How Police and Other First Responders can Create Recovery Pathways for People with Substance Use Disorders

This webinar explains how many people begin to misuse both legal and illegal drugs including the impact of childhood trauma, the effects of substances on brain chemistry and how changes to brain chemistry can impact an individual’s behavior, and barriers to treatment for people with SUD. The presenter demonstrates how police officers, other first responders, and medical, behavioral health, and human services staff can contribute to, and more effectively support, long-term recovery and other positive outcomes for individual’s affected by opioids, stimulants, and other substances.

External Link

https://www.cossapresources.org/Media/Webinar/e07dfe83-f727-4683-8bd7-3a56d9d62073

Related Topics

Evidence Based Practice
Integration of Peer Services

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Funding for this initiative was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI083022 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.