Navigating Controlled Substances: Best Practices and Misuse Prevention

Name: Navigating Controlled Substances: Best Practices and Misuse Prevention
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Learn about drug misuse, drug abuse, addiction and strategies for their safe use in this free online course.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Describe the scope of the drug abuse epidemic in the United States
Summarize the differences between drug misuse, drug abuse, and addiction
Identify how controlled substances are classified according to schedules and provide examples of drugs on each schedule
Outline risk factors for drug misuse or diversion
Describe best practices that prescribers can implement to prevent drug misuse or diversion
Explain behaviors that could indicate drug misuse or diversion on the part of a patient or doctor
Outline commonly misused and diverted drugs as well as sources for diversion

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