Evidence-Based Treatment (and Recovery) Programs for Opioid Addiction

April 28, 2016

At this EBHPP briefing event, experts presented research on the ongoing opioid epidemic, including a statistical portrait of the current epidemic, the science of addiction and how to treat it, the evolution of evidence-based addiction treatment programming at the Department of Corrections, and key factors for success across the continuum  of treatment and recovery.

Speakers and presentations:

• The Opioid Epidemics: A Dose of Statistical Reality. Hank Weiss (UW School of Medicine and Public Health)
• Treatment of Opioid Addiction: Addressing the Epidemic of Prescription Opioid and Heroin and Overdose Deaths. Aleksandra Zgierska (UW School of Medicine and Public Health)
• Development of Implementation of Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Standards. Holly Audley (Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
• Wisconsin Department of Correction Vivitrol Pilot for Opioid Addiction. Ryan Holzmacher (Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
• Treatment and Recovery for Opioid Addiction Anthony Ernst (Wisconsin Department of Health Services)
• The Lived Experience of Addiction and Recovery. Allen Nyberg (Young People in Recovery) and Cody Fearing (Live Free Student Wellness and Recovery, UW Madison)