This course examines the responsible and controlled marijuana use in older drug users and how they reduce risk through harm reduction. It includes: health risks, moderation, respiratory issues, overdose management, using the wrong strain, mental health, dependence and withdrawal, legal risks, arrest, safe access, special risks, stigmatization, identity management, personal relationships, social etiquette, and energy drain.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, Responsible and Controlled Use-Older Cannabis Users and Harm Reduction created by Nicholas Lau et al in 2015.
Publication Date
2015
Course Material Authors
Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were 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.
Nicholas Lau
Centre for Substance Abuse Studies, Institute for Scientific Analysis, San Francisco, CA
Paloma Sales, PhD.
Paloma Sales is a medical sociologist and Co‐Principal Investigator at the Institute for Scientific Analysis who has authored and coauthored peer‐reviewed articles in the areas of pregnancy and drug use, young heroin users, Ecstasy use and sales, women dealers, nonmedical prescription drug use, and older marijuana users.
Sheigla Averill
Sheigla Averill, a Research Analyst at the Institute for Scientific Analysis, has worked on NIDA/NIH‐funded projects on pregnancy and violence, needle exchange, drug users’ engagement in health and social services, young heroin users, nonmedical prescription drug use and baby boomers’ marijuana use
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:
Summarize Norman Zinberg’s classic theory of substance use.
Identify harm reduction techniques and health consequences.
Recognize that users believe cannabis is safer than evidence-based safety-tested pharmaceuticals.
Availability
This course is available starting Feb 5th, 2020 and expires Dec 30th, 2032
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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
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Course Creator
L.A. Rankin – There are no relevant disclosures.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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