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Course # 5182 • Opiate Abuse and Dependence

Overview:

Audience:

Course Objective:

Learning Objectives:

1. Define key terms associated with opiate abuse and dependence.
2. Outline the background and epidemiology of opiate use and abuse, including risk factors for misuse and dependence.
3. Describe the pharmacology and clinical effects of opioids.
4. Discuss characteristics of specific opiate drugs and opioid antagonists.
5. Review the natural history, pathophysiology, and effects of opiate abuse and dependence.
6. Identify signs and symptoms of opiate overdose and withdrawal.
7. List the issues associated with the abuse of or dependence on legitimately prescribed opiates.
8. Discuss the role of crisis intervention and harm reduction in the management of opiate abuse and dependence.
9. Identify methods of managing the detoxification and withdrawal associated with cessation of opiate abuse or dependence.
10. Discuss therapies used to maintain extended abstinence from opiates, including agonist replacement and abstinence therapies.
11. Identify common psychological comorbidities present in opiate-dependent patients and implications for treatment.
12. Outline the effects of opiate use on fetuses and neonates and appropriate interventions for opiate-dependent pregnant women.
13. Identify factors associated with favorable/unfavorable treatment outcome.

Faculty:

Mark Rose, BS, MA, is a licensed psychologist and researcher in the field of alcoholism and drug addiction based in Minnesota. He has contributed to the authorship of several papers on addiction, as well as other medical disorders, and serves as an Expert Advisor and Expert Witness to various law firms on matters related to substance abuse. He is on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis-based International Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine, and a member of several professional organizations.

Division Planner(s):

William E. Frey, DDS, MS, FICD

Faculty Disclosure

Contributing faculty, Mark Rose, BS, MA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Division Planner Disclosure

The division planner has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

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