Webinar: Addressing Opioid Misuse and Abuse

	Addressing Opioid Misuse and Abuse: ONDCP and SAMHSA Partnership To Reduce Risk of Overdose Tuesday, September 30, 2014 | 12 noon–1 p.m. Eastern Time This free webinar, presented by Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Acting Director Michael Botticelli and SAMHSA Chief Medical Officer Elinore McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., will review Federal policy related to opioid misuse, abuse, and overdose and will provide an overview of the SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit. The etiology of opioid abuse and clinician interventions that can reduce the risk of misuse will be addressed. The SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit provides information on clinical approaches to safe opioid prescribing, risk assessment for overdose, symptoms of overdose, and emergent care in the clinical situation of opioid overdose, including the use of the naloxone antidote. Continuing medical education is available. Presenters Michael Botticelli Acting Director White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Elinore McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Medical Officer SAMHSA