Podcasts about comprehensive addiction

On today's special bonus episode, recorded live from the Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C., put on by the Faith and Freedom Coalition, I was able to sit down with John Spagnola, President and CEO of Veterans Strategic Solutions. One of the main items John wanted the audience to know is about informed consent and that our veterans need to know it is not just their right, but it's required. Veterans Strategic Solutions was created to form alliances and strategic coalitions, irrespective of political affiliation, in order to enlighten, inform and increase awareness and to enhance the survival of the veteran public, who individually would not have the strength nor the power of such influential alliances. John has also formed relationships with Congress and Committee members with the intention of bettering the lives of veterans and their families. As a result of the above relationships, John has been instrumental in linking a Congressional Sponsor and a Senate Sponsor of separate bills. Together they formulated what eventually became known as the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA Act). Take a moment to rate and review the show and then share the episode on social media. You can find me on Facebook, X, Instagram, GETTR and TRUTH Social by searching for The Alan Sanders Show. You can also support the show by visiting my Patreon page!

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Stacy Dodd, Regional Ambassador for Vertava Health, who highlights their efforts in the Mid-South to help patients achieve their recovery and wellness goals through their inpatient and outpatient treatment centers. Vertava Health is a comprehensive, evidence-based behavioral health treatment center. Locally, Vertava Health offers Detox, Residential, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, and Virtual Care. Their clinical model consists of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational interviewing, Medicated Assisted Therapy, and EMDR. During the interview, Stacy talks about their different service offerings, their impact on thousands in the Mid-South, what to look for and how to help loved ones or friends who might be struggling, their efforts to help Veterans, and more.Visit www.vertavahealth.com or call 877-VERTAVA to learn more.

Substance abuse contributes to around half of all maternal deaths in Alabama. Dr. Huh is joined by Suzanne Muir, associate director of the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, and Carolyn Webster, MD, a physician within the UAB Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, who are part of the leadership team for the Comprehensive Addiction in Pregnancy Program (CAPP). This program, which treated its first patient in 2018, offers pregnant women and new moms a unique web of support, ranging from standard prenatal care and education to peer support, counseling, and recovery services. Webster and Muir discuss the combination of challenges to addressing addiction in pregnancy and how their program is creating a sense of community and safety for these vulnerable families.

In 2009, Liz founded the nonprofit Horses Healing Hearts. Liz personally experienced the struggles of growing up in a turbulent alcoholic home. At the age of 24, Liz lost her mother to liver disease. During the last ten years of her mother's life, it was the support of mentors and horses that gave her the strength and inspiration to survive. Motivated to “pay it forward” Liz created HHH to help the children standing where she once stood. In her Executive Director role, she oversees the daily operation of the charity in close collaboration with and under the guidance of the HHH Board of Directors. In May 2016, Liz was invited to testify before the Bipartisan Task force to combat the Heroin epidemic. In support of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, she shared the detrimental effect of severe trauma these children may survive but then carry into adulthood. A prevention advocate, Liz urged lawmakers to create a more strategic approach providing services to ALL family members impacted by the family disease. Liz is a national subject matter expert and sought-after presenter on topics such as Children of Alcoholics/Addiction, Equine Assisted Therapy, and turning adversity into empowerment. Some of her presentations include: The ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experience ) Youth Eastern Summit 2017 (the same lecture forum as renowned experts as Dr. Vincent Felitti); Drug Endangered Children's Conference (Reno, NV 2016) and EAGALA National Conference (Kentucky 2016) (evidence based model). Since 2009, Liz has been published in Palm Beach Post and The Sun Sentinel almost a dozen times, as well as other periodicals such as Equestrian Living Magazine, Paradigm, Sidelines, Sober World, Are Bodega, and Wellington Magazine. Liz earned her Bachelor of Arts – Communications degree from University of Dayton in 1992. She is also certified in the EAGALA Model (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) as an Equine Specialist.

