Health Systems and Addiction: The Use and Misuse of Legal Substances 2016

Health Systems and Addiction: The Use and Misuse of Legal Substances 2016 is a conference dedicated to innovations in the prevention of misuse of legal substances, and initiatives to treat and manage addiction.

Key Topics

• The impact of the legalization of marijuana in states like Colorado
• The scientific foundations of problems surrounding addictive substances, including the epidemiology and the brain science that helps distinguish the effect of one substance from another
• Provider issues, such as which chronic and acute care treatment models are working to create effective immediate and longer term treatment and recovery, with an examination of access, coordination and transitions of care
• The roles and responsibilities of federal agencies, state governments, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs
• A discussion by major health system CEOs on the incentives and disincentives for population-based and institutional care
• The role of public and private payers and the incentives that condition and drive healthcare systems towards various paths
• The barriers and solutions to effective prevention of misuse and to successful treatment programs

Who should Attend

Health system executives, practitioners, researchers and policy makers and providers who specialize in addiction.