Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
This intermediate level 4 CE home course for mental health …
What you'll learn
Describe what drug addiction is and what risk factors may lead to it.
Discuss research-based programs that can help prevent drug addiction.
Discuss how drug abuse affects the brain.
Discuss the impact drug addiction has on the person with the addiction and others around them.
Understand treatment options for those addicted to drugs.
Drug Facts: Marijuana Use and Abuse
This beginning 3 CE home study course discusses marijuana use …
What you'll learn
Discuss the scope of marijuana use in the United States.
Describe the effects of marijuana.
Discuss how marijuana use affects school, work, and social life.
Discuss the possible link between marijuana use and psychiatric disorders.
Describe the available treatment for Marijuana Use Disorders.
Explain marijuana’s effects on lung health.
Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders
This beginning to intermediate 3 CE home study course discusses …
What you'll learn
Describe the connection between substance use disorders and mental illness.
Discuss why there are comorbidities between substance Use Disorder and mental illness.
Describe treatments for comorbid substance use disorder and mental health conditions.
Explain the connection between co-occurring substance use disorders and physical comorbidities.
Discuss barriers to comprehensive treatment for individual with co-occurring disorders.
Substance Use in Women
This 3 CE home study course is designed for mental …
What you'll learn
Describe sex and gender differences in substance use.
Discuss how marijuana, cocaine, and other drugs affect women and men differently.
Explain the impact of drug use on pregnant and breast-feeding women.
Describe the sex and gender differences in substance use disorder treatment.
Discuss co-occurring mental health disorders in women.
