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SUMMARY:Facing the Opioid Epidemic in Muslim Communities: Let's Talk Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Drug overdose deaths are sweeping across the Muslim community throughout the United States. Families are focusing on covering up the problem instead of seeking treatment. \nJoin Dr. Amer Syed Raheemullah\, an addiction specialist and clinical instructor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University\, as we talk about the problem\, why it exists\, and faith-based programs for Muslims that exist locally. \n12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Zuhr) | Saturday\, August 6 | MCC Conference Room or watch and ask questions virtually at mcceastbay.org/live \nSponsored by MCC East Bay and Madina House \nMadina House is a non-profit organization that provides a private program for Muslims recovering from addiction using a recovery home model. Applicants sign up after completing a residential program covered by their insurance. For more information\, visit www.madinahouse.org \nMCC is also hosting an addiction family support group: https://mcceastbay.org/event/family-group \n\n – MCC’s Substance Use Family Support Group: https://mcceastbay.org/support-group\n– More talks about various forms of use in the Muslim Community: https://mcceastbay.org/abuse\n– More Dr. Raheemullah: https://mcceastbay.org/amer\n\nQuestions? events@mcceastbay.org \n\n \n\n \nDr. Amer Raheemullah\, MD\, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Addiction Medicine Consult Service at Stanford Hospital. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and has a special interest in developing methods to increase access to basic addiction treatment\, through hospital settings\, telehealth digital solutions\, and criminal justice settings. \nHe was born and raised in the Chicagoland area and pursued his undergraduate degree in Economics at the University of Illinois. He worked in the jails and prisons to provide free education and addiction programs for years until completing his Internal Medicine training at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He moved on to complete an Addiction Medicine fellowship at Stanford and stayed on the faculty to launch the Addiction Medicine Consult Service which offers addiction interventions to hospitalized patients by a team of addiction medicine specialists\, peer recovery counselors\, and complex care managers. He lives with his wife and two children in the Bay Area where he also helps design digital solutions to increase access to addiction treatment. \n\n\n\n\nClinical Focus\n\n\n– Opioid Dependence\n– Benzodiazepine Dependence\n– Prescription Medication Tapering\n– Internal Medicine\n– Smoking Cessation\n– Addiction Medicine\n\nResources\n\nAl-Anon Family Group (for families with a loved one suffering through an addiction)\nEast Bay Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous (for those suffering through an addiction)\nAlameda County Department of Public Health – Substance Abuse Resource List\nAlameda County Behavioral Health – Resource List and Helpline (1-844-682-7215)\n\nAdditional Resources \n\nMadina House – Recovery House in San Francisco Bay Area\nMuslims find a safe place to recover from alcohol addiction: the mosque\nFor Muslims wrestling with substance abuse\, it’s often a silent struggle\nSubstance Abuse and Addiction in the Muslim Community: Facing Stigma and Seeking Support\nThe Imam and the Drug Addict\, IlmFeed\nOvercoming Addiction: An Islamic Approach to Recovery (OAIAR)
URL:https://mcceastbay.org/event/opioid-epidemic/
LOCATION:MCC East Bay\, 5724 W Las Positas Blvd #300\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94588\, United States
CATEGORIES:Interfaith & Community Outreach,Lectures & Workshops
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