ABOUT FIGHTING OPIOID MISUSE
Our Mission
- Educate the public to recognize opioid misuse, particularly its dangers and its relationship to suicide risk.
- Learn about current evidence-based treatments and the life-saving use of naloxone (Narcan).
- Provide free, anonymous, online screenings for opioid disorder and suicide risk.
- Connect those who are concerned about opioid misuse in themselves or others with treatment resources and emergency services.
- Publicize educational resources for individuals, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Regularly update the website with the most recent information and research findings regarding the opioid epidemic.
Leadership
Douglas Jacobs, M.D.
Co-Director, Massachusetts Opioid Screening & Awareness Day
Medical Director and Founder, Fighting Opioid Misuse
Dr. Jacobs has been on the Harvard faculty for over 40 years and is a recognized expert in suicide assessment and intervention. In the early 90s, he initiated the concept of large-scale mental health screening for mental disorders. He has combined both of these professional interests to address the current epidemic involving opioid disorders, thus combining screening for opioid disorder and suicide risk. He is the founder of Fighting Opioid Misuse.
Scott Weiner, M.D., M.P.H.
Co-Director, Massachusetts Opioid Screening & Awareness Day
Director, Brigham Comprehensive Opioid Response and Education (B-Core) Program
Dr. Weiner is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. He is also an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Director of the Brigham Comprehensive Opioid Response and Education (B-CORE) Program, a health system-wide stewardship program dedicated to reducing opioid-related morbidity and mortality.
Marci Klein Benheim, Ph.D.
Research Director
Dr. Klein Benheim is a psychologist and researcher in Fairfax, Virginia. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan. She has collaborated with Dr. Jacobs for over 30 years on research on a variety of psychiatric topics, including suicide, depression, and addiction.
Advisors
Edwin Boudreaux, Ph.D.
Dr. Boudreaux is Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Boudreaux is a clinical psychologist with a subspecialty in the treatment of substance use disorders. He has experience integrating substance abuse identification and management across a variety of medical settings, including emergency departments, inpatient settings, and outpatient settings. He has served on expert consensus panels for national organizations, including NIMH, NIDA, and SAMHSA. As a leading innovator in screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for substance use disorders, he has designed and evaluated traditional and technology-facilitated interventions for alcohol and illicit drug abuse.
Janice F. Kaufman, R.N., M.P.H., C.A.S., LADC1
Ms. Kaufman is Vice President, Addiction Treatment Services for North Charles Foundation, Inc, Director of Addictions Consultation for the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has worked with persons who have addictive disorders for over 45 years in direct treatment, program development and management, and national policy initiatives. She is the First Vice President of the Board of Directors for the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD).
Administrative Partner
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