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Focus Session

Innovations in Addiction Medicine on the Street: SUD treatments for the Unhoused

Saturday, April 25, 2026
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM PT
Location: Balboa, Level 2

    Presenter(s)

  • Katia Cnop, DO

    Associate Medical Director / Associate Clinical Faculty of Family Medicine
    USC Street Medicine / Keck School of Medicine
    Sierra Madre, California

    Slides

  • Camilo Zaks, MD, FAAFP

    Medical Director/ Clinical Associate Professor
    USC Street Medicine/ Keck School of Medicine of USC
    Los Angeles, California

    Slides

  • Shane Collins, MD, MS

    Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences
    University of Southern California
    Redondo Beach, California

People experiencing unsheltered homelessness suffer a marked increase in morbidity and mortality compared to the general population, with overdose consistently cited as the leading cause of death. This universally applicable didactic and case study session offers innovative Street Medicine treatment strategies for Opioid Use Disorder and Stimulant Use Disorder, contextualized to meet the dynamic needs of people living outside. By the end of this session, participants will be equipped to utilize these strategies for patients seen across all clinical settings.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:
  • appraise the homelessness crisis in the United States, Street Medicine as a solution, and the unique challenges those experiencing unsheltered homelessness face when attempting to access to SUD treatment.
  • apply several Direct-To-Inject buprenorphine induction strategies, and describe how these strategies may be utilized to overcome barriers to OUD treatment experienced by those who are unsheltered.
  • consider how psychostimulant medications and GLP-1RA may be utilized to treat Substance Use Disorders, and how these medications address unique considerations for unsheltered patients.
Disclosure(s):
Katia Cnop, DO: No financial relationships to disclose
Camilo Zaks, MD, FAAFP: No financial relationships to disclose
Shane Collins, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose