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SUMMARY:Robert E. Taylor Memorial Lecture: Changing the Conversation Around Alcohol in the US—Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room
DESCRIPTION:Robert E. Taylor Memorial Lecture: “Changing the Conversation Around Alcohol in the United States – Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room” \nPresented by: George F. Koob\, Ph.D.\nNIAAA Director \nWednesday\, February 28\, 2024 at 2:00 PM \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://howard.zoom.us/j/2199005710?omn=87382628848\nMeeting ID: 219 900 5710\nPasscode: 456789321 \nFor more information E-mail: ddelgado@howard.edu\nSponsored by the: Department of Pharmacology\, Howard University College of Medicine
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/robert-e-taylor-memorial-lecture-changing-the-conversation-around-alcoholn-the-us-acknowledging-the-elephant-in-the-room/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240227T073000
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UID:6472-1709019000-1709065800@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:School of Health Professions Virtual Panel: Insight into Awareness of Eating Disorders: Unique Perspectives from Professionals and Clients
DESCRIPTION:Department of Clinical & Preventive Nutrition Sciences & Rutgers Student Dietetic Association Presents:\nInsight into Awareness of Eating Disorders: Unique Perspectives from Professionals and Clients \nJoin us for a virtual panel discussion featuring healthcare professional and lived experience advocates.  \nJoin the zoom meeting: https://go.rutgers.edu/sik2zjjl \n \n  \nEDAW 2024 Panel
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/school-of-health-professions-virtual-panel-insight-into-awareness-of-eating-disorders-unique-perspectives-from-professionals-and-clients/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:GSAPP Webinar - Opioid Use within the Affectional and Gender Diverse Populations (LGBTQ+)
DESCRIPTION:Opioid use disorder has reached an alarming rate in the United States.  As more and more people struggle with opioids\, it is important for behavioral healthcare workers to understand how to best support people in need; specifically\, members that identify within the affectional and gender diverse community.  Members of this community are disproportionately affected by substance use disorders\, inclusive of the opioid epidemic.  This presentation will highlight the impact that opioid use disorder has on sexual and gender diverse populations\, best practices\, trauma-informed care\, and behavioral health integration into primary care.  \nLive Zoom Webinar \nInstructor: Anthony Zazzarino\, PhD
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/gsapp-webinar-opioid-use-within-the-affectional-and-gender-diverse-populations-lgbtq-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology":MAILTO:ce@gsapp.rutgers.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T120000
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UID:6238-1708689600-1708700400@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:National Harm Reduction Coalition Webinar - Dismantling Drug Related Stigma 101
DESCRIPTION:Save your spot for next month’s free virtual Foundational Fridays session\, “Dismantling Drug-Related Stigma\,” Feb. 23 from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. EST! In this webinar\, we’ll discuss concepts of social inequalities people who use drugs face\, stigma they experience\, & how this impacts their ability to access services. We’ll explore how negative judgment can permeate nearly every aspect of their lives & how internalized stigma can lead to harmful behaviors. Through the session\, we’ll also promote effective engagement skills w/ people who are actively using drugs\, developing strategies to build more genuine & productive relationships w/ clients.\n\nRegister here: http://bit.ly/DismantlingDrugRelatedStigma24
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/national-harm-reduction-coalition-webinar-dismantling-drug-related-stigma-101/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T093000
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CREATED:20240209T181033Z
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UID:6377-1708680600-1708691400@addiction.rutgers.edu
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: \nLive Interactive Online Webinar\n\n\n\nFor registration\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-medical-and-legal-marijuana-in-nj-practice-and-policy-issues-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T160000
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UID:6209-1708531200-1708538400@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Rutgers Peer Mentoring Network for Early Career Professionals - Topic: Project Management
DESCRIPTION:For those who are in New Brunswick and are relatively new to Rutgers\, we welcome you to join our Peer Mentoring Network\, which was created for early career professionals by early career professionals! We have some events this semester at the Rutgers Club and would love to have you. Feel free to forward along to anyone who might be interested! \n  \n \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Dr. Linda Oshin (linda.oshin@rutgers.edu).
