Course Category: Addictions, Substance Use

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Is the Concept of Compulsion Useful in the Explanation Or Description of Addictive Behavior and Experience 4 credits

The concept of compulsion, in which addictive behavior is not a voluntary behavior, is central to the neurobiological theories that have become popular as disease theory of addiction are ubiquitous...

Addictions, Substance Use

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A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Case Management for Substance Use Disorders-A Recovery Perspective 1.5 credits

Case management is a client-centered approach to improve the coordination and continuity of service delivery, especially for persons with substance use disorders (SUD) and multiple and complex support needs. This...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Addiction As a Choice 2 credits

Normative thinking about addiction has traditionally been divided between, on the one hand, a medical model which sees addiction as a disease characterized by compulsive and relapsing drug use over...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Prescription Drug Abuse 1 credit

Misuse of prescription opioids, CNS depressants, and stimulants is a serious public health problem in the United States. Although most people take prescription medications responsibly, in 2017, an estimated 18...

Prescription Drugs

Addictions, Substance Use

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Prevention of Youth Marijuana Use 1 credit

The legalization of marijuana in some areas has led to a shift in the perception of its harmfulness. In this webinar, viewers will receive valuable information and resources to help...

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

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The Neuroscience of Addiction - With Marc Lewis 1 credit

This webinar discusses how the brain disease model came into being and proposes an alternate theory of addiction. In this riveting and provocative talk, neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis...

Addictions, Substance Use

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EMCDDA INSIGHTS Models of Addiction 3 credits

The EMCDDA commissioned this report in order to increase understanding of the nature of addiction, highlighting the lessons that alcohol, tobacco and non-pharmacological addictions can provide for understanding addiction to...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults 3.5 credits

Unhealthy alcohol use is common and increasing in adults and is the most common cause of premature mortality in the United States. This study systematically reviews the benefits and harms...

Addictions, Substance Use

Children and Adolescents

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Drug Brains and Behavior: The Science of Addiction 1 credit

Groundbreaking discoveries about the brain have revolutionized our understanding of compulsive drug use, enabling us to respond effectively to the problem. As a result of scientific research, we know that...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Component Model of Addiction Treatment: A Pragmatic Transdiagnostic Treatment Model of Behavioral and Substance Addictions 1.5 credits

Behavioral addictions such as gambling, video games, sex, and shopping share many clinical features with substance use disorders, including etiology, course, and neurobiology. Yet, the treatment of behavioral addictions and...

Addictions, Substance Use

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The Effects of the Addiction Programme of Probation on Treatment Motivation Abstinence and Quality of Life: A Comparative Study With Motivational Interviewing and Individual Intervention 1 credit

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Addiction Programme of Probation (APP) created by the Substance Abuse Treatment Commission of Ministry of Health in Turkey. The...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Marijuana Use Among Adults 50 Years Or Older in the 21st Century 1 credit

Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug among older adults. As an older population grows in the United States that has a tolerant attitude toward marijuana use, the dynamics...

Aging, Long Term Care

Addictions, Substance Use

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Mindfulness-based Treatment of Addiction 1 credit

Current state of the feld and envisioning the next wave of research

Contemporary advances in addiction neuroscience have paralleled increasing interest in the ancient mental training practice of mindfulness meditation as a potential therapy for addiction. In the past decade, mindfulness-based interventions...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Facing Addiction in America: Chapter 7 - Vision for the Future 1 credit

The problems caused by substance misuse are not limited to substance use disorders, but include many other possible health and safety problems that can result from substance misuse even in...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Facing Addiction in America: Chapter 6 - Health Care Systems and Substance Use Disorders 4 credits

This chapter describes the key components of health care systems; historical reasons substance use and its consequences have been addressed separately from other health problems; the key role that health...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Critique of the Brain Disease Model of Addiction 1.5 credits

The Office of the Surgeon General recently produced its first Report on the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse on health, making several very laudable policy recommendations, including characterizing addiction...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Facing Addiction in America: Chapter 4 - Early Intervention Treatment and Management and Chapter 5 - Recovery 2 credits

Substance misuse is one of the critical public health problems of our time. The most recent data on substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders reveal that the problem is...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Facing Addiction in America: Chapter 3 - Prevention Programs and Policies 2 credits

Substance misuse is one of the critical public health problems of our time. The most recent data on substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders reveal that the problem is...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Facing Addiction in America: Chapter 2 - The Neurobiology of Substance Use Misuse and Addiction 1.5 credits

This chapter describes the neurobiological framework underlying substance abuse and why clients transition from using or misusing to a substance use disorder. It also explains how these substances produce changes...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Facing Addiction in America: Chapter 1 - Introduction and Overview of the Report 2 credits

The Surgeon’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health

Substance misuse is one of the critical public health problems of our time. The most recent data on substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders reveal that the problem is...

Addictions, Substance Use

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Reading-Based Online

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