Benzodiazepine and prescription stimulant use in youth — What’s the impact on SUD and its treatment? Free CME/CEU/CPE Webinar

Join Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) and Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS) for a special BHIPP Resilience Break Recovery Month Webinar focused on Benzodiazepine and Prescription Stimulant Use in Youth. This webinar will feature a presentation by MACS Consultant, Marc Fishman, MD, addiction psychiatrist, Medical Director of Maryland Treatment Centers, and a member of the Psychiatry faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

To combat the opioid use disorder (OUD) epidemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has expanded access to medication for opioid disorder. As of January 2021, there are fewer requirements for physicians to receive their waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to treat OUD. Following the webinar, MACS staff will provide technical support to providers interested in applying for their waiver.

Learning Objectives
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1.) Identify therapeutic benefits, risks and side effects associated with use of benzodiazepines and prescription stimulants
2.) Identify vulnerabilities and risks of misuse of benzodiazepines and prescription stimulants in youth, including progression to use disorder
3.) Identify approaches to treatment of SUD and psychiatric co-morbidities in youth with benzodiazepine and prescription stimulant misuse

CME/CPE/CEU Credit for Participation:
Certificates will only be awarded to participants that attend for the entire duration and complete the post event evaluation form.

Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Maryland Behavioral Health Integrated Pediatric Primary Care Program (BHIPP) of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry is authorized as a sponsor of Continuing Education Units. BHIPP maintains responsibility for this program.
This activity is eligible for CPE credit; see final activity announcement for specific details.

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