Clinical Topics & Methods Category

Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Long-term Concurrent Use of Stimulants and Opioids Among Adults With ADHD

1 CE Hour
199 members have taken this course

About the Course

The objective of the study discussed in this article is to assess the prevalence and secular trends of long-term use of stimulants and opioids among adults with ADHD by assessing Medicaid Analytics eXtract data from 29 states between 1999 and 2010. This study provides insight and knowledge to the field given that there is little data currently available about long-term use of stimulants and opioids among adults with ADHD.

This course is based on the article,Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Long-term Concurrent Use of Stimulants and Opioids Among Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder created by Yu-Jung “Jenny” Wei, Ph.D et al. in 2018.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 2018

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Yu-Jung “Jenny” Wei, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville. She trained as a pharmacoepidemiologist with expertise in large-scale data analysis on medication-related issues in geriatric populations. Her research interests include medication-taking behaviors, medication prescribing quality, and the subsequent influence on patient and healthcare utilization outcomes.
Yanmin Zhu
Dr. Zhu is an instructor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. She has published more than 20 articles in peer reviewed journals.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 To identify and describe the prevalence and secular trends of, and the factors associated with, long-term concurrent use of stimulants and opioids among adults with ADHD.

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Planners and Reviewers

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Material Authors

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Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$9

Course Details

1 CE Hour
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Course 102355

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Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2038.

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