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Adolescent Substance Abuse: A Focus on Novel Drugs
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1 CE Credit
Speaker: Kathleen Jordan, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, ENP-C, SANE-P, FAEN, FAAN

 This discussion will include an overview of screening adolescents for illicit drug use, the most common novel drugs used to include pathophysiology, symptoms and treatment, and a discussion of clinical strategies for prevention and treatment.

Target Audience: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Physicians

  1. Describe the incidence and prevalence of illicit substance use and abuse in the adolescent population.  (pharmacology)
  2. Identify the unique challenges associated with the use of novel drugs among adolescents. (pharmacology)
  3. Describe the pathophysiology, symptoms and treatment for common novel drugs of abuse. (pharmacology)
  4.  Discuss evidence-based clinical strategies for the identification, intervention and referral to treatment among adolescents who are at-risk for a substance-abuse disorder.
AAENP (ABNP #1571) designates this activity for 1 hours.

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