Webinar: "Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day: How You Can Help Fight the Opioid Epidemic"

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 @ 11am

DISTINGUISHED GUEST SPEAKER:

Lieutenant Commander Jamie Mells, PhD, U.S. Public Health Service Overdose Data to Action Coordinator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Jamie Mells is a Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. LCDR Mells currently serves as the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Coordinator and leads the management and coordination of OD2A. He has previously served as both a project officer and health scientist team member for CDC’s Prevention for States and Data Driven Prevention programs, providing opioid-related technical assistance and training to state and local health departments, tribal entities, and large cities. He is a subject matter expert on prescription drug monitoring programs and evidence-based opioid prevention interventions.

Bimonthly News Update

• Gov. Murphy: Recreational marijuana may not be for sale until 2022

Gov. Phil Murphy says that it could be the middle of next year before recreational marijuana is for sale in New Jersey.

• Most Edibles Out as NJ Opts for Slow Start to Legal Marijuana

Early next year or sooner, whenever legal sales of recreational marijuana begin in New Jersey, the dispensary shelves will not include some products that have proven popular in other states with state-regulated cannabis marketplaces.

• Policy, not punishment: How to approach drug testing in the workplace

Employers are questioning their stance on drug testing and what a drug-free workplace looks like as marijuana and other recreational drugs become legal and less stigmatized.

• 4 Tips For Addressing Burnout In The Workplace And Health Care Settings

Many burned out employees are finding unhealthy ways to cope: alcohol or drug use, overworking, disconnecting from friends and family, feeling numb (as if you don’t want to talk anymore), sleep interruptions, loss of appetite, irritability and sadness.

• Step Inside America’s Most Unusual Marijuana Farms

Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but recreational cannabis is perfectly legal in 19 states and the District of Columbia…In New Jersey alone, greenhouses grew more than double this year than the previous year, selling more than 20,000 pounds of cannabis to retailers in the state.

• States still mixed on medical pot reimbursement

A report zeroing in on medical marijuana’s status in the workers compensation arena show that although the majority of the country has laws that allow for medical use of cannabis – 36 states to date — it’s a mixed bag on whether a payer must reimburse for the drug.

• Kentucky launches program to retain workers, boost addiction treatment

Employers are being encouraged to join a new program that helps ensure workplace policies align with the mission of opioid response and create paths for more Kentuckians to access evidence-based, compassionate treatment and recovery services.

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