ADDICTION PHARMACOLOGY: IN TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS

Course overview

Available by home study and online course (live online broadcast and live seminar by arrangement). The course overviews the pharmacology of drug abuse and alcohol abuse by teens and young adults. Descriptions of the epidemiology, pharmacology, health consequences, laboratory evaluation, and treatment considerations of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalants, stimulants, hallucinogens, PCP, opiates, sedatives/hypnotics, tranquilizers, and club drugs is covered. Discussion of signs and symptoms of occasional, problematic, abuse, and dependence is provided. This offering is a core curriculum offering for professionals seeking education in fulfillment of certification requirements in addictions.