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CE Home > Community and Home Care Nursing > CE176 Heroin is Not Chic: The Epidemic Continues
Advanced Practice Course
CE176d · 1.0 hr
Heroin is Not Chic: The Epidemic Continues
Authors: Kathleen H. Miller, RN, EdD, ANP , Margaret H. Christensen, RN, PhD & Carol A. Patsdaughter, RN, PhD, ACRN

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Objectives

The goal of this program is to help nurses identify and care for patients who are heroin users. After you study the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Describe three behaviors exhibited by patients who experience physical and psychological dependence to heroin.
  • List signs and symptoms manifested by patients with heroin overdose and with heroin withdrawal.
  • Identify two treatment modalities each for heroin dependency, overdose, and withdrawal.
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