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Substance Use Disorders: Habits, Triggers, Treatment | February 28, 2024

Date of Presentation: February 28, 2024

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Hepatitis C  

Keywords: #neurobiology  #sud diagnostic criteria  

In this presentation, Dr. Jessica Gregg, MD, PhD, reviews the terminology and definitions of substance use disorders. Then, Dr Gregg, discusses diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders, provides an overview of the neurobiology of addiction, and previews effective, evidence-based interventions.

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Jessica Gregg, MD, PhD

Jessica Gregg, MD, PhD, received her undergraduate degree at Stanford University, her medical degree at the University of New Mexico, and a PhD in Medical Anthropology at Emory University. She began her medical career in primary care at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), where she co-founded the OHSU Department of Medicine’s Social Medicine curriculum in partnership with City Central Concern, a non-profit caring for individuals struggling with lack of housing and substance use disorders. She subsequently became the medical director for Central City Concern’s Hooper Detoxification and Stabilization Center, and eventually assumed the role of Senior Medical Director for Substance Use Disorder Services for the agency. She subsequently developed the HRBR clinic at OHSU, a low-threshold buprenorphine clinic, and in 2021, she became Chief Medical Officer for Fora Health in Portland, Oregon.

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Date added: February 23, 2024