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1: Overview of Substance Use Disorders

Audience: Interprofessional Teams, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Students and Educators
Organizer(s): American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
Topic(s): Acute Pain, Adolescent / At Risk Youth, Anxiety Disorders, Assessment, Basic Science, Cardiovascular, Chronic Disease Model, Chronic Pain, Co-Occurring Addiction / Medical Disorders, Co-Occurring Addiction / Psychiatric, Continuum of Care, DSM-5, Emergency Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolic, Environmental Factors, Epidemiology, Ethics, General Medical Comorbidities, Harm Reduction, Health Care Settings, Hepatic, Infectious Disease, Integrated Behavioral Health, Integrated Healthcare, Mood / Depression / Bipolar Disorders, Naloxone, Needle Exchange, Neurobiology of Addiction, Neurologic, Pain, Prevention, Psychotic Disorders, PTSD, Recovery Maintenance, Safe Injection Sites, Screening and Assessment, Social Determinants of Health, Stigma, SUD Core Curriculum, Trauma
Format: Module
Presenter(s): Myra Mathis, MD
Published: January 12, 2023

Credit Available: CE Credit(s): Yes
Designations: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, AAPA Category 1 CME, Nursing Contact Hours, Pharmacy CE Credit, Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit

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Module Description: Understanding addiction is essential to successfully addressing it. In this overview of substance use disorders we discuss the spectrum of use, neurobiological responses to substances, theories that explain the disorders, public health impact and epidemiology, comorbidity, harm reduction and integrated care for this chronic condition.

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