Patterns of Use and Treatment

15 Hours
Area: 15 hours Addiction
Foundations: 15 hours Understanding Addiction (FUA)

Drug use and addictive behaviors are widespread and not limited to any particular age group, socioeconomic class, ethnicity or culture. Learn how patterns of use affect us over the lifecycle, regardless of faith. Identify the most current treatment and recovery strategies. Patterns of Use includes topics such as sexuality and drug use, pregnancy and birth, youth and the elderly. Learn how to develop more effective interventions from an overview of current practices and strategies. This sound introduction to clinical terms and treatment approaches can foster opportunities for positive partnerships to increase Recovery Support Services in your community.

Textbook: Uppers, Downers, All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs 7th Ed, Inaba and Cohen

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This course uses the same textbook as Drugs of Abuse.