Products and Resources Catalog

These monographs provide insight and analysis of the topics important to today’s addiction counselors and recovery coaches: recovery-oriented systems of care, recovery management, peer-based recovery services, and treating addiction as a chronic condition that requires ongoing management.

The purpose of this introductory training curriculum is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied medical staff, therapists and social workers, and counselors, specialists, and case managers) with an overview of substance use and HIV issues among older adultsV. Also included the training product is a detailed trainer guide and 2-page fact sheet for HIV clinicians.

The addictions treatment field is reaching a tipping point that is revolutionizing the ways that behavioral health leaders think about people with alcohol and other drug problems—and how services and systems are developed. Recovery Management / Recovery Oriented Systems of Care contains six monographs by renowned recovery advocate William L. While and colleagues.

Dr. Thomas E. Freese, Director of the Pacific Southwest ATTC, explains what is meant by "medical" marijuana, who uses it and why, and the difference between medical marijuana and FDA approved medications.

In this webinar, Dr. Hill discusses the major myths about marijuana use and the challenges of treating marijuana addiction, including working with parents.

Q&A with marijuana expert Dr. Kevin Hill. Topics include Addiction/dependency, adolescence, effects on the body, medical marijuana, potency, and withdrawal.

This 90-minute, self-paced course is designed to briefly familiarize medical and behavioral health professionals with hepatitis C virus (HCV), specifically: 1) populations at risk; 2) hepatitis C, the disease; 3) screening processes; and 4) treatment options.

Through a partnership with UNR, the PSATTC launched a learning management system called PSATTC e-Learn. Currently, there is one self-paced online course housed on the site; more will be added in the future.

Four-hour self-paced online SBIRT course; continuing education available for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, marriage and family therapists, social workers, registered nurses, and certified addiction counselors.

Dr. Laura Borgelt, Professor at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, discusses the effects marijuana use can have on women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, the unborn child, and newborns.

This presentation discussed trauma-informed approaches to assessing and treating teens with substance use disorders. Presented by Carolyn Castro-Donlon A.L.M., M.A.

This presentation discussed challenges and opportunities working with adolescents with substance use disorders, with a focus on continuity of care. Presented by Yifrah Kaminer, M.D.

This presentation discussed the consequences, assessment, and treatment of Hepatitis C in adolescents. Presented by Bradford Briggs.

This presentation demonstrated how to use Motivational Interviewing with adolescents. Presented by Nadine Mastroleo, Ph.D. This presentation is proprietary.

Expert presenter bios at the 2015 Improving Care for Substance Use, HIV and/or HCV in Adolescents: Effective Approaches for Assessing, Treating, and Engaging Teens

This handout described how to monitor substance use in adolescents. Created by Catherine Stanger, Ph.D.

Adolescent Conference 2015 - Agenda

This presentation described: (1) the epidemics of HIV and HCV among US adolescents and young adults with regional examples. (2) the HIV continuum of care for Adolescents and Young Adults. (3) the value of HIV treatment, and current antiretroviral treatment guidelines and recent updates in care and treatment (4) how to incorporate HIV and HCV prevention, screening and linkage to care into your work with youth. Presented by Cathryn Samples, M.D.

Dr. Kari Franson from the University of Colorado's Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences shares information on the long-term negative outcomes marijuana use has on developing adolescents.

ATTC Network Efforts and Activities in Integrating Substance Use Disorder and Health Care Services

The main goals of this white paper are to emphasize the need for better integration of substance use disorder (SUD) and health care services and describe an array of effective models, interventions and implementation strategies for treating SUDs in health care settings, highlighting efforts of the ATTC Network.

Dr. Wilson M. Compton, Deputy Director at NIDA, highlights the adverse effects of marijuana use can have on the brain, heart, and respiratory. The video also provides some information on second hand exposure and current marijuana potency.

Eight, 1-page color infographics (Four in English, four in Spanish) covering 1) Effects on the body 2) Use and educational outcomes, 3) Effects on pregnancy and newborns, and 4) Medical use.

Dr. Yifrah Kaminer from the University of Connecticut Health gives an overview of the latest research on the marijuana's effects on the brain and how legalization affects states' SUD treatment and prevention systems.