Opening Session
• No improvements—having everyone introduce themselves and give their titles was a nice touch.
• Good start to get everyone feeling comfortable.

The Biology of Addiction and Public Policy
David Friedman
• Dr. Friedman is super knowledgeable in this area. It was a long lecture but very engaging.
• Dr. Friedman is super knowledgeable in this area. It was a long lecture but very engaging.

Treating the Chronic Disease of Addiction
Jack Kemp
• Well done great information, very current and inclusive of recovery supports.
• Will be able to use the chronic disease research with colleagues.

Thursday Morning Discussion
• Good to get together with state teams & discussion was helpful to identify our specific strengths/weaknesses. Very good.
• Allowed us the opportunity to discuss & facilitated discussion towards positive results. Opportunity to work together at various points in the cognate helps to get our ideas and suggestions. Very
helpful.

Prescription Drug Problem and Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
Christopher Jones
• Very informative. I appreciate the specialized data slide for the states present at the meeting.
• Outstanding, informative, clearly articulated ideas to confront the problems we face.

The Use of FDA Medications in the Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders
Mady Chalk
• This was an eye-opening presentation.
• Good presentation. Very knowledgeable.

Thursday PM Discussion
• I learned a great deal about some of the challenges facing a couple of departments in my state.
• Continued from first session. Feel we will now have ideas for path forward.

The Science of Effective Community Based
Prevention
Harold Holder
• The presentation was an effective display, through evidence, of what I assumed to be the case. Many of the strategies are in play in our communities but the data is not available to the public despite it’s availability. Very good session.

The Science of Prevention
Sue Rusche
• Possibly the best presentation so far—good slides, just the right amount of information, speaker had good
presentation style. Left plenty of time for discussion with
this active audience. Well done!
• Sue knows this issue inside and out. Great insight.

Friday AM Discussion
• Really moved our presentation forward during this session.
• We’re moving along identifying our goals.

Recovery and Recovery Support
Neil Kaltenecker
• Really excellent presentation. I appreciated how upbeat Neil was and she made excellent points about how recovery is not a one-size-fits-all process.
• Tremendous presentation – style/personality/substance high quality.

How Policymakers Can Support Recidivism
Reduction
Kati Habert
• Good presenter and good presentation.
• Lots of important topics – wish she had talked a little slower to let things sink in.

Idea Mart: Q&A and Ideas for States to Share with Each Other
• This was really good – wish we could have had more of these sessions to talk to other states!
• Nice to hear things that are working in other states and to provide examples of what’s working in ours.

Friday PM Discussion
• Great planning period – we got our presentation for tomorrow all finished!
• The state team discussions were very useful.
• Hard work but great session!
• Made great progress with state goals.

Saturday Morning State Team Discussions.
• Continuous progress. Karmen gave us the latitude to flesh out our ideas, but also provided necessary structure.
• Harder work, another great session!
• Nice to see something develop that may have feet.
• We had done a great deal on Friday to prepare making
things much easier Sat. morn. This may be a model for the future.

Summary of Delaware’s Action Plan
Kevin Ann Huckshorn
• Excellent presentation – ideas would be interesting to see how well they can achieve.
• Extremely comprehensive considering the time frame. A great use of program information within the goals.

Summary of Missouri’s Action Plan
Mark Stringer
• Very interesting things happening in Missouri. Would like to learn more.
• Good. Seems reasonably modest, tied to realistic timelines, and integrating efforts into what they are doing. Integration of PHC/BHC key element. Very reasonable goals that are attainable.

Summary of New Hampshire’s Action Plan
Tym Rourke
• Really want to see their state plan and Executive Summary. Thoughtful analysis of its plan and vision regarding prevention/intervention and future.
• Fantastic. A great ending.

Summary of Rhode Island’s Action Plan
Steve Constantino
• Nice point about the need for analytics.
• Outstanding—articulate and well thought-out presentation. Knowledgeable and passionate.

To what extent did the program help you meet your overall expectations?
• This is an amazing experience that I wish we had more legislative participation. It would have been incredibly useful for them as well.
• I didn’t know what to expect, but it was great! A really good mix of refresher material and new ideas.
• Great learning on latest science, loved opportunity for cross-sharing.
• It was great for our state to be able to receive, then reflect on the same material.

To what extent will the program help your state develop priorities and execute results-oriented responses to public policy issues on addiction?
• The program helped us better understand addiction and understand what action items need to be created that will directly impact our state.
• It’s good to have time carved out to brainstorm with our mental health and addiction agency partners.

In the next six months, do you plan to visit the Addiction Studies Program website?
• Perhaps the outcomes and goal of all states that have participated in this workshop in the past.
• May be a great opportunity for idea sharing.

How would you rate the overall quality of the program?
• The concept is great. Wish we could have had more legislative representation.
• Especially important to bring people together from state in guided discussion and hearing what’s going on in other states.

What aspects of the program did you like most?
• The collaboration and seeing what other states are doing.
• The mix of information, diversity of topics that relate to substance abuse issues, time to talk with representatives from state agencies and see what they’re needing policy-wise from the legislature.
• Great venue, very comfortable.
• Getting to spend time with colleagues from my own state of R.I. It was an opportunity for idea sharing and recognizing challenges & frustrations that I would not otherwise have had. (And we have some really smart people in R.I.!)

Sponsoring Faculty

Wake Forest School of Medicine
David Friedman, PhD
Director, Addiction Studies Program
Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Winston Salem, North Carolina

National Families in Action
Sue Rusche
Co-Director
Addiction Studies Program
President and CEO
National Families in Action
Atlanta, Georgia

Treatment Research Institute
Jack Kemp, MS
Partner, Addiction Studies Program
Senior Policy Associate
Treatment Research Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

National Conference of State Legislatures
Karmen Hanson
Partner, Addiction Studies Program
Program Manager, Health Program
National Conference of State Legislatures
Denver, Colorado

Additional Faculty

Mady Chalk, PhD
Director, Policy Center
Treatment Research Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kati Habert
Policy Analyst, Substance Abuse
Justice Center
Council of State Government
Bethesda, Maryland

Harold Holder, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
and Former Director
Prevention Research Center
Berkeley, California

Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH
CDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

Neil Kaltenecker
Executive Director
Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
Atlanta, Georgia

Staff
Alise Garcia
Senior Staff Assistant
Health Program
Denver, Colorado

Joanne Stroud
Research Analyst II
Health Program
National Conference of State Legislatures
Denver, Colorado

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