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New Podcast Explores Motivational Interviewing
PCSS has expanded its podcast offerings with a discussion on motivational interviewing, a counseling technique that has been found to be successful as part of treating substance use disorders. In this podcast, mental health counselor and educational specialist Raymond Isackila,EdS, LPCC, LICDC, speaks on the powerful communication technique. Mr. Isackila is an educational specialist and manager of Addiction Recovery Services in the Department of Psychiatry at University Hospitals of Cleveland. He is regarded as one of the leading authorities on substance use and counseling of chemically dependent patients. He has worked with numerous organizations including the National Football League.  Listen to podcast.
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American Dental Association Archived Webinar

Adolescent Pain Management and NSAID Considerations
Webinar description: Opioid use disorder is a chronic relapsing disorder, conveying serious risks including disability, incarceration, transmission of blood-borne infections, and death from opioid overdose. There is now nearly a half century of overwhelming evidence that agonist substitution, initially with methadone and more recently with buprenorphine, is both efficacious in clinical trials and effective in the community in promoting and sustaining abstinence and reducing risks associated with opioid use disorder.  [Learn more]
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HRSA NHSC Offers SUD Expansion Loan Repayment Program
The National Health Services Corp program is providing student loan repayment opportunities to members of the health workforce who are dedicated to supporting patients overcoming substance use disorder. This translates to opportunities for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants who possess a MAT waiver and provide medication assisted treatment.

Mental health professionals, registered nurses, pharmacists and substance use counselors (with a minimum of master’s level education) trained to provide opioid care interventions at approved NHSC sites are also eligible. [ Learn more ]
NOVA Special to Explore the Science Behind Treating Addiction
NOVA Description: Premiering tonight (Oct. 17) at 9 p.m (check local PBS listings). Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they investigate why addiction is not a moral failing, but a chronic, treatable medical condition. Easy access to drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and even prescription medications like OxyContin has fueled an epidemic of addiction—the deadliest in U.S. history. Now, science is revealing how addiction affects the brain, and top experts are gathering evidence about how we should address our drug problem, from embracing evidence-based treatments, to rethinking public policies. Watch trailer.
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Pew Charitable Trusts

The American Journal on Addictions

Health and Human Services

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Drug & Alcohol Dependence

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Pain Medicine
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Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant nos. 5H79TI025595-03, 5U79TI026556-02 and 3U79TI026556-02S1 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.