Substance Abuse Course #975 or #1175

Substance Abuse

National Center of Continuing Education

Substance Abuse

Online Course #975 or #175
10 Contact Hours

Author: Peggy M. Goulding, Ph.D.
Editor: Shelda L. Shank, RN, BSN, PHN
©2009 National Center of Continuing Education, Inc.

For your convenience, this course has been divided into 3 sections.

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Part 1 …Part 2 …Part 3 …Independent Analysis …Evaluation or see Table of Contents Below

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Table of Contents

Part One

Purpose and Goals
Instructional Objectives
Introduction
Use, Abuse, and Dependence
Neurobiology in Brief
Marijuana
Treatment
Cocaine
Treatment

Part Two

Amphetamines
Treatment
Abuse of Medications for ADHD
Heroin and the Opiates
Treatment
Detoxification
Methadone programs
Levo-alpha-acetylmethadol (LAAM ) and other medications
Behavioral therapies
Opioid Analogs and Relatives
Hallucinogens
LSD
PCP and Other Dissociative Drugs
Club Drugs

Part Three

Inhalants
Steroids
Prescription Drug Abuse
Management of Drug Overdose
Principles of Effective Drug Addiction Treatment
Principles for Prevention Programs

Independent Analysis

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