POSTER PRESENTATION

LightStream Consulting Group and AddictionAbatement.org were invited to participate in the 2022 AATOD Conference as a Poster Presenter. The poster highlights the critical steps and recommendations that emerged from 39 multidisciplinary industry leaders – with a myriad of addiction specialties and first-hand lived experience – who came together in person on May 17, 2022 at Georgetown University to address the overdose crisis head-on during a national conference titled, Breaking the Stigma and Ending the Addiction Cycle: Critical Steps for States, Counties and Tribes to Abate the Opioid Crisis. Three immediate actions were drawn from the convening:

• Identify the steps necessary to develop a comprehensive opioid response plan for your community to ensure settlement funds are used to abate the problem and save lives.

• Apply best practices and effective program models for opioid and substance use prevention, harm reduction and treatment that align with the continuum of care model.

• Asses how stigma affects health outcomes within your community and the social factors that contribute to those health inequities.

Many important themes emerged during the May 17^th conference. The Poster focuses on some of the most salient points and “critical steps” that were discussed.