ADDICTION SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: INTENSIVE

Course overview

Available by home study, online course (live online broadcast and live seminar by arrangement). Beginning with a discussion on the National Institute on Drug Abuse (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.