by Judy Thibeau | Jun 23, 2022
This course will review the current research on the intersection of substance use and mental health, starting with a review of research on the neurobiology of substance use disorder, followed by substance specific trainings and a look at specific case examples. The...
by Judy Thibeau | Jun 23, 2022
Addiction to both prescription and illicit opioid drugs has become a public health crisis in the United States and Maine. Maine health care practitioners need to be aware of the high level of concern among elected and other health policymakers about this crisis and...
by Judy Thibeau | Jun 23, 2022
This course describes the complexities of family planning decision making, with a focus on factors that influence family planning for women with opioid use disorder (OUD). Contraceptive effectiveness, stigma, and incorporation of family planning in recovery services...
by Judy Thibeau | Jun 23, 2022
Maine, along with the U.S. as a whole, has strained under the related epidemics of chronic pain, disability and absence from the workforce, opioid use disorders (OUDs), and OUD-related overdoses. These epidemics peaked in the context of a healthcare system that...
