Course 2 - Non-Opioid Substance Abuse
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Treatment
In many regions in the United States, it is not only opioids that are killing tens of thousands of people per year, but the mixing other dangerous prescription and non-prescription drugs with opioids and alcohol. These deadly mixtures are known as “Goofballs” and “Speedballs” and are destroying many urban and rural American communities.
A Goofball or Speedball is a deadly combination of potent cocaine or methamphetamine and fentanyl. This poison can be taken orally, intravenously, snorted or smoked. Whatever the method, Goofballs and Speedballs can quickly kill.
Celebrities like John Belushi, Chris Farley, River Phoenix, and Layne Staley all died from polysubstance overdoses. Cocaine and methamphetamine provide the substance abuser with an “Up” to counter the opioid’s “Down.”
This webinar will discuss the following Non-opioid substances in detail that are also highly addictive, dangerous, and are frequently mixed with opioids:
- Cocaine, Amphetamines, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids and Alcohol
This course offers 4 – CE credit hours for the following professions:
NURSES, DENTAL PROFESSIONALS, PHARMACISTS, REGISTERED DIETITIANS & DTRs, PSYCHOLOGISTS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS & ADDICTION COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS & OTAs, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS & PTAs, CASE MANAGERS, NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS (Distance Learning), MASSAGE THERAPISTS.