Total CE Credit Hours: 6
Course Info URL: https://www.addictioncounselorce.com/courses/102642
About the Course:
This course examines physical detoxification services for withdrawal from specific substances. It includes: psychosocial and biomedical screening and assessment, alcohol intoxication and withdrawal, opioids, benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics, stimulants inhalants/solvents nicotine, marijuana and other drugs containing THC, anabolic steroids and club drugs, management of polydrug abuse-an integrated approach, alternative approaches, and considerations for specific populations.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, TIP 45-Detoxification and Substance Abuse Treatment-Physical Detoxification Serivices for Withdrawal from Specific Substances created by SAMHSA in 2015.
Publication Date:
2015Course Material Author
Course Creator
Recommended For:
Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.
Course Objectives:
Acknowledge that alcohol withdrawal is the most dangerous and life-threatening withdrawal syndrome.
Identify the effective treatments of each withdrawal syndrome.
Summarize the issues to consider in the treatment of subgroups, including pregnant women.
Course Material in PDF format
This exam only covers Chapter 4 of the TIP. Please see our site for additional courses that cover the other Chapters in the TIP.
Course Material in PDF format
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Course Material in Word format
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