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-peer-mentoring-network-for-early-career-professionals-topic-project-management/
LOCATION:Rutgers Club\, Livingston Campus
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240213T110000
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Psychiatry Grand Rounds with Morgan James\, Ph. D. - "The Orexin System as a Promising New Target for Treating Substance Use"
DESCRIPTION:The Rutgers Department of Psychiatry is pleased to invite you to join us for our Grand Rounds session. \n \n\n\n\nMeeting URL:\nhttps://rutgers.zoom.us/j/93346312802?pwd=aFptWC9YSHFMUFlQVnJjUWR4Y2FaZz09\n\n\nMeeting ID:\n933 4631 2802\n\n\nPassword:\n393077
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-psychiatry-grand-rounds-with-morgan-james-ph-d-the-orexin-system-as-a-promising-new-target-for-treating-substance-use/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T130000
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SUMMARY:Training in Addiction Research Program (TARP) Hybrid Presentation with Dr. Yavin Shaham
DESCRIPTION:Date:: Monday\, February 12\, 2024 \nTime: 1:00 p.m. \nIn-person Location: Deans Conference Room\, Research Tower\, 675 Hoes Ln W\, Piscataway\, NJ 08854 \nJoin Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/94500048473?pwd=RWtnbnJsa09DL08rM0xDRHZ4bURwUT09 \nMeeting ID: 945 0004 8473\nPassword: 819120 \nThese events are for all TARP and RARC faculty and trainees\, as well as collaborators and friends\, so feel free to pass along the invitation to others.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/training-in-addiction-research-program-tarp-hybrid-presentation-with-dr-yavin-shaham/
LOCATION:Deans Conference Room\, 675 Hoes Lane West\, Piscataway\, New Jersey\, 08854
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T123000
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SUMMARY:Emerging Addiction Science Seminar - Investigating the Current Ketamine Landscape in the United States
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Palamar is an Associate Professor of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine\, and Deputy Director of the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS). Dr. Palamar focuses on the epidemiology of use of new psychoactive substances and party drugs both in the general population and in high-risk scenes. This important work helps inform prevention and harm reduction efforts. \nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/emerging-addiction-science-seminar-investigating-the-current-ketamine-landscape-in-the-united-states/
LOCATION:Smithers Hall\, Room 200\, 607 Allison Rd\, Piscataway\, NJ\, 08854
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Alcohol and Substance Use Studies":MAILTO:cas_ed@rutgers.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T120000
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UID:6256-1707393600-1707409800@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:165th Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
DESCRIPTION:The meeting is scheduled for Thursday\, February 8\, 2024\, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET. It will be viewable online at https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53825. \nPlease note – if you would like to make a statement to the council\, please contact Dr. R.V. Srinivas at rv.srinivas@nih.gov. \nA full agenda is available at https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/165th-meeting-national-advisory-council-alcohol-abuse-and-alcoholism-thursday-february-8-2024.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/165th-meeting-of-the-national-advisory-council-on-alcohol-abuse-and-alcoholism/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T110000
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CREATED:20240205T185237Z
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UID:6327-1707300000-1707303600@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:CCNP Webinar with Dr. Peter Manza (NIAAA) - "Dopamine kinetics and brain function: insights from simultaneous PET-fMRI"
DESCRIPTION:The addictiveness of stimulant drugs such as methylphenidate (MP) depends crucially on how fast they raise dopamine in the brain. Yet the brain circuits underlying the rate dependency to drug reward have not been resolved. We used simultaneous PET-fMRI to link dynamic changes in brain dopamine signaling\, functional brain activity/connectivity\, and the self-reported experience of ‘high’ in 20 healthy adults receiving MP at different speeds: slow (oral 60mg) and fast (intravenous-IV 0.25mg/kg) doses in a double-blind\, counterbalanced\, placebo-controlled study. We estimated speed of striatal dopamine increases to oral and IV MP and then tested where brain activity/connectivity was associated with slow and fast dopamine kinetics. The two administrations produced dramatically different effects on brain functional activation and connectivity despite a comparable overall magnitude of dopamine increases. These data demonstrate how fast dopamine increases generate unique effects on brain function that have relevance for the addictive potential of drugs. \nPresenter: Peter Manza\nNational Institute oN Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)\nNational Institute of Health \nLocation/Logistics \n\nWednesday\, February 7\, 10-11am EST\nZoom link: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/6397147065\n\nAbstracts for previous talks are posted on the CCNP website: ccnp.princeton.edu. A list of upcoming seminars\, job announcements\, and other info about CCNP are available there as well.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ccnp-webinar-with-dr-peter-manza-niaaa-dopamine-kinetics-and-brain-function-insights-from-simultaneous-pet-fmri/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T110000
