Substance Abuse

Course overview

The purpose of this course is to provide education for the healthcare professional to assess and treat substance abuse. In addition, this course will address the trends in adolescent substance abuse, which often serves as a precursor to adult substance abuse. The course also helps familiarize the professional with the current trends of substance abuse, what drugs are currently in more popular use and by what population. How these substances are ingested, their effects, and propensity to be addictive will also be addressed. This course is available online. After reading the material the participant must pass a Post-Test which measures the completion of the objectives. The passing score for the post test is 80%.