Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders in the Black Community

This webinar will review the genesis of the opioid addiction and overdose crisis, and how it is devastating the Black community. It will describe three evidence-based medication-assisted treatments for opioid use disorders. After understanding the existent treatments, the webinar will then describe the barriers to greater use of these treatments in Black communities and what can be done to overcome these barriers.

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the factors which led to the disproportionate rate of opioid overdoses in the Black community.
2. Name the three primary medication assistant treatments for opioid use disorders.
3. Identify the barriers to greater use of these treatments to combat opioid use disorders in the Black community