This course has been approved for 10 clock hours by the Commission on Case Manager Certification from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008.

The purpose of this course is to provide health care professionals with the latest and most significant findings related to the diagnosis and treatment of addictive illness.

Upon completing this home study course, you will be able to:

Part One:

1. Discuss the definitions, stages, and principles of addictive illness.
   
   
2. Identify the common drugs of abuse and their physiological effects.
   
   
3. Relate the history and evaluation of addiction treatment models.
   
   
4. Describe the diagnostic process and disease progression of diagnostic illness.
   
   
5. Compare the theories of addiction.
   
   
6. Discuss normal brain neurochemistry.
   
   
7. Explain the neurochemistry of addiction and its relationship to genetic expression.
   
   
8. Explain the psychobiology of craving in addictive illness.
   
   
9. Describe future trends in the diagnosis of addictive illnesses.

Part Two:

10. Discuss how to improve early intervention for addicts in acute care settings.
    
    
11. Describe crisis intervention for the substance abuser.
    
    
12. Identify the typical psychosocial treatment models.
    
    
13. Describe the assessment of abstinence syndrome and monitoring detoxification.
    
    
14. Explain the concept of treatment termination.
    
    
15. Discuss relapse and its prevention in the substance abuser.
    
    
16. Discuss the future implications for prevention and treatment of addictions.