Learning Objectives

After completing this course you’ll be able to:

1.	Describe the continuum of drug use according to Figure 1.
2.	Describe a users expectations when drinking alcohol.
3.	State the most effective way for mental health professionals to learn about drugs.
4.	Describe the percent of Americans who have used an illicit drug.
5.	List and define dependence symptoms (Table 3).
6.	List abuse symptoms (Table 4).
7.	State the most prevalent illicit drug across nations.
8.	State which ethnic group has a higher percentage of drug use
9.	State which groups received the diagnosis of abuse and dependence most often.
10.	State the age at which most drug use begins and why this is the best predictor of problems.
11.	Discuss the effects of comorbidities and the prognosis.
12.	Discuss drug problems among those with problem gambling, eating disorders and attention deficit disorder.
13.	Discuss the borderline personality disorder and substance abuse.
14.	Discuss suicide attempts among drug dependent individuals.
15.	Discuss substance abuse and genetics.
16.	List several factors that improve treatment.
17.	Discuss note taking when conducting an assessment.
18.	Describe the Timeline Follow-Back.
19.	Describe the contemplation ladder.
20.	Discuss the research of Jungerman, et al., 2007 regarding duration of treatment.
21.	List safer methods of drug administration when compared to intravenous administration.
22.	List several events that impact a drug user’s trajectory.
23.	Describe motivational interviewing.
24.	Define self-efficacy.
25.	Describe the decisional balance.
26.	Define challenging.
27.	Define prolapsed, relapse, and lapse.
28.	Describe the interpersonal and intrapersonal categories.
29.	Define alexthymia.
30.	Describe the 12-step facilitation therapy (TSF).
31.	Describe Vipassana meditation.
32.	List several drugs approved for treatment for drug-related and alcohol disorders.