Substances of Abuse Annual Conference

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Click HERE to register for The Annual Substances of Abuse Conference to be held at the GA Center for Continuing Education. Substance abuse refers to the production, distribution, sale and inappropriate non-medical use of chemical substances. Substance abuse threatens the sociologic and economic well-being of our society. Georgia’s geographic location makes the state a major site for importation of substances of abuse (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, etc) and for distribution throughout the United States. Moreover, the high demand for known and designer drugs of abuse has created a network of clandestine drug manufacturing laboratories. Abuse of anabolic steroids, prescriptions and over-the-counter medications is also on the rise. The problems associated with substance abuse present a variety of challenges for health care practitioners, educators and the legal community. It is important to know the effective methods of drug testing, deterrence and/or treatment of drug abuses and have up-to-date knowledge of the basic pharmacologic and toxicologic actions of common substances of abuse.

Description

The workshop content has been designed to provide the most current information about common substances of abuse, patterns of use, methods of drug testing,pharmacologic/toxicologic actions and methods of treating overdoses, addiction and habituation.

Register for Monday's program, Introduction to Substances of Abuse, to earn 6.0 hours of CE credit.

Register for Tuesday's program, Emerging Substances of Abuse, to earn 6.0 hours of CE credit.

Licensed Professional Counselors “12.0 Core contact hours of continuing education have been approved for licensed professional counselors by the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia. Approval #3274-12.

Peace Officers
The GA Peace Officer Standards and Training Council has approved this conference for 12.0 hours of training credit. Attendence at 90% of the seminar is required to receive training credit. Each officer must sign in at Information Table outside meeting room. Course Number: NXM19G

PLEASE NOTE:
To be eligible for Continuing Education credit, participants must attend the entire 6-hour program each day, and complete the online Request for Continuing Education Credit form and Program Evaluation form. No partial credit will be awarded for each day's program.

Target Audience

This program is intended for pharmacists, healthcare workers, educators, judicial professionals,social workers, and law enforcement.

Schedule

Monday, October 15 - Introduction to Substances of Abuse

Program will be held in Masters Auditorium in the GA Center

8:30 – 9:00 Registration

Morning Session

9:00 – 10:00 Drug Testing/Drug Scams

10:00 – 12:00 Drugs and Substances of Abuse
Alcohol, Marijuana, Cocaine and Crack, Club Drugs

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch – Magnolia Room

Afternoon Session

1:00 – 4:00 Drugs and Substances of Abuse, Continued
Inhalants, LSD and other Hallucinogens,
Benzodiazepines, Opiates/Narcotics/Heroin/Methadone,
Anabolic Steroids/Drugs abused in sports

Tuesday, October 16 – Emerging Substances of Abuse

Program will be held in Masters Auditorium in the GA Center

8:30 – 9:00 Registration

Morning Session Moderator: Dr. Trina von Waldner

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Introductions

9:10 – 12:00 Scope of Abuse in Georgia
Current Trends in Substances of Abuse
Pharmacologic Effects of Abused Substances

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch – Magnolia Room

Afternoon Session Moderator: Dr. Paul Brooks

1:00 – 3:30 Synthetic Marijuana and Bath Salts
Prescription Drug Monitoring
Update on Drug Testing

3:30 – 4:00 Discussion, Wrap-up and Adjourn

Requirements

To be eligible for Continuing Education credit, participants must attend the entire 6-hour program each day, and complete the online Request for Continuing Education Credit form and Program Evaluation form. No partial credit will be awarded for each day's program.

Financial support for this program provided by:

The United States Department of Justice through the Drug Enforcement Administration

Courses Offered

Course	Contact Hours/CEUs
Pharmacist: Introduction to Substances of Abuse (details)	6.0/0.6
Pharmacy Tech.: Introduction to Substances of Abuse (details)	6.0/0.6
Pharmacist: Emerging Substances of Abuse (details)	6.0/0.6
Pharmacy Tech.: Emerging Substances of Abuse (details)	6.0/0.6