\, Room 010\, Busch Campus\, Piscataway
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250417T210000
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UID:9532-1744912800-1744923600@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:SSW Webinar - Social Media: The Good\, the Bad and the Ugly from a Social Work Perspective
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will examine the impact social media\, music\, and advertising have on today’s society. Overexposure to certain media outlets can influence how people develop their value system and how they make decisions on moral issues and peer relationships. We know this to be particularly true with individuals who have experienced trauma and significant losses. By examining music\, videos\, and advertisement campaigns\, we identify the negative impact of imagery and subliminal messages\, and discuss ways to help individuals identify why they make the choices they make online. We will explore how to increase media literacy by educating and empowering individuals to use critical thinking skills and to see the direct and unintended consequences associated with technology. The importance of legislative advocacy will also be discussed. \n\n\n\nInstructor: \nQur-an Webb\, MSW\n\n\nDate: \nThursday\, April 17\, 2025\n\n\nTime: \n6:00 pm – 9:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nRegistration: click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-social-media-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-from-a-social-work-perspective/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T170000
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CREATED:20240911T175425Z
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UID:8160-1745226000-1745514000@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Rx and Illicit Drug Summit
DESCRIPTION:Explore What’s Working in Prevention\, Deflection\, Treatment\, and Recovery\nMore than one million lives have been lost since the start of the opioid epidemic. Overdoses and deaths involving synthetic opioids have reached record rates\, and every community across our nation is feeling the impact. \nRx and Illicit Drug Summit is the largest\, most influential event addressing this crisis\, where strategies are shared and put into action. Our global community includes multidisciplinary stakeholders “from federal to family.” As we enter our 14th year\, our mission has become increasingly important—we can’t afford to lose more lives. It’s time to turn the numbers around. \nFor more information and registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rx-and-illicit-drug-summit/
LOCATION:Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center\, Nashville\, TN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250421T133000
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UID:9586-1745236800-1745242200@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NIH F-Series Fellowship Grant Writing Workshop - Where Should I Start? Building A Research Proposal
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will provide an overview of the basic components of a NIH NRSA Fellowship application! It will be a great introduction to our 10-week fellowship writing series this Fall 2025. All interested students and Postdocs are welcome to attend this in-person session in Piscataway\, NJ\, at EOHSI (Room C). All others can participate via Zoom.  \nRegister here!
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nih-f-series-fellowship-grant-writing-workshop-where-should-i-start-building-a-research-proposal/
LOCATION:Hybrid Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T110000
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UID:9611-1745319600-1745323200@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Rutgers Psychiatry Grand Rounds - NJMS Addiction Medicine Fellow - Dr. Benjamin Simmons\, "Ketamine\, Substance Use Disorder and Withdrawal"
DESCRIPTION:Zoom meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/96856675957?pwd=IJbP9ufV9wvxPzCT4NFMazYimfZah5.1
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-psychiatry-grand-rounds-njms-addiction-medicine-fellow-dr-benjamin-simmons-ketamine-substance-use-disorder-and-withdrawal/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T160000
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UID:9543-1745416800-1745424000@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Responsive Care: The Experiences of Women and Children along the Care Continuum in Rural Communities
DESCRIPTION:As the number of individuals who are challenged by substance use and mental health continue to be on the rise\, we are at a crossroads when it comes to the care of women and their children. While the number of programs who offer specific services to women and their children are increasing across the state\, there continues to be need for more gender-responsive programming in substance use and mental health programs to address the unique needs of women and their children. This challenge is even more significant in rural communities where there are significant barriers to service accessibility. This workshop will lean into specific challenges as they relate to women impacted by both substance use and mental health concerns and the impact on children in their care. \nTrainer: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\nRegistration: click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-responsive-care-the-experiences-of-women-and-children-along-the-care-continuum-in-rural-communities/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T133000
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SUMMARY:CAS Cooper Colloquium Endowed Lecture with Shelly F. Greenfield\, - "Women and Addiction"
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION – CLICK HERE! \nBIO: Shelly F. Greenfield\, MD\, MPH is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Kristine M. Trustey Endowed Chair of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital where she also serves as the Chief Academic Officer. She is the Chief of the Division of Women's Mental Health and the Director of Clinical and Health Services Research and Education in the Alcohol\, Drug and Addiction Treatment Program at McLean Hospital. She is the Mary Beth and Chris Gordon Fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute (2024-2025) where she is studying gender differences in substance use disorders. Dr. Greenfield is an addiction psychiatrist\, clinician and researcher. She has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on federally funded research focusing on treatment for substance use disorders\, gender differences in substance disorders\, and health services for substance disorders. She received a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded career award in substance use disorder patient oriented research (2005-2016). Funded by grants from NIH/NIDA\, she developed and tested a new manual-based group therapy for women with substance use disorders\, the Women’s Recovery Group (WRG). The WRG is an evidence-based treatment and the manual for dissemination was published in 2016\, Treating Women with Substance Use Disorders: The Women’s Recovery Group Manual. She is Past President of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and past chair of the American Psychiatric Association Council on Addiction Psychiatry. