Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse has increased. Malnutrition in individuals with substance abuse disorders is not uncommon and can be challenging to treat. This webinar will focus on helping clinicians recognize the important nutrition issues facing those experiencing addiction including malnutrition and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Additionally, recommendations for nutrition interventions in these individuals both in a treatment center and in the home will be provided.

Learning Objectives

Demonstrate proper nutrition treatment for alcohol withdrawal and addiction.
Identify vitamin and mineral deficiencies and determine the best ways to replete those that are deficient.
Describe nutrition recommendations within a treatment environment, including both a treatment center and home environment.

Topics and Faculty
Contributors to Malnutrition in the Setting of Alcohol Withdrawal And Other Addictions
Aaron Greenblatt, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Family & Community Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Assessment and Treatment of Vitamin/mineral Deficiencies in Addiction
Todd Mattox, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN, Medicine/Surgery/Urgent Care Pharmacist, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

Nutrition Interventions Within an Addiction Treatment Environment
Theresa Carmichael, RDN, Dietitian, Carmichael Clinic; Rady Children’s Hospital Inpatient Medical Behavioral Unit and Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Services, San Diego, CA

Moderator
Kaitlin Allan, RD, Dietitian, Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast, Miramar Beach, FL