Addiction Psychiatrists from AAAP, several who are also boarded in forensics, have been working with the Opioid Response Network to create resources for the justice community to better address the alarming increase in substance use disorders with an emphasis on overdoses related to the opioid epidemic and rising stimulant use.
AAAP, working with the National Judicial Opioid Task Force, the Conference of Chief Justices, and the Conference of State Court Administrators, have developed a resource guide—Cultivating Law and Medicine Partnerships to Support Justice-Involved Individuals with Substance Use Disorders—as well as an online 8-module course. Both resources are available at no cost and are intended to give the justice community a stronger understanding of the medical aspects of these disorders and the evidence-based prevention and treatment needed to address them to be effective.
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Cultivating Law and Medicine Partnerships to Support Justice-Involved Individuals With Substance Use Disorders
With the alarming increase in fatal and non-fatal overdoses related to the opioid epidemic and the rising rates of stimulant use, the need for cross-system collaboration and the development of partnerships between justice and medical professionals has never been greater.
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The Disease Process and Addressing Substance Use Disorders Course
This course is intended for judges, all individuals working within justice systems, and justice system stakeholders who may interface with individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) including opioids, stimulants, and polysubstance use disorders and with co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
The Opioid Response Network is a SAMHSA grant initiative, led by AAAP working collaboratively with the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network, at the University of Missouri – Kansas City, Columbia University Division on Substance Use Disorders and 40 national organizations. The Oioid Response Network provides education and training in the prevention, treatment and recovery of opioid and stimulant use disorders at the local level via its network of consultants in every state and territory – all at no cost.
