NMPHA Fridays: New Mexico 5-Actions Program

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NMPHA Fridays: 

New Mexico 5-Actions Program
Understanding and Addressing the Challenges of Addiction

Presented by John Fitzgerald, PhD, LPC, CAS

Friday, February 28 at noon
via Zoom

New Mexico has invested in effective intervention tools to help combat substance use challenges and save lives. Please join to learn about the New Mexico 5-Actions Program, a self-guided digital care resource that can be accessed on a phone or computer and includes 24/7 phone support from clinicians and peer support specialists. The Program also includes tools to help loved ones struggling with addiction, and is free for all New Mexicans, paid for by the State’s Behavioral Health Services Division.

In this presentation, we’ll take you on a guided tour of the Program, share additional resources, and answer questions you may have about substance use challenges and the best ways to address them.

What You’ll Learn

- Why substance use challenges are difficult to overcome without help, and the resources available to all New Mexicans.

- How to sign-up for the Program and use it most effectively.

- The benefits of phone support, particularly New Mexico’s Peer-to-Peer Warmline.

- How FDA approved medications can help address substance use challenges.

Learn more about the New Mexico 5-Actions Program before this presentation by signing up for a free account — explore the program on your own ahead of time – come with questions! Click HERE to sign up

About the Presenter

John Fitzgerald, PhD, LPC, CAS

Dr. Fitzgerald has been on Clinical Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Sciences University since 1998, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oregon since 2001, and a Certified Addiction Specialist since 2006. He holds a doctoral degree in systems science and social psychology from the Systems Science Graduate Program at Portland State University where he has also held an Adjunct Faculty position since 2007. His career has been devoted to understanding addiction and its treatments, and translating that knowledge into the NM 5-Actions Program.