Discover short-and long-term Methamphetamine addiction effects including its treatment in this free online course. This course offers essential information for mental health professionals and allied healthcare workers regarding the epidemiology, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of methamphetamine addiction. Explore the short- and long-term effects of addiction, as well as its distinct characteristics compared to other substance abuse treatment protocols. You will also gain vital clinical considerations for optimizing treatment. Start this course today.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195596 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Describe the brief history of methamphetamine • Discuss the current epidemic of methamphetamine abuse including its multi-layered impact • Define the chronic and acute effects of methamphetamine • Explain the differences between methamphetamine and cocaine • Summarize efficacious psychosocial and pharmacological treatments targeting methamphetamine addiction • Explain how key brain areas are affected by structural changes • Describe treatment of methamphetamine dependence and associate conditions • Outline the management strategies of aggressive and violent patients |
| Course Code | 7074 |
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