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SUMMARY:Rutgers Psychiatry Grand Rounds with Dr. Nina Cooperman - "Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) for Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain"
DESCRIPTION:Meeting URL:\nhttps://rutgers.zoom.us/j/93346312802?pwd=aFptWC9YSHFMUFlQVnJjUWR4Y2FaZz09\n\n\nMeeting ID:\n933 4631 2802\n\n\nPassword:\n393077
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-psychiatry-grand-rounds-with-dr-nina-cooperman-mindfulness-oriented-recovery-enhancement-more-for-prevention-and-treatment-of-opioid-use-disorder-and-chronic-pain/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T123000
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UID:6273-1707136200-1707138000@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:BHI/NJMS-Pharm/Phys/Neuro Faculty Candidate Hybrid Seminar with Dr. Xiaobing Zhang - “Central control of feeding motivation for food intake”
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/96969157125?pwd=dEhVcVlqSGx1MzlxeDBDY2hLSkd4UT09 \nMeeting ID: 969 6915 7125 \nPassword: 020524 \nOne tap mobile \n+13126266799\,\,96969157125# US (Chicago) \n+16465588656\,\,96969157125# US (New York)
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/bhi-njms-pharm-phys-neuro-faculty-candidate-hybrid-seminar-with-dr-xiaobing-zhang-central-control-of-feeding-motivation-for-food-intake/
LOCATION:Hybrid Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T080000
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UID:6329-1707120000-1707152400@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:BHI Strategic Planning Virtual Townhall Invitations- Trainees Only
DESCRIPTION:The Rutgers Brain Health Institute (BHI) is embarking on a planning and priority setting process to chart a course that will guide the Institute’s growth and success for years to come. We value the perspectives and insights of our faculty\, staff\, post docs\, students\, residents\, and fellows. Your input will be crucial in helping us refine BHI priorities for the next five years. \nBHI invites all trainees (undergrads\, grads\, postdocs ….) interested in neuroscience and brain health to help develop its next strategic plan. Please join us at the virtual townhall meeting to provide ideas about how you would like BHI to support your research\, clinical and academic endeavors. \n\nWednesday\, February 14th at 4 PM: Zoom Link Trainee Townhall\n\n(https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/96684003866?pwd=MGxyR2QrMWJQdXh3dzE5VHZ0eWltQT09) \nMeeting ID: 966 8400 3866; Passcode- 021424 \nKindly RSVP by Clicking Here to let us know if you will be able to attend the virtual townhall. Thank You!!
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/bhi-strategic-planning-virtual-townhall-invitations-trainees-only/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T163000
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CREATED:20240110T202946Z
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UID:6139-1706886000-1706891400@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Addiction Policy Forum Webinar: Opioid Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach - Strategies to Reduce Overdose Fatalities
DESCRIPTION:Please join for a webinar on February 2\, 2024\, at 3 p.m. ET on strategies to reduce overdose fatalities from the Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA). \nDeveloped through the HEALing Communities Study\, the ORCCA framework can help communities implement system- and practice-level changes to reduce opioid overdose deaths. The HEALing Communities Study\, a multi-site research study\, tested the impact of an integrated set of evidence-based practices across healthcare\, behavioral health\, justice\, and other community-based settings. HEALing Communities is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative®. \nSpeakers will provide an overview of the 19 essential evidence-based interventions in ORCCA designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths and highlight how communities in Ohio\, Massachusetts\, Kentucky and New York implemented ORCCA. The science and evidence behind the framework were published in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence and outlined 19 essential evidence-based interventions to reduce opioid overdose deaths. \nThis webinar is sponsored by HEAL Connections\, an initiative funded by the NIH HEAL Initiative.  \nFor more information and registration\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/addiction-policy-forum-webinar-opioid-overdose-reduction-continuum-of-care-approach-strategies-to-reduce-overdose-fatalities/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240203T170000
