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Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists is a case-based, review that takes a comprehensive look at the most relevant information on the identification and management of substance use disorders.
Headed by Christopher W. Shanahan, MD, MPH, expert speakers cover major substances used — alcohol, opioids, stimulants, benzodiazepines, tobacco/nicotine, and cannabis — and defines longitudinal, comprehensive and coordinated care strategies. This addiction medicine CME course will help you to better:
- Define addiction in terms of it being a relapsing and chronic disease
- Distinguish between pharmacologic, medical, and behavioral strategies for opioid use treatment
- Outline approaches to identify and treat substance use in adolescents and adults
- Identify the commonly occurring infectious diseases seen in patients with addictions
- Compare prescribing patterns for patients with acute and chronic pain
- Classify psychiatric disorders that coexist with substance use disorders