Crack/Cocaine and HIV: What Clinicians Need to Know -- Training Exchange

Description: This teleconference-based training exchange was held on September 14, 2007. Presentation audio is synchronized with the presenter's slides.

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Introduction

Crack/cocaine has been identified as an important topic with the need for addressing trends in use in populations affected with HIV. The Substance Abuse: Stimulants workgroup was charged with the task of creating a national slide set outlining the issues of crack/cocaine and HIV.

Educational Objectives

At the end of this training exchange, participants will be able to:

	Comprehend the epidemiology, neurobiology and medical consequences of crack/cocaine use
	Understand the links between the HIV and crack/cocaine epidemics
	Grasp the evidence for behavioral interventions that reduce crack/cocaine risk behaviors
	Describe specific interventions HIV clinicians can use to improve health outcomes for crack/cocaine users

Target Audience

AETC faculty, staff, and other professionals working with populations affected by crack/cocaine.

Workgroup Members

	Tom Donohoe, MBA (Workgroup Leader) -- Pacific AETC, UCLA LPS
	Veronica Jones, BA (Workgroup Coordinator) -- AETC NRC
	Supriya Modey, MPH, MBBS (Workgroup Coordinator) -- AETC NRC
	Robert Carroll, PhD(c), RN, ACRN -- Northwest AETC
	Marla Corwin, LCSW, CAC III -- Mountain Plains AETC
	Thomas E. Freese, PhD -- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, UCLA
	Brianne R. Fitzgerald, RN, MPH -- New England AETC
	Susan Kingston -- Public Health Department, Seattle and King County, Washington
	Andrea Norberg, MS, RN -- AETC NRC
	Beth Ruthowski, MPH -- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center
	Steven Shoptaw, MD -- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, UCLA
	Gregory Victorianne -- Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, UCLA
	Milton Wainberg, MD -- NY/NJ AETC

Workgroup Product

Crack/Cocaine and HIV: What Clinicians Need to Know File Information: PPT 433 KB Date: 09/14/2007 Source: Members of the Substance Abuse: Stimulants Workgroup; AETC National Resource Center; Mountain Plains AETC; New England AETC; Northwest AETC; New York/New Jersey AETC; Pacific AETC; Addiction Technology Transfer Centers and Public Health Department, Seattle and King County, Washington Description: 43 slides with speaker notes.

Additional Resources

	AETC Substance Abuse Topic page
	I use crack (or other stimulants). What can I do to protect myself from infection? Patient information flyer, MATEC
	I inject drugs. What can I do to keep myself from getting other infections? Patient information flyer, MATEC
	I inject drugs. What can I do to keep myself from getting other infections? What can I do to keep my drug/sex partners from getting HIV? Patient information flyer, MATEC
	I use heroin. What can I do to prevent overdose? Patient information flyer, MATEC
	Recreational Drug Use and HIV ARVs, Clinician pocket card, NY/NJ AETC
	Psychiatric Medication and HIV ARVs, Clinician pocket card, NY/NJ AETC