Learning Outcomes

Introduction to Drugs and Alcohol

Health Impacts of Drugs and Alcohol

Social Implications of Drugs and Alcohol

Prevention Strategies and Approaches

Lesson Summary

In this module, you’ll be introduced to the definition and classifications of drugs, including the historical and contemporary use of drugs. You’ll learn about drug addiction, legal drugs, illegal drugs, and the health impacts of drugs and alcohol. We’ll analyse the social implications of drugs and alcohol and ways to avoid substance misuse.

Personal Empowerment and Decision-Making

Building Safe Communities

Youth and Vulnerable Populations

This module begins by exploring the relationship between self-awareness and peer pressure in the misuse of substances. You will learn how to resist substance abuse and make wise decisions. We’ll teach you the role of self-esteem in substance abuse, intervention options for substance abuse and the importance of early intervention.

Drugs and Alcohol - Awareness and Prevention - Course Assessment

Learn how to help people make better choices to prevent drug and alcohol misuse in this free online wellness course.

Drugs and Alcohol - Awareness and Prevention

Are you concerned about the impact of drugs and alcohol on your life or those of your loved ones? Effective drug awareness campaigns promote responsible drug use and reduce the likelihood of misuse. This wellness course examines drug classifications and the health effects and social implications of various substances. We explain how to raise drug and alcohol awareness to combat their misuse and discuss how to prevent and treat addiction.

Suicide and Types of Suicide Behavior

Myths and Facts about Suicide

Immediate Danger Signs of Suicide Intent

In this module, you will gain an indepth insight into the different types of suicide. You will learn about the signs to look out for and the conditions that are likely to cause suicide. This module will teach you about myths and facts that surround suicide and inform you on the methods to manage a potential suicide victim.

Management of Violent or Hostile Behavior

Management of Violent or Armed Behavior

This module will teach you about the most common factors in violent behavior. You will learn about the methods that are used to manage a violent patient who is unarmed and also the methods to use if a violent patient is armed.

Introduction to Substance Abuse

Barbiturates and Sedatives as Central Nervous System Depressants

Opioids (Narcotics) Use

Central Nervous System Stimulants

Central Nervous System Stimulants: LSD and Inhalants

Alcohol as a Central Nervous System Depressant

In this module, you will gain an insight into the various types of substance abuse. You will learn how to identify symptoms for different substance abuse and how to treat a substance abuser. You will also learn about tolerance levels for each individual and how the list of substances commonly inhaled changes constantly.

Mental Health Studies - Suicide, Violent Behavior and Substance Abuse Assessment

Learn to identify mental health problems and the importance of reducing the stigma of mental illness today.

Mental Health Studies - Suicide, Violent Behavior and Substance Abuse

This free online mental health course covers suicidal ideation, violent behavior and substance abuse. With self-harm and debilitating mental health problems increasing globally, mental health has become an increasingly important concern of healthcare systems around the world. This course will guide you through signs, symptoms and treatments for patients in potentially life-threatening situations, with practical insights to save lives. Enroll now.

Introduction to Substance Abuse and Role of Outreach Workers

The Effects of Substance Misuse

Treatment for Substance Misuse in Children and Adults

Raising Awareness and Preventing Substance Misuse

In this module, you’ll learn how to become a substance misuse outreach worker. You’ll learn about the misuse of legal and illegal substances, their ill effects on health and the biological, psychological and social factors influencing drug dependency. Explore strategies to raise awareness and prevent and support people with substance misuse issues.

Substance Misuse Outreach Worker Training - Course Assessment

This free online social work course explains how to help people overcome addiction as an outreach worker in the UK.

Substance Misuse Outreach Worker Training

Do you want to become a substance misuse outreach worker and help people overcome addiction and improve their lives? This social work course explains how to identify substance misusers and explores the nature of the substances they abuse and their adverse health effects. We discuss reasons for drug and alcohol abuse and lay out the factors leading to addiction and the strategies you can use to support recovery from substance use disorders.

Introduction

Chronic Pain and Controlled Substances

Engaging Patients in a Conversation About Naloxone

Nonpharmacological Therapies

Nonopioid Medications for Pain

Prescribing Guidelines for Controlled Substances

Selecting Opioids and Determining Opioid Dosages

Assessing Risk and Addressing Potential Harms of Opioid Use

In this module, you will discover how to take charge of controlling and navigating substances and addressing drug misuse, abuse, and addictions in detail. Moreover, you will explore chronic pain assessment and how controlled substances are classified according to schedules and provide examples of drugs on each schedule.

