Healing the Opioid Crisis With MORE Seminar

Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW, Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research; Professor & Associate Dean for Research at the University of Utah College of Social Work, presents “Healing the Opioid Crisis With Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE): Clinical Efficacy and Neurophysiological Mechanisms” on Tuesday, May 4^th at 11am (CDT). Dr. Garland will describe the development and testing of an integrative, nondrug treatment strategy, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), that unites traditional mindfulness meditation practices with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and principles of positive psychology. Rooted in affective neuroscience, MORE is designed to reduce addictive behavior and improve physical and emotional pain by restructuring reward processes in the brain. Visit THIS SITE for more information on this event and to find the videocast link.