Show date 12/31/2020

About This Episode: John Spagnola is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in Federal Government Relations. Strong business professional, skilled in Business Planning, Coaching, Federal Government, Lobbying, Federal Legislation, Entrepreneurship, Event Management. and Coalition Building. Consulting and Advocacy Strategies to Assist Non Profits and Businesses with Issues Regarding Government and Legislative Policy Matters, Coalition Builder and Federal Lobbyist who focuses on safeguarding veterans and their health. Works in conjunction with doctors and mental health specialists and Veteran Service Organizations as well as other aligned groups. Dedicated to spotlighting the underlying causes versus the symptoms of veteran concerns. Helped passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act and the COVER Act that conducts pilot programs on complementary medicine. Worked with US Congress to initiate a Government Accountability Office Investigation (GAO) and a National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) Study into veteran suicides. Find out more about John at: John Spagnola LinkedIn Make Extraordinary a reality: jeremyryanslate.com/extraordinary See the Show Notes: jeremyryanslate.com/803 Sponsors:Gusto: This episode is sponsored by Gusto. Run your payroll the easy way, the same way we do at Command Your Brand. You'll get a. $100 Amazon Gift Card just for running your first payroll! http://www.jeremyryanslate.com/gusto Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books.  http://www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

About This Episode: John Spagnola is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in Federal Government Relations. Strong business professional, skilled in Business Planning, Coaching, Federal Government, Lobbying, Federal Legislation, Entrepreneurship, Event Management. and Coalition Building. Consulting and Advocacy Strategies to Assist Non Profits and Businesses with Issues Regarding Government and Legislative Policy Matters, Coalition Builder and Federal Lobbyist who focuses on safeguarding veterans and their health. Works in conjunction with doctors and mental health specialists and Veteran Service Organizations as well as other aligned groups. Dedicated to spotlighting the underlying causes versus the symptoms of veteran concerns. Helped passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act and the COVER Act that conducts pilot programs on complementary medicine. Worked with US Congress to initiate a Government Accountability Office Investigation (GAO) and a National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) Study into veteran suicides. Find out more about John at: John Spagnola LinkedIn Make Extraordinary a reality: jeremyryanslate.com/extraordinary See the Show Notes: jeremyryanslate.com/803 Sponsors:Gusto: This episode is sponsored by Gusto. Run your payroll the easy way, the same way we do at Command Your Brand. You'll get a. $100 Amazon Gift Card just for running your first payroll! http://www.jeremyryanslate.com/gusto Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books.  http://www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Medication assisted therapy (MAT) for addiction has been available since 2000. Up until 2016, physicians have been the only healthcare providers able to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid addiction. On July 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). This is the first major federal addiction legislation in 40 years and the most comprehensive effort undertaken to address the opioid epidemic. CARA incorporated many needed resources to better manage patients with addiction, but one specific aspect of the legislation was focused at nurse practitioners and physician assistants: providing greater access to care by easing the restrictions on who could provide MAT after completion of continued education. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants caring for patients with chronic pain and addiction need continued education and empowerment to accept this level of responsibility. This session will look at the history of addiction, past therapies, current therapies, and the future of addiction, specifically how it intersects with chronic pain management.

It’s Monday, February 11, 2019: Download the episode here on iTunes or here on Stitcher (or, where ever you listen!) Headlines: Rehab providers at Oregon Health & Sciences University medical system are protesting a recent change to their productivity standards. Their union chapter, Local 328, outlines the complaints about productivity demands here, and the impact on patients here. You can check out the petition to OHSU Leadership here.  There are several deadlines coming up if you want to comment on rules and regulations! Go to the APTA's Regulatory Action Center. Some highlights:  Ending today is the comment period for modifying HIPAA. The Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights is looking for information on how HIPAA laws may discourage or limit information sharing needed for care coordination or the evolution to value based care. The Department of Defense proposed rule adding PTAs and OTAs as eligible providers--the APTA is aware of the errors in this rule, and will be submitting comments for language and terminology changes.  Those comments are due by February 19th. The Pain Management Best Practices Interagency Task Force is looking for feedback on its draft report. This is a federal advisory committee established by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to propose updates to best practices and issue recommendations that address gaps or inconsistencies for managing chronic and acute pain. If you work with the chronic pain population, please submit your comments by April 1, 2019. The APTA provides form letters for comment. The APTA has released their 2019 Public Policy Priorities. Featuring correspondent Whitney Doiron, live from Haiti, with the patient perspective. Check out our series on STAND: The Haiti Project.   

