AchieveCE Just Say Know: A Review of Illicit Substances
Countless patients choose to ingest illicit substances while also utilizing prescription medications, and as healthcare professionals, we are left with barely any education on these substances. More education is needed in order to actually provide tangible life-saving, or at least life-improving, patient education.
Forget polypharmacy, what about poly substance abuse? Every 7 minutes an American dies of a drug overdose, propelling pharmacists to expand our knowledge on illicit substances. We humans have always aimed to experience the amplified effects of natural and synthetic substances that produce euphoria. The line between clinical and criminal utilization of substances if often blurred. In our society today, we have a very “objective” classification of substances based on generally accepted medical use and a respective propensity to become habit forming. However, as one can recall with the substance of ethyl alcohol (i.e., beer, wine, and hard liquor), a substance may never actually chemically change, yet can move across legal classifications of substances. How does that happen? Well, join our discussion on illicit substances to learn how numerous illicit substances have similar, if not the same, mechanisms of action as legal prescription medications readily available today. The time has come (Just Say NOW) to progress from “Just Say No” to “Just Say Know”!
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Key Features
-Desktop, Mobile, and Tablet friendly.
-Online Live Webinar
-Downloadable Handout
-Includes an evaluation and assessment
-Downloadable Certificate
-Credits are reported to CPE Monitor/CE Broker automatically within 24 hours
Topics Covered
US Drug Overdose Deaths
Controlled Substance Classes
Illicit Substances
Serotonin Syndrome
Opioid Crisis Rolling Tides
Heroin Headlines
Prescription Opioid Overdose Deaths
Cannabis Plants
Cannabinoids & Treatment of Pain
Heroin
Learning Objectives
Pharmacist Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:
1. Recall dozens of common substances of abuse based on the pharmacological classification
2. Describe the respective pharmacology of common substances of abuse
3. Recall the DEA-controlled substance classes of common substances of abuse
Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:
1. Recall dozens of common substances of abuse based on the pharmacological classification
2. Describe the respective pharmacology of common substances of abuse
3. Recall the DEA-controlled substance classes of common substances of abuse
General Healthcare Professionals Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:
1. Recall dozens of common substances of abuse based on the pharmacological classification
2. Describe the respective pharmacology of common substances of abuse
3. Recall the DEA-controlled substance classes of common substances of abuse
Target Audience
Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses, Dental Professionals, Mental Health Professionals, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist
Additional credit info
AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. AchieveCE is also accredited by the Florida Board of Pharmacy (provider no. 50-20641). This course is approved by CE Broker, with CE Broker No. 20-865101.
AchieveCE is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2025. Provider ID# 386503.
AchieveCE is also an accredited provider (Provider #50-20641) by the Florida Board Of Clinical Social Work, Marriage And Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.
AchieveCE is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. GNA Approved Provider Number is 4003268. AchieveCE is an approved provider from July 14, 2022, to July 14, 2025.