May 2019

The IRETA Current is disseminated twice-monthly to addiction and allied health and human service providers, as well as policymakers, advocates and researchers interested in addiction prevention, treatment and recovery.

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Webinar Wednesdays

Next Week! May 29 at 2:00pm Eastern
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for SUDs: From Theory to Practice

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been found effective for treating a variety of substance use disorders. This webinar will review the CBT model of substance use, as well as practical treatment strategies and tools to best help individuals affected by SUDs.

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June Webinar

Wednesday, June 19 at 2:00pm Eastern
Integrating CBT, ACT & Mindfulness-Based Therapy for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Led by Nick Szubiak, LCSW

With a focus on cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapeutic techniques, the goal of this webinar is to support education and concrete skill development that providers can use for patients with SUDs.

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IRETA Updates

IRETA is Hiring!

We are seeking applicants for two open positions, a Clinical Quality Improvement Associate and a Communication & Health Promotion Coordinator. Our office is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

National Interest

Innovative Hep C Initiatives Are Waiting to Be Replicated

San Francisco's End Hep C initiative has done a lot of work with addiction treatment programs. With newer medications to treat hep C, it is very possible for a person to be cured of hepatitis while they are receiving addiction treatment. Co-locating these services just makes sense.

"Curing people of HCV at drug treatment programs is a win-win—oftentimes people are so empowered by having been cured that it provides an extra boost to support their recovery," said initiative leader Katie Burk.

National Calendar

5/23 - Webinar: Strategies to Support Families of Adults with SMI or SUDs

6/4 - Webinar: Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach into SUD Treatment

6/12 - Webinar: Changing Minds - Implementing Harm Reduction

6/12 - Webinar: Adolescent Substance Use: Trends in Prevention & Treatment

Local & Regional

Pa. Prisons to Extend Medication-Assisted Treatment to Incoming Inmates

Starting June 1, incoming inmates who have been prescribed injectable naltrexone (brand name Vivitrol) and the buprenorphine/naloxone combination (brand name Suboxone) will be allowed to continue their medication in prison. Methadone treatment will be made available in state prisons at a later date. This is good news, and the next step is to create these sorts of policies in county jails throughout PA.

Locations of Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities in Allegheny County

Last month, Allegheny County DHS released a new searchable tool to help community members seek treatment for mental health and substance use disorders in Allegheny County.

EHR Prompts Increase Take‐Home Naloxone for Patients in the ED

This research article describes the success of Pittsburgh-based program that created automatic prompts within the EHR for overdose survivors in the emergency department. Take-home naloxone prescriptions increased after the prompt was implemented, but what's also interesting is that the prompt eliminated certain patterns in take-home naloxone prescribing (e.g., certain ages and races had previously been more likely to receive take-home naloxone than others).

Local Calendar

6/1 - Using Integrated Behavioral Health Models in Primary Care in Philadelphia, PA

9/14 - Pittsburgh Recovery Walk in Pittsburgh, PA

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