2.5 Substance Use Disorders

Dr. Steve Delisi, Chief Medical Officer at YourPath Inc., Co-Associate Director at UC-Irvine School of Medicine's "Train New Trainers" Primary Care - Training and Education in Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Adjunct Professor at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, walks through the fundamentals of substance use disorder.

We discuss the neurobiology of substance use disorder and explore the clinical use of "translational neuroscience." You'll also learn about the relationship between trauma and substance use, hear best practices for building a therapeutic alliance with this patient population, and catch a glimpse into future research on substance use disorders.