TTL2 - Un-Addiction: 6 Mind-changing Conversations That Could Save a Life

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT

Location: Hall 2, Level 1, ACCC

Thought Leader(s)

Nzinga A. Harrison, MD, DFAPA, FABAM

Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Author
Eleanor Health
Waltham, Massachusetts

Slides

Un-Addiction, will change how we talk about addiction and fix a broken system. Addiction isn't a conscious choice—it’s a chronic illness that responds to treatment and deserves compassion. Drawing on peer-reviewed research and decades of expertise, Dr. Nzinga Harrison reveals the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that predict one's risk for addiction in this groundbreaking new book published amid an escalating overdose crisis.

Learning Objectives:

Examine the factors that predict one's risk for addiction.
Analyze ways to use biological, psychological and sociocultural factors to mitigate risk factors and improve outcomes.
Explore ways substance use treatment systems can adapt to emerging research.