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Pharmacotherapy for Substance Abuse Disorders

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(0.6 ceu)

An elective for the Certificate Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies

In this one-day workshop, get an overview of current pharmacotherapies for substance use disorders (for example, nicotine, alcohol, opioids, and stimulants) and review topical issues in the field, including buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction, long-term methadone maintenance treatment, co-occurring disorders, and prescription drug abuse. Learn the importance of psychosocial treatments in the context of pharmacotherapy and the most common challenges providers face related to the use of medication therapy for substance use disorders, as well as disorders that co-occur with mental illness.

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