Speakers: Reggie Whitten, Attorney, Co-Founder of FATE (Fighting Addiction Through Education)
Professional Practice Gap: 1. There is a gap in physicians' understanding of addiction and the role they play in fighting the worst man-made epidemic. 2. A gap exists in physicians' understanding the iatrogenic risk involved in prescribing opioids and the importance of narcotic conservatism. (excerpt)
Learning Objectives:
- Examine how addiction and the opioid epidemic impacted an Oklahoma family.
- Recognize the negative effects by the stigma of shame associated with addiction and SUDs.
- Define the historical aspects surrounding the current opioid epidemic, including how we got here and how we end it.
- Examine a brief summary of the historic opioid trial and its verdict in favor of the State.
CE Credits: 1