ADDICTION SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS MODULE 1: DEFINITION AND PRINCIPLES OF ADDICTION TREATMENT

Course overview

Available by home study, online course, live seminar and live online broadcast.Beginning with a discussion on the NIDA definition of addiction this discussion will offer perspectives on the disease conceptualization of addiction. Commentary by Terry Gorski, and Alan Marlatt, as well as the Medical and Science Society provide robust contrasts for participants to consider in developing an understanding of addiction problems. Current classification subtypes for addictions are also presented including historical subtypes originally described by Benjamin Rush, MD. The six classifications of psychoactive drugs are presented including medical uses, street names, signs, and symptoms of low, moderate, and high doses, and including long term effects