Stimulant Use Disorders: Epidemiology, Clinical Challenges, and Review of Treatments

Richard Rawson, PhD
Department of Psychiarty, UCLA

ABSTRACT:
Methamphetamine and cocaine use rates and overdose deaths are rapidly increasing in much of the US.  The presentation will review the clinical challenges presented by individuals who use stimulants and current protocols for addressing acute medical/psychiatric conditions.  Evidence-based behavioral/psychosocial strategies are presented, along with pharmacotherapies currently considered promising.