Course assessment

Learn about drug misuse, drug abuse, addiction and strategies for their safe use in this free online course.

Navigating Controlled Substances: Best Practices and Misuse Prevention

This course explains the differences between drug misuse, drug abuse, and addiction, including critical risk factors associated with drug misuse. Next, it covers topics such as chronic pain and controlled substances, mental illness and controlled substances, and many more in detail. Next, learn about various therapies and address potential harms associated with opioid use including multiple guidelines for controlled substances.

What Are Opioids?

Reasons for Use

Opioid Epidemic

Markets and Products

Big Pharma's Influence

In this module you will learn what opioids are, the reasons for their use; the markets and products; and Big Pharma's influence in promoting them.

Legal Issues

Physiological Effects

Addiction Treatment

Overdose Fatality Statistics

Projections and Campaign

In this module you will learn about the legal issues surrounding opioid prescriptions; the physiological effects of addiction and addiction treatment methods. You learn about overdose fatality statistics and campaigns to help those who are addicted.

Opioid Crisis - End of Course Assessment

Learn more about what opioids are, why they are used and the opioid crisis with this free online course.

Opioid Crisis

This free online opioid crisis course describes the medical and non-medical uses of opioids and explains the human and economic costs related to their misuse. Opioids are a class of drugs often used as medicines because they can relieve pain but they are also highly addictive. Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die from overdosing on opioids. In this course you will learn everything you need to know about the opioid crisis.

Introduction to Substances and Their Use

Short-Term Impacts of Substance Use

Education and Messaging for Substance Use Prevention

Empowering Individual Prevention Strategies

Community-Based Protection Strategies

Reaching At-Risk and Underserved Groups

The Addiction Process

Addressing Substance Misuse in the Workplace

Supporting Recovery and Preventing Relapse

Drug and Alcohol Awareness: Mindful Decisions - Assessment

Learn strategies for drug and alcohol awareness, community action, and addiction recovery with this free online course.

Drug and Alcohol Awareness: Mindful Decisions

Have you ever wondered how drugs and alcohol quietly affect our lives, reducing productivity and weakening the fabric of society? This course offers practical insights to help you understand their impact, raise awareness, and promote mindful living. This course was reviewed and approved by a qualified subject matter expert, Kashmaila Gulzar, a psychologist & content writer. Enrol today and start a journey to help build a safer, drug-free society.

Introduction to Addiction Science

Digital and Other Form of Addictions

Recovery and Relapse Prevention

Addiction Management and Relapse Prevention - Assessment

Learn the challenges and strategies for overcoming addiction and preventing relapse in this free online training course.

Addiction Management and Relapse Prevention

This free addiction management course will show you how addiction rewires the brain and explore proven psychological and therapeutic approaches for lasting recovery. Discover the neurobiology of addiction, the psychology of compulsive behaviour, and the social factors that shape recovery. Whether you are a healthcare professional, social worker, counsellor, or student, the course will provide you with knowledge, compassion, and confidence.

Understanding Substance Abuse, Addictions and Mental Health

Alcohol, Tobacco, Drink and Drug driving

Stimulants and community Development Response

This module is the foundation of this program and covers in detail the drugs, their effects and how it impacts the psycho-social functioning of a person. You will also look at the cycle of addiction and how people progress from experimentation to full-blown addiction and realise the risks and consequences.

Interventions and Psycho Spirituality

Understanding Human Behaviour and the Driving Factors

Pleasure Unwoven and Principles of the Brain

Go deep into the subject of dual diagnosis. Explore addiction and its relations with mental health issues. Understand what mental health issues are, what they look like, and how they develop. Recognise underlying issues that predispose people towards addictive behaviour and learn the mechanism behind the brain system veering towards addiction.

Ottawa charter, Drug Strategic Framework and Pharmacotherapies

Orthomolecular Science and Functional Medicine

Maintaining optimal Health

Diploma in Addictions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment - Assessment 1

This module introduces you to the bigger picture in the fight against drug abuse and mental health. You learn about the best harm minimisation strategies and understand the benefit of optimal health for smooth brain functioning and how to use it as a tool and resource to create healthy individuals and communities.