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Review of Psychiatry for 16 years (2002-2018). Dr. Greenfield was a member of the Advisory Committee on Services for Women for the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2011-2017) and a member of the NIH/NIDA National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse (2021-2024). She has been elected to the American College of Psychiatrists and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence\, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She received the R. Brinkley Smithers Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Society of Addiction Medicine\, Harvard Medical School’s A. Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentoring\, the Stuart A. Hauser Award for Mentoring from the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry\, and the 2022 Dean’s Award for Community Service for the Mass General Brigham/McLean Hospital Outreach Program with Indian Health Service for service to the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock\, New Mexico. Greenfield brief bio November 2024.docx
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/cas-cooper-colloquium-endowed-lecture-with-shelly-f-greenfield-women-and-addiction/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Alcohol and Substance Use Studies":MAILTO:cas_ed@rutgers.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T143000
DTSTAMP:20260420T205133
CREATED:20250314T184509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T184509Z
UID:9323-1745499600-1745505000@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Addiction Policy Forum Webinar - Improving Mental Health Outcomes: 59 Essential Evidence-Based Practices for Communities\, Police\, Courts\, Jails\, and Community Corrections
DESCRIPTION:Join Drs. Jennifer Johnson and Faye S. Taxman for a discussion on results from their study exploring evidence-based mental health practices for individuals involved in the justice system or at risk of becoming involved in the justice system. These practices can be used in communities or police\, court\, jail\, and community corrections settings. Their work has shown that a lack of community mental health and substance use services in communities predicts higher per capita jail populations. Therefore\, strengthening community mental health services is important for preventing jail incarceration and re-incarceration. \n\nThis webinar will cover findings from the study\, which identified 59 evidence-based practices–ranging from trauma-informed care and diversion to mental health treatment to therapeutic or medication-based interventions—that could significantly improve support\, treatment\, recovery\, and overall health outcomes and help prevent incarceration and re-incarceration.\n\nFor more details and registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/addiction-policy-forum-webinar-improving-mental-health-outcomes-59-essential-evidence-based-practices-for-communities-police-courts-jails-and-community-corrections/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T143000
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CREATED:20250314T185044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250314T185140Z
UID:9326-1745586000-1745591400@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Addiction Policy Forum Webinar - Understanding Addiction: A Guide for Families with author Jessica Hulsey
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a webinar featuring Addiction Policy Forum’s Founder\, Jessica Hulsey\, as she discusses her new book\, Understanding Addiction: A Guide for Families. \n\n\nJessica will share insights from the book\, reflecting on her own family’s struggles with addiction and her decades of experience working in the field. She’ll touch on key themes\, including the science of addiction\, research that dispels common myths and misinformation\, and practical guidance to help families navigate the complexities of substance use disorders. \nFor more information and registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/addiction-policy-forum-webinar-understanding-addiction-a-guide-for-families-with-author-jessica-hulsey/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T123000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T155520Z
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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar - Current Drug Trends and Emerging Drugs of Abuse
DESCRIPTION:Many new drugs are making local and national headlines such as K2/Spice and Bath Salts. This interactive webinar will discuss the latest developments and information regarding synthetic cannabinoids\, MDPV\, Mephedrone\, Kratom\, Salvia and other designer drugs that have been emerging over the past few years. Webinar participants will be introduced to the physiology of these drugs and how they can possibly impact\, mimic and exacerbate mental health disorders such as anxiety and depressive disorders. Epidemiologic trends in drug abuse in both youth and adults will be discussed as will the latest trends from the New Jersey Division of Addiction Services. Webinar participants will participate in interactive discussions and exercises in differential diagnosis of similar symptoms produced by these emerging drugs of abuse and other mental health disorders. Patterns of use\, abilities for urine detection\, and other legal aspect regarding these emerging drugs will be discussed. [This webinar will complete your prescription opioid social work license requirement.] \n\n\n\nInstructor: \nGlenn Duncan\, LPC\, LCADC\, CCS\, ACS\n\n\nDate: \nTuesday\, April 29\, 2025\n\n\nTime: \n9:30 am – 12:30 pm ET\n\n\nLocation: \nLive Interactive Online Webinar\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nDifferentiate the major elements the Federal Government uses when classifying drugs from schedule 1 through schedule 5.\nIdentify at least two differences (in terms of negative effects) that occur with the ingestion of synthetic cannabinoids.\nState which class of drugs synthetic cannabinoids & bath salts (synthetic cathinones) are classified under in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Workshop participants will be able to list at least three negative side effects of each.\nCompare differences that drugs of abuse such as Adderall\, Oxycodone and Suboxone are classified under in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Workshop participants will be able to list three negative side effects of each drug listed in this lecture.\nList and describe two different best practice therapy approaches regarding counseling clients who are abusing these emerging substances of abuse.\nDiscuss current legal issues both locally and nationally as they relate to using these emerging substances of abuse.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-current-drug-trends-and-emerging-drugs-of-abuse-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:A Conversation About Athletes and Opioids Featuring Ray Lucas - Former Rutgers and NFL Quarterback
