2026 Fall Symposium
Learning Objectives
- The brain science of addiction; the impact of opioids on the developing brain; medical vs. behavioral health approaches to addiction; effective treatment modalities.
- Arizona’s evolving opioid landscape, including statewide fentanyl trends and emerging drug threats.
- Best practices for SUD treatment and MAT services in a correctional setting.
- Arizona Dept. of Corrections’ Recovery and Reentry Program
- Arizona’s response to the opioid epidemic; legislative and policy developments; lessons learned from Arizona’s statewide response; evidence-based recommendations that protect communities.
Speakers
Dr. Holly Geyer, MD – The Brain Science of Addiction, Effective Treatment (including MOUD) Addiction defined; how addiction is diagnosed; medical vs. behavioral health approaches to addiction; the impact of the opioid epidemic; the impact of addiction on the developing brain; treatment; MOUD; standards of care for addiction;
Dr. Michael Dekker, DO – Behind Many Youth Justice Cases: A Story Written in Brain Biology; the normally developing adolescent brain; the impact of addiction on the developing brain; Arizona youth substance use and justice context; impacts on behavior, risk-taking and legal consequences; legal precedents and Arizona policy/practice; evidence-based recommendations that protect communities
Adena Bernstein, JD – (attorney with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and Arizona’s Statewide Fentanyl Policy Strategist) update on statewide fentanyl trends, emerging drug threats, legislative and policy developments, lessons learned from Arizona’s statewide response, and the importance of collaboration among treatment providers, treatment courts, law enforcement, prosecutors, public health, and community partners
$125 for members (LOGIN TO RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNT)
$185 for non-members
Location
Pima County Juvenile Training Center
2225 E. Ajo Way
Tucson AZ, 85713
Hotel
Hampton Inn & Suites Tucson-Mall
5950 North Oracle Road
Tucson, AZ 85704USA
Tucson, AZ 85704USA