Brain works – Neurophysiology

Psychosis vs Dissociation and Library of Science

Orthomolecular Science and Integrative Psychiatry

This module looks at how the brain works, the neurophysiology behind this, and how to optimise brain functions. The subjects are described through the path-breaking work of Dr. Carolyn Leaf on brain cells and memory building, Dr. McCauley's work on reward pathways, Dr. Ross on psychosis vs dissociation, and Dr. Amen’s on integrative psychiatry.

Underlying Issues that causes Anger

Dealing with Ambivalence and Internal Conflict

Negative Thinking, Neuroplasticity and Cross Cultural Issues

Intervention and Tripod of Support

Diploma in Addictions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment - Assessment 2

In this module, unpack and work through some common themes and issues that people with dual diagnosis have to tackle and work through. Learn to apply those principles of healing to yourself and to those you care about. You will also look at brief and early interventions and set up a tripod of support for people you care about.

Diploma in Addictions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment - Course Assessment

Explore the impact and treatments of a combination of substance abuse and mental disorders in this free online course.

Diploma in Addictions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment

‘Dual diagnosis’ is a condition where mental disorders and substance abuse problems simultaneously appear. Also referred to as ‘co-occurring disorders’ (COD), this condition can severely impact the mental health of those affected. It is therefore prudent to understand such a dual diagnosis and how to deal with it. This course outlines the symptoms, impacts and treatments of dual diagnosis and trains you to help the community.

The Role of Prevention

Risk Factors and Protective Factors

Protection of Mental Health

In this module, you will learn about the types of prevention of mental health and behavioral issues. You will also learn about the influence of protective and risk factors on the prevention of mental health issues. Finally, you will gain some insight into the importance of family and educational institutions in the protection of mental health.

Epidemiology

Externalizing and Internalizing Mental Health Issues

Emotional Difficulties in Children

School Failure and Mental Health

In this module, you will learn more about the types of mental health disorders children can experience and about the behavioral difficulties and abnormalities that come with those disorders. You will gain insight into the way these disorders can develop and the usual age when they can be discovered.

The Period of Adolescence

Adolescents in the Modern World

Prevention and Protection of Mental Health of Adolescents

In this module, you will learn more about adolescence and the challenges young people face during this time in their lives. You will also learn about the stressors and risk factors adolescents face in the modern world. You will gain insight into interventions taken to protect adolescents' mental health.

Mental Health of Children With Developmental Difficulties

Early Intervention

Education of Children With Difficulties

In this module, you will learn more about protecting the mental health of children with developmental difficulties. You will learn about the importance of early intervention and the characteristics of those children and their needs. You will gain insight into the proper educational support those children need and the role schools play.

Psycho-Social Treatment

Types of Treatment and Interventions

Alcohol Consumption and Prevention

In this module, you will learn more about the psycho-social treatment and methods used to prevent addiction and substance abuse in young people. You will also learn about the risk factors that could potentially lead to alcohol consumption and the difficulties and consequences of intoxication in adolescents.

Protection of Children's Mental Health - Course Assessment

Learn about strategies and methods used to protect children's mental health in this free online course.

Protection of Children's Mental Health

This course provides an invaluable opportunity to learn about protecting children's mental health. We present methods and activities that can be used in healthcare systems and education to preserve children's mental health. This course also provides strategies and advice on how to offer help to children who experience mental health issues and how to identify children who are potentially struggling with their mental health.

Introduction to Alcohol Dependence

Alcoholism Causes and Psychosocial Therapies

Self Therapies and Pharmacotherapies

Complementary Therapy and Therapy Effects

In this module, you will explore alcohol dependence, delving into its background, epidemiology, and the psychiatric conditions associated with alcoholism. You will learn about the causes of alcoholism, various psychosocial therapies, self-help therapies, and pharmacotherapies. Additionally, you will gain insights into complementary therapies.

Alcohol Dependence: Evidence-Based Treatment - Course Assessment

This free online course explores the psychiatric conditions, causes and psychosocial therapies for alcohol dependence.

Alcohol Dependence: Evidence-Based Treatment

Alcohol dependence prevalence can be affected by gender, ethnicity, and various sociocultural factors. This course offers evidence-based treatments and delves into the complexities of alcohol dependence. Healthcare professionals will acquire the psychiatric and psychosocial expertise needed to tackle this issue. Enroll in this course today to become a leader in diagnosing, managing, and treating alcohol dependence.

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