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2021 National Opioid and Substance Awareness Day will host a virtual town hall event from 12:00-3:00 pm EDT where participants will learn from experts and from those with lived experience about substance misuse and treatment, and will be able to take free, anonymous, online screenings for themselves or a loved one. For those who screen positive or still have concerns about substance use, there will be referrals to local treatment resources. Partners for the day’s program include, Patrick Kennedy and the Kennedy Forum, SAMHSA, Mental Health America, The Voices Project, AATOD, and AAAP. The event will host an array of speakers including Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and remarks from Massachusetts State Senator, Julian Cyr, a leading advocate addressing the addiction problem in Massachusetts. National Opioid and Substance Awareness Day is a free event to ALL! SEPTEMBER 21st 12 NOON -3 P.M. For more details click HERE or visit https://opioidscreening.org/nosad-2021/.

WELCOME REMARKS FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, PATRICK J. KENNEDY DURING HIS TIME IN CONGRESS, PATRICK J. KENNEDY WAS THE LEAD AUTHOR OF THE LANDMARK MENTAL HEALTH PARITY AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT (FEDERAL PARITY LAW), WHICH REQUIRES INSURERS TO COVER TREATMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS NO MORE RESTRICTIVELY THAN TREATMENT FOR ILLNESSES OF THE BODY, SUCH AS DIABETES AND CANCER. IN 2013, HE FOUNDED THE KENNEDY FORUM, A NONPROFIT THAT UNITES ADVOCATES, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMMING IN MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION. IN 2017, HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON COMBATING DRUG ADDICTION AND THE OPIOID CRISIS. STATE SENATOR, JULIAN CYR JULIAN CYR SERVES IN THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE REPRESENTING CAPE COD, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET. FIRST ELECTED TO THE STATE SENATE ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, JULIAN IS NOW SERVING IN HIS SECOND TERM AND IS THE YOUNGEST SENATOR IN THE 40- MEMBER BODY. HE IS THE SENATE ASSISTANT MAJORITY WHIP, CHAIR OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND RECOVERY, VICE CHAIR OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON HOUSING, AND SERVES ON COMMITTEES WITH OVERSIGHT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY, PUBLIC HEALTH, MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, AND EDUCATION.

INTRODUCTION TO THE OPIOID PROBLEM IN MASSACHUSETTS DIRECTOR BRIGHAM COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID RESPONSE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM B-CORE, SCOTT G. WEINER, MD, MPH CO-DIRECTOR, NATIONAL OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE AWARENESS DAY DIRECTOR, BRIGHAM B-CORE PROGRAM ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL KEYNOTE SPEAKER CUTTING EDGE INNOVATIONS IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (NIH), NORA VOLKOW, MD NORA D. VOLKOW, M.D., IS DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA) AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. NIDA SUPPORTS MOST OF THE WORLD’S RESEARCH ON THE HEALTH ASPECTS OF DRUG USE AND ADDICTION. DR. VOLKOW’S WORK HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEMONSTRATING THAT DRUG ADDICTION IS A DISEASE OF THE HUMAN BRAIN. AS A RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIST AND SCIENTIST, DR. VOLKOW PIONEERED THE USE OF BRAIN IMAGING TO INVESTIGATE THE TOXIC AND ADDICTIVE PROPERTIES OF ABUSABLE DRUGS. HER STUDIES HAVE DOCUMENTED CHANGES IN THE DOPAMINE SYSTEM AFFECTING, AMONG OTHERS, THE FUNCTIONS OF FRONTAL BRAIN REGIONS INVOLVED WITH MOTIVATION AND SELF- REGULATION IN ADDICTION. SHE HAS ALSO MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF OBESITY, ADHD, AND AGING AND TO THE IMAGING FIELD.

SESSION 1 BUPRENORPHINE TREATMENT DIRECTOR OF OUTPATIENT ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM, BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, PSYCHIATRY INSTRUCTOR CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ, M.D. TREATMENT WITH METHADONE VICE PRESIDENT, ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES, NORTH CHARLES FOUNDATION, DIRECTOR OF ADDICTIONS CONSULTATION, CAMBRIGDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL JAN KAUFFMAN, R.N., MPH, L.A.D.C.-1 POLYSUBSTANCE USE DIRECTOR, JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL, BROADWAY CENTER FOR ADDICTION, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE KENNETH B. STROLLER, M.D.

OPPORTUNITES FOR ANTIRACISM IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR, YALE UNIVERSITY, PSYCHIATRIST AT CODMAN SQUARE HEALTH CENTER JESSICA ISOM, M.D., MPH SESSION 2 THE POWER OF RECOVERY: WE ARE THE ANSWER TO ENDING AMERICA’S ADDICTION CRISIS FOUNDER, THE VOICES PROJECT, RYAN HAMPTON A FAMILY’S STORY: TURNING PAIN INTO PURPOSE FOUNDER AND CEO, SHATTERPROOF GARY MENDELL

HOW TO TAKE A SCREENING FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS CO-DIRECTOR, NATIONAL OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE AWARENESS DAY MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER, FIGHTING OPIOID MISUSE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL CLINICAL ASSOCIATE IN PSYCHIATRY, MCLEAN HOSPITAL DOUGLAS G. JACOBS, M.D. SPECIAL THANKS TO THIS YEAR’S PARTNERS! For more details click HERE or visit https://opioidscreening.org/nosad-2021/.