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 29\n10am to 12pm\nPfleeger Concert Hall\nRowan University\n\ndoors open at 9:30 am \n\nQuestions?\nMatt Birchenough \nDirector of Special Events \nmatt@drugfreenj.org
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/a-conversation-about-athletes-and-opioids-featuring-ray-lucas-former-rutgers-and-nfl-quarterback/
LOCATION:Rowan University
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T123000
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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar - Medical and Legal Marijuana in NJ: Practice and Policy Issues
DESCRIPTION:The goal of this interactive webinar is to identify the changes that have occurred in the NJ Medical Marijuana Program. The history of marijuana legalization and major events that have shaped this history are discussed. Known scientific research on the benefits of medical marijuana and the risks associated with marijuana usage are covered\, as well as the continued barriers to better scientific research on this topic. Interactive exercises are incorporated in order to have participants analyze child custody issues for clients who are on the NJ medical marijuana program. Other exercises include the participants discussing how treatment is impacted by medical marijuana and participants will analyze under what conditions there would be a “duty to report” a coworker on medical marijuana. \n\n\n\nInstructor: \nGlenn Duncan\, LPC\, LCADC\, CCS\, ACS\n\n\nDate: \nWednesday\, April 30\, 2025\n\n\nTime: \n9:30 am – 12:30 pm ET\n\n\nLocation: \nLive Interactive Online Webinar\n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of this webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nInterpret three changes that have occurred since 2019 in the NJ Medicinal Marijuana Program\nDetermine the situations where the use of medicinal marijuana influence child custody issues\nAnalyze whether to continue services for a client on medicinal marijuana if their only diagnosis is cannabis use disorder\nIdentify at least three key historical events that shaped marijuana’s legal status in the United States
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-medical-and-legal-marijuana-in-nj-practice-and-policy-issues-4/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T205134
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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar - Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating: Examining Clinical Language & Deconstructing Pathology-Based Lenses in the Therapy Room
DESCRIPTION:This webinar examines the clinical lens of eating disorders and treatment\, including the language and conceptualizations of the current categories of eating disorders as seen in the DSM. Participants will critically examine the language used to categorize disordered eating\, taking into account missing variables that contribute to one’s individual relationship with food\, including sociocultural oppressive forces within the food industry\, food policy\, and food marketing. Special attention will be paid to developing a non-pathology-based therapeutic lens when working with individuals struggling with their relationship with food. [Required for Eating Disorders Clinical Certificate Program] \n\n\n\nInstructor: \nKat Glick\, M.Ed\, LPC\, ACS\, MAC\, CSE\, CIMHP\n\n\nDate: \nWednesday\, April 30\, 2025\n\n\nTime: \n10:00 am – 1:00 pm ET\n\n\nLocation: \nLive Interactive Online Webinar
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-eating-disorders-and-disordered-eating-examining-clinical-language-deconstructing-pathology-based-lenses-in-the-therapy-room/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T205134
CREATED:20250319T153219Z
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SUMMARY:RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery Webinar - Alcohol and Your Health
DESCRIPTION:Alcohol affects our health in a variety of different ways\, including increasing our risk for certain diseases and cancers. Attend the webinar to: \n\nLearn about alcohol’s impact on your health and the signs and symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD) from Dr. Alexis LaPietra\, Medical Director for the RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery and \, System Director of Addiction Medicine for the Emergency and Hospitalist Service Line.\nHear a peer recovery specialist’s inspiring story of how alcohol impacted her life and how\, by embracing her recovery\, she’s now able to bring hope to others.\nLearn about strategies and support for preventing\, reducing or eliminating alcohol use from a prevention expert.\n\nTo register\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rwjbarnabas-health-institute-for-prevention-and-recovery-webinar-alcohol-and-your-health/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery":MAILTO:IFPRTrainingInstitute@rwjbh.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T160000
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SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Person-Centered Care: Applications in Day-to-Day Practice
DESCRIPTION:Participants may be familiar with the term person-centered care\, but may struggle with how to apply this approach with clients. This workshop will define person-centered care and discuss the application of this approach from the beginning of treatment to the end stage in outpatient and continuing care settings in rural communities. Participants will also learn the key components of New York State’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports’ (OASAS’) standards of documentation of person-centered care in the treatment records of clients under their care. \nTrainer: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\nRegistration: click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-person-centered-care-applications-in-day-to-day-practice/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T173000
DTSTAMP:20260420T205134
CREATED:20250410T214307Z
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SUMMARY:NTICe Innovation Forum - Industry-Academia Partnership for the Development of Novel Neurotechnologies and Treatment Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Join the NTICe Innovation Forum as they explore how academic\, clinical\, and industry leaders can collaborate to develop and translate novel neurotechnologies into real-world treatments. This engaging event will feature presentations from experts across disciplines\, followed by an informal panel discussion and refreshments. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and share insights on innovation\, commercialization\, and partnership in neuroscience.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ntice-innovation-forum-industry-academia-partnership-for-the-development-of-novel-neurotechnologies-and-treatment-strategies/
LOCATION:College Avenue Student Center (Room 411)\, 126 College Ave\, New Brunwick\, NJ
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