Training Title: Addictions: Module 1 Unit 1 - Intro to Addiction
Clock Hours: 1
Objectives: At the completion of this program, participants should be able to:
• Identify the characteristics of substance abuse versus substance dependence and what withdrawal is
• Recognize and understand the philosophy of the disease of addiction and how addiction progresses
• Understand how drug use affects the brain and thinking processes leading to pathological denial
• Identify family roles in an addicted family
• Identify commonly abused drugs according to class
Description: This course is Part 1 in an Addiction Series. This course is an overview of addiction and addiction treatment and examines topics including Substance Abuse and Dependence, Disease Concept and Progression of Addiction, Drug Classifications and Withdrawal, and Addiction’s Effect on a Family.
Keywords: Addiction, Substance Abuse, Substance Dependence, Withdrawal
Approval Bodies
Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP)
California Board of Registered Nursing
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
Connecticut Certification Board, Inc.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Psychology
Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling)
NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals
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