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SUMMARY:History of Science Workshop - Making Habits/Breaking Habits: Keywords in the History and Politics of Addiction
DESCRIPTION:Learn more\, click here. \nAs OxyContin was hitting the market in the mid 1990s\, its marketers seized on the recently coined concept pseudoaddiction to drive home a bold claim: that patients in legitimate pain who showed signs of addiction were only behaving that way because doctors were overly stingy with prescriptions. Pseudoaddiction was an iatrogenically-produced behavior\, mimicking addiction – a behavioral byproduct of a callous “war on drugs” mentality in medicine. It was a term that emerged from medical\, social\, political\, and economic agendas\, championed by pain patient advocates and opioid manufacturers\, and eventually criticized by reformers aghast at the marketing-driven opioid crisis that ensued. It was\, in short\, a keyword\, powerful and contested\, whose history must be unpacked to understand the opioid crisis. \nLike pseudoaddiction\, nearly all the terms we use to identify\, understand\, and grapple with addiction and other habits are freighted with multiple registers of meaning\, deployed for medical\, social\, political\, and economic purposes\, and developed to perform important cultural and policy work. This workshop brings together scholars from history\, anthropology\, politics\, medicine\, health policy to examine the history and politics of such consequential keywords and phrases in the making and breaking of habits.  The gathering is a first step toward an edited volume – a critical analysis of consequential keywords and concepts in the vocabulary of addiction and habit. \nThe discussion will focus on a limited number of terms – with papers on “junkie\,” “drunkard\,” “teen users\,” “habitue’\,” “prohibition\,” “recovery\,” “dependence\,” “rebirth\,” “compulsion\,” “stigma\,” “harm reduction\,” and “narco.” The short essays aim to draw attention (through historical as well as social and cultural analysis) to the significance of these terms in the experiences\, representations\, and governing of habits and their making and breaking. The intersections of race\, gender\, identity\, and how these factors shape ideas about habit and policy responses to bad and good habits\, will be one among several points of focus. \nThemes in the making and breaking of habit include: \n\nHow the evolving historical lexicon sheds light on changing approaches to the origins\, creation\, and management of habits;\nAnalysis of the social\, moral\, economic\, and political conditions that led keywords flourish in certain moments and contexts;\nDiscussion of the processes through which problem habits are designated and defined;\nWhich habits come to be categorized as harmful\, beneficial\, necessary\, discouraged but allowed\, etc.\, and why;\nThe significance of changes to the lexicon of liberating people from unwanted habits;\nHow practices\, techniques\, and approaches to “break habits” have been institutionalized and politicized\, ranging from self-help regimens\, religious interventions\, or new regimens to replace old ones\, such as methadone and psychedelic therapy.\n\nWhile drug addictions – their making over time\, their breaking – will be our central focus\, we encourage discussion other habits such as gambling\, food\, social media\, and other such behaviors. Finally\, the workshop’s focus on twelve terms is merely a start toward building a more comprehensive volume of keywords in the history and politics of making and breaking habits.  While many essays focus on the North American lexicon\, this national focus is placed in context by papers that examine important global sites where the lexicon on addiction has been forged and contested.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/history-of-science-workshop-making-habits-breaking-habits-keywords-in-the-history-and-politics-of-addiction/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T123000
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CREATED:20240117T174858Z
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UID:6152-1706864400-1706877000@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:GSAPP Webinar - Treating High-Functioning Problem Drinkers in Office-Based Psychotherapy Practice: A Clinician’s Toolbox of Moderation\, Harm Reduction\, and Abstinence Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Participants attending this skills-training workshop will come away with an enhanced understanding of the spectrum of alcohol use disorders that vary along multiple dimensions\, how to meet the special needs of high-functioning clients who want an alternative to traditional abstinence-only treatment programs\, and how to utilize a toolbox of evidence-based alcohol moderation\, harm reduction\, and abstinence strategies they can apply immediately in office-based clinical practice. The use of pharmacological adjuncts to enhance the efficacy of behavioral interventions will also be discussed. \nThe integrative client-centered approach described in this workshop advocates a harm