Lisa Mortier on how, by mentioning her work with DisposeRx, she starts the "medicine cabinet" conversation with parents of her daughters' friends~ "It's easy and inexpensive. It also is a nice discussion to have with other parents. When you're trying to bring up the conversation of ... Instead of an accusatory way of, "Whoa, have you cleaned out your medicine cabinet? Are you watching your child?" For me, it's been a great way to sort of talk about, "Oh, I have this great new client. Have you heard about this product?" I never even realized that I should be cleaning out my medicine cabinet until I had that. For me, it's been a great segue into having conversations with my daughters' friends." Lisa Mortier, Capitol Hill veteran lobbyist in studio with host Brian Wilson Brian Wilson: Lisa Mortier is a Capitol Hill veteran on a mission. As a federal Lobbyist for DisposeRx she walks the corridors of power in Washington with a simple message - drug disposal is key to solving the opioid crisis. Everyday on Capitol Hill, she encourages Members of Congress to consider legislation that deals with the issue of disposal of opioids - employing her years of experience, her extensive understanding of policy matters and the heart of a mom. Lisa Mortier: We first started talking about this a little bit under the Obama administration. We had the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. . . President Obama: To combat the heroin and prescription drug epidemic that is plaguing so many of our communities. Lisa Mortier: and the 21st Century Cures Act. . . Senator Mitch McConnell: This is the product of a couple of years work, we know this is not the end of the fight but it's one heck of a beginning. Opioid Epidemic Declared a National Emergency Lisa Mortier: Starting in 2017, we did start appropriating some dollars for it, but it really didn't take effect until August of 2017 when the Trump administration declared it a national emergency, President Trump: We can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic. We can do it. Lisa Mortier: And, That started 90 days of action. The first lady had a round table discussing opioid epidemic. First Lady Melania Trump: It's effected more than 2 million Americans nationwide. And sadly the number continues to rise. Lisa Mortier: The president appointed his very trusted advisor, Kellyanne Conway, as their health czar. Kellyanne Conway: With the Presidents leadership and the First Lady's involvement we are confident we can help those in need across this country. Lisa Mortier:The Department of Justice started cracking down on synthetic drugs entering the market. What really, I think helped push this ahead, as well as when Secretary Azar came into power as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. He declared this as one of his top pillars and priorities. Secretary Azar: Mr. President thank you so much for the confidence that you have bestowed upon me and the incredible department you have entrusted me with. Lisa Mortier: But you still need the resources, so you still needed Congress staff, and Members of Congress jumped on it because they were hearing from all their constituents. Brian Wilson: One thing I know about Washington, and it gets a bad rap in many ways, that if people back home are screaming about something, it gets the rapt attention of Members of Congress. Is that what's happening right now? Lisa Mortier: Yeah, and unfortunately, it's not just screaming, it's crying and they're seeing the pains of their constituents every day. And in this political environment where everyone is so divided and everyone is targeting certain people for their votes, unfortunately or fortunately, this issue crosses all demographics. And Members are really seeing this as something that they can do to help their constituents on an individual level and really make a difference for all these families in crisis and communities.

In the fifth episode of our series on the national opioid crisis, Hilary Bowman discusses the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) role in regulating individuals and entities handling controlled substances, including opioids.  Specifically, the episode explains the impact of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) and recent rulemaking on access to maintenance and detoxification treatment administered by physicians and midlevel practitioners. The episode also highlights the responsibilities of all DEA registrants to safeguard controlled substances, maintain records, and report suspicious activity to the DEA.   Presenter: Hilary Bowman Download Presentation Materials

CME credits: 0.25 Valid until: 25-03-2021 Claim your CME credit at https://reachmd.com/programs/cme/Nursing-Community-Role-in-Treating-Opioid-Use-Disorder/9782/ Participants are encouraged to consult the SAMSHA website, https://www.samsha.gov for additional and up to date information. Nurses have always played a key role in the treatment of substance use disorders, and with the passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (which extends prescribing authority to NPs within the scope of state laws), their contributions have become even more critical. In today’s discussion, we’ll explore how nurses and nurse practitioners can help expand patient access to needed medications for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, or OUD. We’ll also highlight the benefits of employing a collaborative care approach to facilitate access to opioid therapy with buprenorphine in an office-based setting.

CME credits: 0.25 Valid until: 30-10-2020 Claim your CME credit at https://reachmd.com/programs/cme/Nursing-Community-Role-in-Treating-Opioid-Use-Disorder/9782/ Participants are encouraged to consult the SAMSHA website, https://www.samsha.gov for additional and up to date information. Nurses have always played a key role in the treatment of substance use disorders, and with the passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (which extends prescribing authority to NPs within the scope of state laws), their contributions have become even more critical. In today’s discussion, we’ll explore how nurses and nurse practitioners can help expand patient access to needed medications for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, or OUD. We’ll also highlight the benefits of employing a collaborative care approach to facilitate access to opioid therapy with buprenorphine in an office-based setting.

