Category: Addictions / Substance Use, Clinical, Clinical Treatment Category: Addictions / Substance Use, Clinical, Clinical Treatment (show less) Other: North Carolina Other: North Carolina (show less)

We have five decades of research proving that addiction is a chronic brain disorder, not a moral failing, yet we have been responding to it with the acute care model of addiction treatment and incarceration. This workshop will provide education on the pathology and chronic nature of substance use disorder. We explore the limitations of the acute care model of addiction treatment and provide an overview of recovery oriented systems of care. We discuss the role public perception and pejorative language play in discriminatory public health policy, and we discuss strategies to improve the culture in our workplaces to promote help seeking and the provision of excellent care.