C2 - Collaborating to Address Systemic Racism in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Anti-Racist Strategies

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Location: Holiday 4, Level 2

CE: 1.5

Primary Presenter(s)

Deena M. Murphy, PhD

Advanced Implementation Specialist
Opioid Response Network
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Co-Presenter(s)

Laurie Krom, MS

Program Director
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Holly N. Hagle, PhD

Assistant Research Professor / Co-Director
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Coordinating Office
Blue Springs, Missouri

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, participants will:

Review and analyze how racial inequities relate to substance use and substance use disorder treatment and recovery.
Outline individual and leadership strategies for addressing racial equity.
List anti-racism organizational steps.

Presentation Summary: Racial disparities are a significant feature of the current addiction treatment landscape and impact access to medications for opioid use disorder, nonfatal-overdose follow-up care, disproportionate increases in fatal overdoses, and how people access the treatment system. Addiction professionals and organizations providing opioid use disorder treatment and recovery services recognize the gaps that result in inequitable access, service delivery, and treatment outcomes, but often struggle to implement and sustain comprehensive and effective anti-racist strategies. The SAMHSA funded Opioid Response Network Approach to Advancing Racial Equity offers a model to engage diverse stakeholders, individuals, and organizations in collaborating to address racial disparities.