Methamphetamine Use Disorder

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the history of medical and non-medical uses.
• Discuss the epidemiology and prevalence of methamphetamine use
• Describe the pathogenesis of methamphetamine.
• Discuss how methamphetamine is produced and misused.
• Discuss the risk factors and indicators of abuse.
• Discuss the short-term and long-term adverse effects, including crystal methamphetamine effects.
• List the stages of use and their psychological and physical effects.
• Discuss the stages of addiction and associated comorbidities.
• Describe the toxicokinetics and pathophysiology of methamphetamine toxicity.
• Discuss the use characteristics of methamphetamine abuse.
• Describe the most common signs and symptoms of methamphetamine withdrawal during the different phases of withdrawal.
• Discuss drugs commonly used with methamphetamine.
• Discuss the effects of methamphetamine use in women and pregnancy.
• Summarize the presenting signs of methamphetamine toxicity.
• Discuss the stages of methamphetamine recovery.
• Discuss available medication treatment and management strategies, including non-pharmacological therapies available for methamphetamine toxicity.

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