Updates
75% of NC Overdose Deaths Involve Multiple Drugs
The street drug market has become increasingly polluted by additives in recent years. Fentanyl is the number one among those, as it is commonly added to heroin and now other substances as well. Fentanyl and its close relative, carfentanil, are synthetic opioids...
Researcher says Opioid Vaccine in the Works, Could Be ‘Game Changer for Addiction’
The National Institutes of Health Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative (HEAL), is helping fund research to develop a twice-per-year vaccine that may help people overcome opioid addiction. The vaccine targets fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid estimated to...
Opinion: Potential Link Between Marijuana and Suicide is Cause for Alarm
Data linking marijuana use to people with suicidal ideation, attempts and completed suicides are steadily increasing, according to Libby Stuyt, MD, an addiction psychiatrist in Colorado. Stuyt recently wrote an op-ed in MedPage Today, detailing her review of data....
Substance Use and Depression More Closely Linked for Generation Z Teens
Substance use and antisocial behavior are more likely to go hand-in-hand with poor mental health for generation Z teens compared to millennial adolescents growing up 10 years earlier, according to a new study from researchers at the UCL Social Research Institute and...
Researchers: Doctors Should Screen People Over 50 for Cannabis Use
New research published in peer-reviewed The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse suggests older people who use cannabis to relieve or treat health problems are not discussing their substance use with doctors. This is despite some using marijuana every day and...
Study: 1 in 5 U.S. Pharmacies Blocks Access to Key Opioid Addiction Treatment
A new study reveals one in five U.S. pharmacies refuse to dispense buprenorphine, just as the Biden administration eases guidelines for prescribing the crucial addiction treatment drug. "Buprenorphine is a vital, lifesaving medication for people with opioid use...
Target Audience
This program is recommended for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, care managers, care coordinators, and mental health professionals (including substance abuse counselors, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, and marriage and family therapists), and other professionals interested in this subject.
Objectives
- Recognize the epidemiology of stimulant use disorder and current data trends on use of stimulants
- Define stimulant use disorder and apply theories of pathophysiology
- Identify signs and symptoms of a patient with stimulant use disorder
- Describe behavioral therapy methods and pharmacotherapy options for stimulant use disorder
- Interpret stigma, bias, health equity and disparities among people who use drugs
- Identify harm reduction strategies for people who use stimulants
Target Audience
This program is recommended for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, care managers, care coordinators, and mental health professionals (including substance abuse counselors, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, and marriage and family therapists), and other professionals interested in this subject.
Objectives
- Recognize the epidemiology of stimulant use disorder and current data trends on use of stimulants
- Define stimulant use disorder and apply theories of pathophysiology
- Identify signs and symptoms of a patient with stimulant use disorder
- Describe behavioral therapy methods and pharmacotherapy options for stimulant use disorder
- Interpret stigma, bias, health equity and disparities among people who use drugs
- Identify harm reduction strategies for people who use stimulants
Target Audience
This program is recommended for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, care managers, care coordinators, and mental health professionals (including substance abuse counselors, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, and marriage and family therapists), and other professionals interested in this subject.
Objectives
- Recognize the epidemiology of stimulant use disorder and current data trends on use of stimulants
- Define stimulant use disorder and apply theories of pathophysiology
- Identify signs and symptoms of a patient with stimulant use disorder
- Describe behavioral therapy methods and pharmacotherapy options for stimulant use disorder
- Interpret stigma, bias, health equity and disparities among people who use drugs
- Identify harm reduction strategies for people who use stimulants
Target Audience
This program is recommended for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, care managers, care coordinators, and mental health professionals (including substance abuse counselors, social workers, psychologists, school counselors, and marriage and family therapists), and other professionals interested in this subject.
Objectives
- Recognize the epidemiology of stimulant use disorder and current data trends on use of stimulants
- Define stimulant use disorder and apply theories of pathophysiology
- Identify signs and symptoms of a patient with stimulant use disorder
- Describe behavioral therapy methods and pharmacotherapy options for stimulant use disorder
- Interpret stigma, bias, health equity and disparities among people who use drugs
- Identify harm reduction strategies for people who use stimulants
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