substance use

Published in Pediatrics and Child Health , a Canadian Pediatrics Journal is this case report of a newborn requiring 2 months of morphine withdrawal. I have not heard of kratom from the tropical  Mitragena speciosa tree, mitragynine the likely active ingredient. In low doseage it produces a stimulant effect and at higher doses sedation and nausea. Respiratory depression is not a feature.

It is a regulated Herbal Product in the USA, but illegal to sell in Canada. There is easy internet availability however.

You’re Invited!

You’re Invited!

MFHA-Adults Who Interact with Youth: Is intended for an adult audience whose primary focus is youth (aged 14-25).  

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ad...-tickets-52372201665

Date:

April 17, 2019 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST

Location:

Peterborough Lions Community Centre | Sisson Room
347 Burnham St.
Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5

Course Description:

How do employers effectively address substance use problems in a way that support employees' ability to thrive in the workplace and beyond?

The recent legalization of cannabis in Canada has many employers trying to find a way to quickly build or update policies to protect and maintain safe workplaces. However, it is essential to not focus solely on cannabis use when developing or amending impairment policies.

Supervising Peer Workers: A Toolkit for Implementing and Supporting Successful Peer Staff Roles in Mainstream Mental Health and Substance
Use/Addiction Organizations

Presented by Dr. Naomi Mudachi.

More details to follow.

This session will be available in-person and via webinar. To join via webinar, click on this link at the time of the event and sign in as a 'guest': http://camh.adobeconnect.com/mar15_nm/

The webinar recording will be posted here after.

Presented by Joel Lamoure, RPh, DD, FASCP, Psychopharmacology Consultant at Child and Parent Resource Institute

This free webinar will focus on building capacity for the participant in child and youth psychopharmacology. We will explore a root cause therapeutic thought process assessment tool for medication interventions. Specific medication groupings, polymorphisms and epigenetics will also be discussed to allow evidence-based medicine to be translated into evidence-based decisions for the client receiving treatment.

Do you work with youth who are struggling to make changes in their lives?

Join us for this two-part interactive webinar series, which walks you through the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change. Learn how you can apply this model to your practice to support youth to make difficult but necessary decisions in their lives.

Do you work with youth who are struggling to make changes in their lives?

Join us for this two-part interactive webinar series, which will walk you through the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change. Learn how you can apply this model to your practice to support youth to make difficult but necessary decisions in their lives.

Development of Community of Practice (CoP) for Peer Support Research and Evaluation in Canada being led by The Centre for Innovation in Peer Support (embedded in Support & Housing-Halton) and Simon Coulombe (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Robyn Priest (Robyn Priest Live Your Truth)

Another exciting training opportunity being offered by the Centre for Innovation in Peer Support and Robyn Priest Live Your Truth.  

INTERACTIVE ONLINE TRAINING
A 6 hour Training split into two 3 hour sessions!
February 27 & 28 2019 from 12 noon until 3 pm ET

This blog was originally posted on CATIE. The CATIE Blog hosts the views and opinions of people and organizations working and volunteering in Canada’s response to HIV and hepatitis C. For more info visit: http://blog.catie.ca/  

02/04/2019

By Dane Griffiths

The webinar will highlight findings of the 2017 CAMH Monitor survey, the longest ongoing study of adult mental health and substance use in Ontario. In the past year, there were significant increases in the number of adults who reported cannabis use, self-rated poor mental health, thoughts of suicide, as well as taking more frequent mental distress days.

The findings of the Monitor can help public health professionals, policy-makers, and other mental health and addictions professionals understand trends as a way to inform policy, programs and practice.

I am involved in a process to expand capacity to authentically "meet people where they are at".  It originally started with attempting to build capacity for understanding and bridging substance use, harm reduction, housing first philosophy.