Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
This training is designed for healthcare providers managing patients who use both alcohol and methamphetamines. Participants will explore evidence-informed strategies to mitigate risks and support safer patterns of use among individuals with co-occurring alcohol and methamphetamine consumption. The session emphasizes the mental health impacts of co-ingestion and examines how these effects influence clinical care. Participants will also review policy-level approaches that reduce associated risks and learn comprehensive treatment strategies, including pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions, for managing co-occurring alcohol and methamphetamine 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 significance of concurrent alcohol and methamphetamine use.
- Explain at least two physiological or behavioral health risks associated with alcohol and methamphetamine co-use.
- Identify at least two evidence-based strategies for treating co-occurring alcohol and methamphetamine use disorders.
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.