reduction perspective that supports incremental change and individualized treatment goals including less risky drinking\, moderate drinking\, and abstinence—and it views any steps taken to reduce the risks and harm associated with substance use are steps in the right direction\, whether or not abstinence is the immediate or ultimate goal. This approach is intuitively appealing and readily adapted for use by psychotherapists from all backgrounds and specialties because it is fundamentally a psychotherapeutic approach founded on the principles and practices of client-centered psychotherapy\, including meeting patients “where they are” and working collaboratively with them to empower positive change rather than demand compliance with pre-determined goals. It is also intuitively appealing to high-functioning individuals who are able to maintain their daily responsibilities despite having clinically significant problems with alcohol and/or other drugs and do not want or need a traditional “one size fits all” addiction treatment program that pressures them to accept the identity of “addict” or “alcoholic” and embrace lifelong abstinence as the only legitimate goal. \nParticipants of this workshop will learn how to help clients take a closer look at their alcohol use\, set realistic goals\, change their drinking patterns\, and acquire a better understanding of the role and meaning of alcohol use in their lives. Lecture material will be brought to life with numerous case examples from the presenter’s practice. Most of the material presented in this workshop is described in the presenter’s most recent book: Washton A.M. and Zweben J.E. (2022) “Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems in Psychotherapy Practice: Doing What Works.” (Guilford Publications). \nInstructor: Arnold Washton\, PhD
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/gsapp-webinar-treating-high-functioning-problem-drinkers-in-office-based-psychotherapy-practice-a-clinicians-toolbox-of-moderation-harm-reduction-and-abstinence-strategies-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology":MAILTO:ce@gsapp.rutgers.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240202T123000
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SUMMARY:GSAPP Webinar: Treating High-Functioning Problem Drinkers in Office-Based Psychotherapy Practice: A Clinician’s Toolbox of Moderation\, Harm Reduction\, and Abstinence Strategies
DESCRIPTION:Participants attending this skills-training workshop will come away with an enhanced understanding of the spectrum of alcohol use disorders that vary along multiple dimensions\, how to meet the special needs of high-functioning clients who want an alternative to traditional abstinence-only treatment programs\, and how to utilize a toolbox of evidence-based alcohol moderation\, harm reduction\, and abstinence strategies they can apply immediately in office-based clinical practice. The use of pharmacological adjuncts to enhance the efficacy of behavioral interventions will also be discussed. \nThe integrative client-centered approach described in this workshop advocates a harm reduction perspective that supports incremental change and individualized treatment goals including less risky drinking\, moderate drinking\, and abstinence—and it views any steps taken to reduce the risks and harm associated with substance use are steps in the right direction\, whether or not abstinence is the immediate or ultimate goal. This approach is intuitively appealing and readily adapted for use by psychotherapists from all backgrounds and specialties because it is fundamentally a psychotherapeutic approach founded on the principles and practices of client-centered psychotherapy\, including meeting patients “where they are” and working collaboratively with them to empower positive change rather than demand compliance with pre-determined goals. It is also intuitively appealing to high-functioning individuals who are able to maintain their daily responsibilities despite having clinically significant problems with alcohol and/or other drugs and do not want or need a traditional “one size fits all” addiction treatment program that pressures them to accept the identity of “addict” or “alcoholic” and embrace lifelong abstinence as the only legitimate goal. \nParticipants of this workshop will learn how to help clients take a closer look at their alcohol use\, set realistic goals\, change their drinking patterns\, and acquire a better understanding the role and meaning of alcohol use in their lives. Lecture material will be brought to life with numerous case examples from the presenter’s practice. Most of the material presented in this workshop is described in the presenter’s most recent book: Washton A.M. and Zweben J.E. (2022) “Treating Alcohol and Drug Problems in Psychotherapy Practice: Doing What Works.” (Guilford Publications). \nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/gsapp-webinar-treating-high-functioning-problem-drinkers-in-office-based-psychotherapy-practice-a-clinicians-toolbox-of-moderation-harm-reduction-and-abstinence-strategies/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology":MAILTO:ce@gsapp.rutgers.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240201T110000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240117T174159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T174657Z
