Healing At The Roots: A Review of The Evidence for Somatic Approaches to Substance Use Treatment
Ceilidh Smith
Addiction Social Work Fellow, BC Centre on Substance Use
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
12pm – 1pm PT
Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe the relationship between early adversity, trauma, stress regulation and vulnerability to substance use disorders
- Critically examine the current evidence for bottom up somatic approaches in substance use treatment
- Discuss the potential clinical applications and limitations of these approaches in substance use practice.
What’s New in Addiction Medicine? is a lunch-time series featuring clinicians and researchers from BCCSU’s interdisciplinary fellowship program, who will deliver the latest research and information on novel, evidence-based addiction medicine topics.
This free series is geared towards the needs and interests of individuals operating in a healthcare or research setting, however, everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
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