Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
This training is designed for healthcare providers who manage patients using both alcohol and cocaine. Participants will explore evidence-informed strategies to reduce risks and support safer patterns of use among patients with co-occurring alcohol and cocaine consumption. The session emphasizes the biochemical process of transesterification and the clinical impact of cocaethylene on health outcomes. Participants will also review policy-level approaches that mitigate risks and examine comprehensive treatment strategies, including pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions, for managing co-occurring alcohol and cocaine use disorders.
Intended audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.
Speakers
Justin Alves, MSN, FNP-BC, ACRN, CARN, CNE (he/him)
Justin is a clinical nurse educator with Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance, a Family Nurse Practitioner in General Internal Medicine at BMC, and co-medical director of BMC’s Stimulant Treatment and Recovery Team (START) clinic. Justin earned a master’s in nursing from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, a Post-Master's Family Nurse Practitioner certificate from the University of Massachusetts-Boston and is certified as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board.
Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:
- Describe the prevalence and clinical relevance of concurrent alcohol and cocaine use.
- Explain at least two physiological or behavioral health risks associated with alcohol and cocaine co-use.
- Identify at least two evidence-based interventions for managing co-occurring alcohol and cocaine use disorders.
- Describe the biochemical process of transesterification leading to the formation of cocaethylene and its clinical implications.
Sponsored by
Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS)
Funding for out of state attendees is provided by the Opioid Response Network (ORN).
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI085588-02 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.
Accreditation information
Please read the Accreditation Information section of the training page to learn about the requirements for receiving credit or a certificate of completion.
Audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.