UID:6147-1706778000-1706785200@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:New Jersey State Policy Lab Panel - Bridging the Gap Between Researchers and Government Agencies
DESCRIPTION:Local governments of all sizes are facing increasing threats to their fiscal and economic health\, community well-being\, and environmental resources. These agencies often will work with researchers to determine how best to address these challenges. \n\n\nOn February 1st\, the New Jersey State Policy Lab will be hosting a new panel\, “Bridging the Gap Between Researchers and Government Agencies\,” which will be presented by Elizabeth Bell and Aaron Deslatte\, Ph.D. Elizabeth Bell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs and Aaron Deslatte\, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Each will discuss their experiences handling researcher-practitioner partnerships with federal\, state\, and local agencies and provide recommendations for better tailoring research incentives in universities with research needs in communities. \n\n\nThe panel will be held at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in Room 261 from 9:30am-11:30am. A continental breakfast will be offered at 9:00am. \nWe encourage you to register for our event through the link here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/new-jersey-state-policy-lab-panel-bridging-the-gap-between-researchers-and-government-agencies/
LOCATION:Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy\, 33 Livingston Avenue\, New Brunswick\, 08901
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T150000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240110T185343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T185343Z
UID:6135-1706706000-1706713200@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Stigma\, Self-Reliance\, and Substance Use in Rural Communities
DESCRIPTION:One of the most significant challenges to individuals in treatment in rural communities is the stigma attached to being identified as someone who uses substances. The values of self-reliance and independence\, while being a source of strength during crisis\, can negatively influence help-seeking behaviors. This webinar will discuss how the stigma related to being identified as a substance user and the values of self-reliance converge to present a unique barrier to care for individuals in rural areas. \nPresenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles\, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center\, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2). \nRegistration: click here. 
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-stigma-self-reliance-and-substance-use-in-rural-communities/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T130000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240126T130541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T130646Z
UID:6270-1706702400-1706706000@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Rutgers SSW Alumni Conversations: What is New in Addiction Treatment
DESCRIPTION:Find out what’s new in treatment for addictions in our first alumni conversation of the year on January 31st at 12pm. Frank L. Greenagel\, II\, RC’01\, SSW’06\, EJB’15 will host this talk. This free session organized by the Rutgers School of Social Work Alumni Council will discuss social isolation\, video game addiction\, sports betting\, the push for psychedelics\, peer work\, opiate policies that are working\, and marijuana in New Jersey. Register today to secure your spot. \n 
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-ssw-alumni-conversations-what-is-new-in-addiction-treatment/
LOCATION:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240110T184901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T184901Z
UID:6133-1706619600-1706626800@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Overdose Safety Planning in Rural Communities
DESCRIPTION:A significant challenge facing rural community members is how to work with those who are struggling with opioid use and other substance use while effectively intervening to reduce the risks associated with overdose. Safety planning is an important aspect of overdose prevention. In keeping with harm reduction principles\, this webinar will explore best practices for overdose prevention so that community members feel more empowered to conduct safety planning with those individuals at risk. \nPresenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles\, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center\, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2). \nRegistration: click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-overdose-safety-planning-in-rural-communities/
LOCATION:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240125T220825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T120708Z
UID:6266-1706612400-1706616000@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Rutgers Psychiatry Grand Rounds with Danielle Dick\, Ph.D. "Using Genetics to Prevent Addiction: Science Fiction or Science Fact?"
