B23 - The Role of Stimulants in the Overdose Crisis

Monday, May 1, 2023

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

Location: 409 AB, Level 2, LACC

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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Workshop Presenter(s)

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Daryl Shorter, MD

Medical Director of Addictions Services
The Menninger Clinic

Slides

Stimulants that are often mixed with fentanyl are too often overlooked in discussions about the overdose crisis and deaths have sharply increased. There are several approaches with strong empirical support to compact this trend. We’ll shared the state of the science and answer your questions.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the current epidemiology of stimulant use in the US.
Describe the most common clinical challenges in treatment people with stimulant use disorders.
Review and discuss the current evidence-based practices for the treatment of individuals with stimulant use disorder.