20: Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Mentally Healthy Nation

Today, Dr. Marc Fishman helps us better understand Substance Use Disorders (SUDs), the impact of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and other SUDs on the country and the public health landscape, and the steps being taken to treat patients, enhance the quality of care delivered, and improve lives. Dr. Fishman, an addiction Psychiatrist, is the Medical Director of Maryland Treatment Centers and an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry.
*This episode is brought to you in collaboration with the Addiction Medicine Practice-based Research and Quality Improvement Network (AMNet). 
Resources for this episode:
Addiction and Substance Use Disorders - American Psychiatric Association Substance Use and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders - National Institute of Mental Health Addiction and Substance Misuse Reports and Publications - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   Drug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention For a transcript of this episode, visit: https://apafdn.org/news-events/mentally-healthy-nation-podcast/opioid-and-other-substance-use-disorders