DESCRIPTION:Meeting URL:\nhttps://rutgers.zoom.us/j/93346312802?pwd=aFptWC9YSHFMUFlQVnJjUWR4Y2FaZz09\n\n\nMeeting ID:\n933 4631 2802\n\n\nPassword:\n393077
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-psychiatry-grand-rounds-with-danielle-dick-ph-d-using-genetics-to-prevent-addiction-science-fiction-or-science-fact/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240130T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T170000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20231213T160450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T175752Z
UID:5982-1706608800-1706720400@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NASEM Health Workshop- Harm Reduction Services for People Who Use Drugs: Exploring Data Collection\, Evidence Gaps\, and Research Needs
DESCRIPTION:Recognizing the public health emergency posed by opioid overdoses\, comprehensive efforts have been taken to approach drug policy in ways that reduce harm for people who use drugs (PWUD). The National Academies will host a 2-day virtual public workshop to explore data collection efforts\, evidence gaps\, and research needs on harm reduction services for PWUD. \nThe workshop will gather data experts\, program implementers\, evaluators\, individuals with lived/living experience\, and other key interested parties to consider existing and proposed harm reduction strategies and services that aim to prevent overdose and infectious disease transmission; enhance the health\, safety\, and wellbeing of PWUD; and offer low-threshold options for accessing substance use disorder treatment. Such strategies and services include syringe services programs; providing fentanyl and xylazine test strips; distributing naloxone and other reversal medications; and facilitating connections to social services for PWUD in need of medical services\, stable housing\, food-assistance\, or employment. \nInvited presentations and discussions will be designed to: \n\nExplore the current state of knowledge and evidence gaps regarding delivering harm reduction services for PWUD in communities\, including evidence on best practices for engaging PWUD who are not currently accessing treatment or harm reduction services\, as well as inclusive service delivery practices\nExamine data collection coverage and gaps at the local\, state\, and federal levels regarding the current state of harm reduction practices in the U.S.\, including survey research and program and grant evaluations\nDiscuss evidence on barriers to the implementation of harm reduction services and programs at the local\, state and federal levels\, and the impact of regulatory barriers relative to other factors affecting harm reduction services\nExplore future data collection needs and key opportunities for federally-sponsored harm reduction research\n\nFor more information and registration\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nasem-health-and-medicine-workshop-harm-reduction-services-for-people-who-use-drugs-exploring-data-collection-evidence-gaps-and-research-needs/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T120000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240116T195419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T195443Z
UID:6142-1706180400-1706184000@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Knock Out Opioid Use Day Learning Series - The Opioid Crisis: An Overview featuring Dr. Lewis Nelson
DESCRIPTION:Register for a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series Webinar \n“The Opioid Crisis: An Overview”​​ \nREGISTER NOW \nAn expert panel will discuss the webinar topic & answer questions – Learning opportunities in safe prescribing for physicians\, dentists\, nurses and any other medical practitioners authorized to prescribe opioid-based painkillers and inform all prescribers on the local laws that pertain to the prescribing of opioids. \nPANELISTS \n \n  \nLewis S. Nelson\, MD\, MBA \n\n\n\n\n\nLewis S. Nelson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School\, in Newark\, NJ. He is board certified in emergency medicine\, medical toxicology\, and addiction medicine. Dr. Nelson serves as a long-standing consultant to the CDC\, DHS\, and FDA and works closely with several professional organizations addressing the medical and social consequences of substance use. His areas of interest include non-opioid pain relief strategies\, opioid overdose and management\, addiction and withdrawal management\, and health policy focused on issues related to medication safety and substance use. \n  \n \n  \nCaptain Jason Piotrowski \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Jersey State Police Captain Jason Piotrowski embarked on his law enforcement career in 1995\, starting as a local police officer before joining the New Jersey State Police in 2001. Commencing as a general duty road trooper\, he was later selected as an inaugural member of the state fusion center in 2006. From 2014 to 2023\, Jason played a pivotal role in the development and leadership of the New Jersey Drug Monitoring Initiative\, focusing on data collection\, analysis\, intelligence production\, and comprehensive training and outreach efforts. Currently\, he serves as the Executive Officer in the Forensic and Technical Services Section. In addition to his law enforcement duties\, Captain Piotrowski is a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow and an MPH Candidate at Johns Hopkins University. 
