E257 - (CME) Stimulating Solutions: Adva...

In this CME podcast episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Phillip Coffin, Director of the Center on Substance Use and Health in San Francisco, CA, about the management of stimulant use disorders. They explore the challenges of treatment and highlight the importance of harm reduction strategies to enhance patients’ quality of life. 

CME credit is available to NEI Members only.  

Target Audience: This activity has been developed for the healthcare team or individual prescriber specializing in mental health. All other healthcare team members interested in psychopharmacology are welcome for advanced study.

Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, you should be better able to:

• Summarize pharmacologic and behavioral treatment strategies for stimulant use disorders, particularly methamphetamine and cocaine
• Evaluate the evidence base for current and investigational medications used in clinical trials and real-world settings
• Apply harm reduction principles and integrated care models to improve outcomes for patients with stimulant use disorders in diverse clinical settings

Activity Overview: This activity is available with synchronized audio and is best supported via a computer or device with current versions of the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari. A PDF reader is required for print publications. A post-test score of 70% or higher is required to receive CME/CE credit.

  Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour

Released: June 18, 2025*   Expiration: June 17, 2028

*NEI and HMP Education maintain a record of participation for six (6) years.

CME/CE Credits and Certificate Instructions: After listening to the podcast, to take the optional posttest and receive CME/CE credit, click: https://nei.global/POD25-02. 

Credit Designations: The following are being offered for this activity:

• Physician: ACCME AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• HMP Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Nurse: ANCC contact hours
• This continuing nursing education activity awards 1.00 contact hour. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #18006 for 1.00 contact hour.
• Nurse Practitioner: ACCME AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
• The content in this activity pertaining to pharmacology is worth 1.00 continuing education hour of pharmacotherapeutics.
• Pharmacy: ACPE application-based contact hours
• This internet enduring, knowledge-based activity has been approved for a maximum of 1.00 contact hour (.10 CEU).
• The official record of credit will be in the CPE Monitor system. Following ACPE Policy, NEI and HMP Education must transmit your claim to CPE Monitor within 60 days from the date you complete this CPE activity and are unable to report your claimed credit after this 60-day period. Ensure your profile includes your DOB and NABP ID.
• Physician Associate/Assistant: AAPA Category 1 CME credits
• HMP Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credits for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This internet enduring activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 credit. Approval is valid until June 17, 2028. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
• Psychology: APA CE credits
• Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. This activity awards 1.00 CE Credit.
• Social Work: ASWB-ACE CE credits
• As a Jointly Accredited Organization, HMP Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this internet enduring course receive 1.00 general continuing education credit.
• Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team: Certificate of Participation
• HMP Education awards hours of participation (consistent with the designated number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™) to a participant who successfully completes this educational activity.

Peer Review: The content was peer-reviewed by an MD, LFAPA specializing in psychiatry, forensic, addiction to ensure the scientific accuracy and medical relevance of information presented and its independence from commercial bias. NEI and HMP Education takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME/CE activity.

Disclosures: All individuals in a position to influence or control content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships. Any relevant financial relationships were mitigated prior to the activity being planned, developed, or presented. Disclosures are from the original live presentation, unless otherwise noted.

Faculty Author / Presenter
Andrew J. Cutler, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Norton College of Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Chief Medical Officer, Neuroscience Education Institute, Malvern, PA
Consultant/Advisor: AbbVie, Acadia, Alfasigma, Alkermes, Axsome, Biogen, BioXcel, Boehringer Ingelheim, Brii Biosciences, Cerevel, Corium, Delpor, Evolution Research, Idorsia, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Jazz, Karuna, Lundbeck, LivaNova, Luye, MapLight Therapeutics, Neumora, Neurocrine, NeuroSigma, Noven, Otsuka, Relmada, Reviva, Sage Therapeutics, Sumitomo (Sunovion), Supernus, Takeda, Teva, Tris Pharma, VistaGen Therapeutics
Speakers Bureau: AbbVie, Acadia, Alfasigma, Alkermes, Axsome, BioXcel, Corium, Idorsia, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sumitomot (Sunovion), Supernus, Takeda, Teva, Tris Pharma, Vanda
Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB): COMPASS Pathways, Freedom Biosciences

Faculty Author / Presenter
Phillip Coffin, MD, MIA
Director of Center on Substance Use and Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
No financial relationships to disclose.

The remaining Planning Committee members, Content Editors, Peer Reviewer, and NEI planners/staff have no financial relationships to disclose. NEI and HMP Education planners and staff include Gabriela Alarcón, PhD, Ali Holladay, Andrea Zimmerman, EdD, CHCP, Brielle Calleo, Stephen Daniels and Bahgwan Bahroo, MD, LFAPA.

Disclosure of Off-Label Use: This educational activity may include discussion of unlabeled and/or investigational uses of agents that are not currently labeled for such use by the FDA. Please consult the product prescribing information for full disclosure of labeled uses.

Cultural Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias: A variety of resources addressing cultural and linguistic competencies and strategies for understanding and reducing implicit bias can be found in this handout—download me.

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Support: This activity is supported solely by the provider, NEI.