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Re-grounding Our Response: Medication Assisted Treatment as Overdose Prevention

This event has been removed or cancelled, please contact Ericka Lee at elee1@baltimorecountymd.gov for more information

Details

Balto. County Health Dept.
6401 York Road Balto. Md. 21212
Starts at: December 11, 2024 10:00am ET
Ends at: December 11, 2024 12:00pm ET
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Description

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe how medications for addiction treatment (MAT) prevent and reduce opioid overdose
  • Identify opioid addiction as a chronic disease
  • Describe how to reduce barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder (OUD)

Intended Audience

clinicians, counselors, therapists, Case managers, CHW

Contact

Person: Ericka Lee
Email: elee1@baltimorecountymd.gov

Targeted Populations

A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.

  • People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)
  • people who use other substances

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

  • Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
  • Substance use disorders
  • Opioid use disorder
  • Stigma or discrimination
  • Community linkages
  • Motivational Interviewing