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/knock-out-opioid-use-day-learning-series-the-opioid-crisis-an-overview-featuring-dr-lewis-nelson/
LOCATION:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T150000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240110T184559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T185842Z
UID:6131-1706101200-1706108400@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Harm Reduction Principles: Foundations to Implementation in Treatment and Community Settings
DESCRIPTION:While there is a significant push to implement harm reduction in a variety of settings\, many providers and community members may not have an understanding of what harm reduction is and how it can be implemented and sustained in practice. This webinar will provide attendees with the core principles of harm reduction\, and identify related strategies and challenges to implementation in a variety of treatment and community spaces.                                 \nPresenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles\, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center\, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2). \nRegistration: click here
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-harm-reduction-principles-foundations-to-implementation-in-treatment-and-community-settings/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T120000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240110T184327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T184327Z
UID:6129-1706094000-1706097600@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Addressing Myths About Substance Use\, Addiction\, Treatment and Recovery
DESCRIPTION:How did you learn about substance use\, addiction\, treatment and recovery? What are the sources of information that shaped your views? This workshop will discuss how news\, entertainment\, and social media\, as well as personal experience\, influence how people understand substance use disorders and different pathways to recovery. It will also address common beliefs like\, “You have to hit rock bottom” and “Recovery is rare\,” and explain how attitudes\, practices\, and data collection have evolved. Information from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and other sources will be presented\, illustrating the complexity of substance use challenges and trends in rural vs. urban communities. \nPresenter: Susan Stellin\, MPH – is a writer\, educator\, and public health consultant focusing on health-centered responses to substance use and addiction. Since earning a master’s in public health at Columbia University\, she has worked on projects about ways to reduce overdose deaths\, reform punitive drug policies\, and expand access to harm reduction\, treatment\, and recovery support. Recent clients include NYU Langone’s Health x Housing Lab\, the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center\, the Opioid Response Network\, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\, the Overdose Prevention Program at Vital Strategies\, and the Vera Institute of Justice. She regularly leads training workshops for service providers working with people experiencing substance use\, mental health\, and housing challenges\, and has also taught undergraduate courses about media ethics\, collaborative storytelling\, and the history of journalism. \nRegistration: click here
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-addressing-myths-about-substance-use-addiction-treatment-and-recovery/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T180000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240122T185233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T185943Z
UID:6206-1706025600-1706032800@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Rutgers Peer Mentoring Network for Early Career Professionals - Topic: Reappointments and Promotions
DESCRIPTION:For those who are in New Brunswick and are relatively new to Rutgers\, we welcome you to join our Peer Mentoring Network\, which was created for early career professionals by early career professionals! We have some events this semester at the Rutgers Club and would love to have you. Feel free to forward along to anyone who might be interested! \n  \n \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Dr. Linda Oshin (linda.oshin@rutgers.edu).
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-peer-mentoring-network-for-early-career-professionals-topic-reappointments-and-promotions/
LOCATION:Rutgers Club\, Livingston Campus
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T140000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20231205T145623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T145722Z
UID:5950-1706011200-1706018400@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:RWJMS & RAND Webinar - Charting Your Course: A Guide to Analyzing State Policy Studies
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will provide an overview of the myriad of analytic methods available for state policy evaluation studies\, including details on key decision points for an analysis that helps identify which methods are most appropriate for different analytic contexts. Designed for applied researchers\, topics will include the classic difference-in-differences approach\, alternatives including autoregressive models and synthetic control methods\, as well as newly introduced difference-in-differences methods that address issues such as staggered policy adoption and heterogenous treatment effects. This workshop is not eligible for CME credit. \nFacilitators\n\nBeth Ann Griffin\, Senior Statistician\, RAND Corporation\nMegan Schuler\, Policy Researcher and Applied Statistician\, RAND Corporation\nElizabeth Stone\, Instructor\, Department of Psychiatry\, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School\n\nFor more info and registration\, click here.
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rwjms-rand-webinar-charting-your-course-a-guide-to-analyzing-state-policy-studies/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260717T230456
CREATED:20240119T141704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T142412Z
UID:6163-1706007600-1706011200@addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Rutgers Psychiatry Grand Rounds with Dr. Amesika Nyaku - Interventions to Improve the Engagement in Care of People Who Use
DESCRIPTION:The Rutgers Department of Psychiatry is pleased to invite you to join us for our Grand Rounds session. \n \n\n\n\nMeeting URL:\nhttps://rutgers.zoom.us/j/93346312802?pwd=aFptWC9YSHFMUFlQVnJjUWR4Y2FaZz09\n\n\nMeeting ID:\n933 4631 2802\n\n\nPassword:\n393077\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://addiction.rutgers.edu/event/rutgers-psychiatry-grand-rounds-with-dr-amesika-nyaku-interventions-to-improve-the-engagement-in-care-of-people-who-use/
LOCATION:Virtual
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