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Heroin and Prescription Opioids

About the Course

This course covers Heroin and prescription Opioids. It includes: what heroin is and how it is used, the scope of heroin in the US, the effects of heroin on the body, the immediate short-term effects of heroin use, the long-term effects of heroin use, heroin’s link to prescription drug misuse, medical complications of chronic heroin use, why heroin use creates a special risk for contracting HIV/AIDS and hepatitis b and c, how heroin use affects pregnant women, what can be done for heroin overdose and treatments for heroin use disorder.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Heroin and Prescription Opioids created by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in 2018.

Publication Date

June 2018 and January 2018

Course Material Author

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin

L.A. Rankin is a social worker with experience in many different settings with a variety of clients. She has worked with dementia and Alzheimers patients, dual diagnosis MH/MR, in a battered women’s shelter, and a rape crisis center. She also has 11 years of experience as a child protective social worker, where she earned certificates in domestic abuse/family violence and substance abuse.

Recommended For

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Acknowledge the widespread problem of opioid abuse.
  2. Identify risk factors and treatments for opioid use disorder.
  3. Summarize the treatments for pregnant women.

Availability

This course is available starting Feb 5th, 2020 and expires Jan 4th, 2038

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

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Course Number 102702
1.25 CE credit hour
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  • Reading-Based Online
Exam Fee $7.46
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