Prevention Category

Responsible and Controlled Use-Older Cannabis Users and Harm Reduction

1.75 CE Hour
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About the Course

This course examines the responsible and controlled marijuana use in older drug users and how they reduce risk through harm reduction. It includes: health risks, moderation, respiratory issues, overdose management, using the wrong strain, mental health, dependence and withdrawal, legal risks, arrest, safe access, special risks, stigmatization, identity management, personal relationships, social etiquette, and energy drain.

This course is based on the reading online article, Responsible and Controlled Use-Older Cannabis Users and Harm Reduction created by Nicholas Lau et al in 2015.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 2015

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.

Nicholas Lau
Centre for Substance Abuse Studies, Institute for Scientific Analysis, San Francisco, CA
Paloma Sales, PhD.
Paloma Sales is a medical sociologist and Co‐Principal Investigator at the Institute for Scientific Analysis who has authored and coauthored peer‐reviewed articles in the areas of pregnancy and drug use, young heroin users, Ecstasy use and sales, women dealers, nonmedical prescription drug use, and older marijuana users.
Sheigla Averill
Sheigla Averill, a Research Analyst at the Institute for Scientific Analysis, has worked on NIDA/NIH‐funded projects on pregnancy and violence, needle exchange, drug users’ engagement in health and social services, young heroin users, nonmedical prescription drug use and baby boomers’ marijuana use

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin

L.A. Rankin is a social worker with experience in many different settings with a variety of clients. She has worked with dementia and Alzheimers patients, dual diagnosis MH/MR, in a battered women’s shelter, and a rape crisis center. She also has 11 years of experience as a child protective social worker, where she earned certificates in domestic abuse/family violence and substance abuse.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Summarize Norman Zinberg’s classic theory of substance use.
  2. 2 Identify harm reduction techniques and health consequences.
  3. 3 Recognize that users believe cannabis is safer than evidence-based safety-tested pharmaceuticals.

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin – There are no relevant disclosures.

Commercial support

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

$15.75
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Course Details

1.75 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 102706

Related Topics

Prevention Harm Reduction Prevention Education Marijuana Older Adults Distinct Populations

Availability

This course is available until Dec 30th, 2032.

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