

ADDICTION - HEROIN
Take This Course to Learn More about Heroin
Self paced
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1.5 CH available!
The Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board as approved this course for 1.5 CH for Both treatment and prevention professionals!
In this course you will find a scholarly definition of heroin from NIDA.
You will also see some of the most recently statistics of heroin/opioid use in America.
You will explore defined risk factors for use and current treatment approaches, including conventional treatments as well as promising alternative (non-pharmaceutical) treatments which are showing great promise.
There are three short true/false tests and one activity - creating a public service announcement!
Language of instruction: English
- 1.5 CH approved for Ohio Chemical Dependency/Prevention Professionals!
- Anyone Can Take this Course to Learn about Heroin
- What is Heroin Addiction
- Who Uses Heroin and How Often
- Current Research-Risk Factors and Treatment Approaches
Dr. Donna Poppendieck - also known as Dr. P - has extensive experience in the mental health field, in particular addictions. She has 17 years of experience with children and adults in addictions counseling and prevention, with the highest licensure in chemical dependency counseling and the highest certification in the field of prevention.. Dr. P has been teaching addictions at the college level for 10 years. Dr. P also has an extensive educational background with a bachelor's degree, two master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees. Dr. P teaches for several American Universities
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