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Harm Reduction (January/February) | 2020

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CME Post-Test - Harm Reduction, CATR, January/February 2020

February 11, 2020

The post-test for this issue is available for one year after the publication date to subscribers only. By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 1 CME credit. Read More

New Hope: CBT for Internet and Computer Game Addiction

February 11, 2020

Jason Mallo, DO

Internet and computer game addictions represent difficult-to-define and difficult-to-treat conditions that are increasing in prevalence. To provide some guidance on treatment options, investigators tested short-term cognitive behavioral therapy in a randomized, controlled trial. Read More

How to Talk to Patients About the Risk of Opioid Overdose

February 11, 2020

How do you engage patients in discussion surrounding overdose risk? Learn some evidence-based strategies that will build trust, be accessible and understandable to patients, and empower them to use as safely as possible. Read More

The Clinician’s Role: Reducing Harm Among People Who Use Drugs

February 11, 2020

Kimberly Sue, MD, PhD

Addiction researcher and medical director of the Harm Reduction Coalition shares her approach to patients and provides state-specific resources for clinicians interested in connecting with harm reduction resources locally. Read More

Harm Reduction Strategies—A Primer

February 11, 2020

To minimize harm and optimize safety among people who use drugs, particularly injections drugs, learn the nuts and bolts of naloxone distribution, syringe exchange, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention, and fentanyl testing. Read More

Highlights From This Issue

February 11, 2020

Quick hits on what you’ll find in this issue. Read More

Welcoming Our New Editor-in-Chief

February 12, 2020

We’re pleased to introduce Benjamin Oldfield, MD, MHS, as the new editor-in-chief of The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report. Dr. Oldfield is a clinical instructor at the Yale School of Medicine, and medical director of population health at Fair Haven Community Health Care where he provides addiction treatment to adults and adolescents. Read More