Drugs of Abuse: What Clinicians Need to Know Now

This course will allow you to better recognize recreational drugs, delineate best-practice approaches in a primary care setting and implement strategies and explore resources to reduce and achieve a substance-free life.

Target Audience

Family Physicians, General Internists, Hospitalists, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Podiatrists, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Laboratory Personnel.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the potential use of recreational drugs currently popular in South Florida, including “Molly”, crystal meth, heroin and marijuana.
  • Delineate best-practice approaches to care when recreational drug use is identified in the primary care setting.
  • Discuss current perspectives on medically appropriate application of marijuana, considering the traditional methods of use as well as the pill form.
  • Implement strategies to help patients diagnosed with substance abuse or dependence disorders achieve a substance-free life. 
  • Explore treatment resources that will help prevent or reduce the frequency and severity of relapse.

 

Additional information
Bibliography: 

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. A Guide to Substance Abuse Services for Primary Care Clinicians. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1997.  (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 24.) Chapter 5—Specialized Substance Abuse Treatment Programs. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64815/ 

 

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Laboratory Personnel
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
08/26/2016
Course expires: 
07/01/2018

Carlos Larocca, M.D. 
Assistant Co-medical Director
Addiction Treatment and Recovery Center
South Miami Hospital
Miami, Florida

Carlos Larocca, M.D., indicated that neither he nor his spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and he will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentations or discussions.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

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Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
             
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Laboratory Personnel
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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