SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

Course overview

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS RESULT FROM LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO SUBSTANCES AND SUBSEQUENT MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DEPENDENCE. THIS CAN LEAD TO SOCIAL, ACADEMIC, AND OCCUPATIONAL IMPAIRMENT, ALONG WITH NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS. TO TREAT THESE DISORDERS, A COMBINATION OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AND NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPIES IS USED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS APPROPRIATELY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION, THE MECHANISM OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND THE TREATMENTS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THESE CONDITIONS.