Following the May 10, 2017, Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, episode #7 discusses upcoming rule changes including connecting the Iowa Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) with electronic health records (EHRs); the pharmacy technician’s role in pseudoephedrine dispensing and tracking; and changes to controlled substance regulations including partial fills of Schedule II substances with the passing of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery (CARA) Act in 2016. Please note that due to a change in the meeting schedule, the continuing education component will be delayed.

Over 75 Americans die every day of an opioid overdose (both prescription drug opioids and heroin), a number that has quadrupled since 1999. Meanwhile, the amount of prescription drug opioids (oxycodone, hydrocodone and their ilk) sold in the United States has grown fourfold during the same period. -- Our experts explored the scope of this growing problem, and the proposed legislative solution, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act signed into law by President Obama on July 22, 2016. -- Featuring: Shane Dana, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Case Agent, Chasing the Dragon Project and Drew Hudson, Legislative Counsel, United States Senate Judiciary Committee. Moderator: James Baehr, Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana.

Did Trump speech get job done? Persuade he can get job done & turn country around? Optimism? Revivalism? Pence speech saved Republican convention. Who is Sen Tim Kaine? Will Elizabeth Warren revolt (like dummy Ted Cruz)? Sen Rob Portman: politics, convention & Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act. RNC Convention analysis: Art Laffer, Kellyanne Conway, Jim McLaughlin, Ed Klein, Michael Goodwin. Breibart's Milo Yiannopoulis on GOP break-up, Facebook's liberal bias, why was he thrown out of Twitter? Stocks keep rolling. Peter Costa, Liz Ann Sonders. Fed next week? Money & Politics A-Team: Steve Moore, Jimmy P, John McIntyre

"We are treating the symptom and not the disease, and the disease is prohibition." -- Patrick Heintz regarding the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA)With experience in both corrections and substance abuse counseling, Patrick Heintz has worked with incarcerated populations for over 20 years. Beginning as a child care worker in a maximum security Department of Youth Services facility, he spent the majority of his career at the Hampden County Sheriff's Department as a counselor/corrections officer.As a substance abuse counselor licensed by the State of Massachusetts working in a variety of corrections settings, he was witness to what he calls the “revolving door and intergenerational nature of the offender population”. Patrick explains, “Early on in my career, it became apparent that to a large extent, this revolving door phenomenon was a direct result of the prevailing laws associated with the war on drugs. It became a daily frustration that no matter how service-oriented and well intentioned treatment attempts were in a corrections setting, nonsensical drug laws such as mandatory minimum sentencing, school zone violations and other punitive consequences of drug arrests kept us from being optimally effective.”As a human service worker in corrections, it was obvious to Patrick that substance abusing and addictive personality disorders were more mental health issues than a law and order problem. He experienced an avalanche of realizations upon first hearing a LEAP presentation where the speaker pointed out that after 40 years of being at war with drugs, the percentage of the population abusing drugs remains at approximately the same level as in 1971, when the war on drugs began. Patrick contends that “Sociologically there will always be deviations from the norm including substance abuse, but they cannot be legislated or enforced away.”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-addictive-podcast/id1042404723?mt=2http://www.leap.cc/author/pat-heintz/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s524

This week on RecoveryPeople, Cynthia Humphrey, woman in longterm recovery and the Executive Director of the Association of Substance Abuse Programs (ASAP), educates us on the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act (CARA), a bill currently before the US Congress. A 20 year veteran in advocacy, Cynthia shares her hope for the future and excitement around peers "coming out of church basements" so policymakers can here our voices and witness how the recovery has changed our lives. Cynthia also talks about the Parity law what we should do if our insurance denies our right to mental health and/or substance use services.  Texas Department of Insurnance / Complaint Form

On the show this week Jeanne McAlister, CEO and founder of the McAlister Institute in San Diego County, California shares with us her program concepts and history of helping thousands of individuals per month without turning anyone away. Denise and Ms McAlister talk about the understanding that “timing” can be so important and also,about the […] The post Addicted to Addicts: Survival 101 – Affordable and Comprehensive Addiction Treatment appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.