Systemic Barriers, Generational Trauma, and Culturally Affirming Care; a Conversation About Race And Substance Use With Dr. Ayana Jordan

ABOUT THE EPISODE:Dr. Ayana Jordan is a passionate advocate for racial and ethnic minority groups dealing with substance use. She's an MD/Ph.D. addiction medicine practitioner and associate professor at the Yale School of Medicine, but more importantly, she's someone who works tirelessly to bring culturally informed, gold-standard addiction treatment to racial and ethnic minority populations.In this episode Dr. Jordan speaks about important topics that impact communities of color like;system barriers to highly effective treatments like buprenorphine for those in Black and Brown communitiesgenerational trauma stemming from the War on Drugs and its impact on minority populations todaythe new definition of MAT and why language is important in reducing stigmawhat culturally affirming care can and should look like the negative cloud that surrounds methadone even though it's just as effective as other medications that treat addictionwhy she wants people to focus more on structural policies than the addicted population when it comes to improving treatmentthe role COVID-19 has played in expanding access to medication for addiction treatment substance use and treatment disparities among Black and Latinx youth compared to white youthher research around integrating spirituality into evidence-based treatment modalitieshow current racial tensions are impacting minority individuals who want to seek careand her plea to the Black and Brown community to follow their dreams and join her in the field of addiction medicineI learned so much from this conversation and I'm positive you will too. You'll come away with a greater understanding of what it means to experience substance use and to seek addiction treatment as a racial or ethnic minority, and learn what Dr. Jordan is doing to bring more equality and culturally relevant services to those in need.EPISODE RESOURCES:Dr. Ayana Jordan, MD, Ph.D.Yale School of MedicineREACH ProgramIMANI Breakthrough Recovery Program The Audre Lorde Project This podcast is part of a nonprofit called Hopestream CommunityLearn about The Stream, our private online community for momsFind us on Instagram hereWatch the podcast on YouTube hereDownload a free e-book, Worried Sick: A Compassionate Guide For Parents When Your Teen or Young Adult Child Misuses Drugs and AlcoholHopestream Community is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and an Amazon Associate. We may make a small commission if you purchase from our links.