Approaches to Substance Use and Disorder in Youth with Dual Diagnosis

When: Friday, June 20 - 12:00 PM

Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes

Location: Zoom

Event Details:

Substance use is common in adolescents and young adults, with a substantial minority progressing to regular use, impairment and development of a substance use disorder (SUD). Unfortunately, both use and disorder are often underrecognized and undertreated in mental health specialty settings, where there is very high potential for impact. The strong connection between SUD and mental health is important to consider in all youth treatment settings and is especially relevant to mental health providers working with youth substance use and  SUD for mental health treatment goals.

 

This webinar will provide an overview of approaches to addressing SUD in youth with mental health disorders, including: use patterns, potential harms of cannabis, assessment, motivational techniques, treatment, the SBIRT paradigm, interactions with other mental health problems, family involvement, and youth and family engagement frameworks. 

 

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Identify trends in substance use and SUD in youth
  • Recognize barriers to optimum outcomes in treatment of SUD in youth
  • Identify approaches to overcoming barriers and improving outcomes for youth with SUD

                                                         

                                                            About the Presenter: 

Marc Fishman, MD is an addiction psychiatrist with experience in clinical care of patients, research, and program administration. He leads Maryland Treatment Centers, which offers programs SUD and co-occurring disorders. He is a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University. His research work has focused on medication treatments for SUD; models of SUD care for youth; family engagement in SUD treatment; and treatment placement and matching strategies. He was a member of the committee that developed the ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of OUD in 2015 and its update in 2020. He was a co-editor for past editions of the ASAM Criteria. He was a past president of the MD Society of Addiction Medicine.