Addictions, Substance Use Category

Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults

3 CE Hours
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About the Course

This guide presents an overview of current approaches and challenges to identifying and treating CSU and concurrent SUD in adults aged 18 and older. It documents three evidence-based practices that engage and improve outcomes for individuals with CSU and concurrent SUD: FDA-approved pharmacotherapy together with counseling, contingency management together with FDA- approved pharmacotherapy and counseling, and twelve-step facilitation therapy together with FDA-approved pharmacotherapy and counseling.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults created by SAMHSA in 2021.

Publication Details

Publication Date: PEP21-06-02-002 2021

Course Material Author

SAMHSA

SAMHSA authored the material only, and was 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.

Course Creator

Mary Kay Pribyl, Ph.D.

Mary Kay Pribyl, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and holds a doctoral degree from Northwestern University. She has a private practice with children, adolescents and adults in Glenview, Illinois. She is a past president of the Illinois Psychological Association and has been a member of the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association. Her specialty areas include depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, and compulsive gambling. She has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in psychology.

Target Audience

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

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Idenitfy three of the underlying issues in treating concurrent substance use among adults.
  2. 2 Provide three examples of evidence-based practices in the treatment of concurrent substance abuse.
  3. 3 List the evidence for the benefit of the various evidence-based practices discussed.

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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

Mary Kay Pribyl, Ph.D. – No disclosures to report.

Commercial support

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

Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP)

3 CE credit hours
Eligible until May 31st, 2026
Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals approves AddictionCounselorCE.com as an approved provider for continuing education courses.
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Florida Certification Board (FCB)

3 CE credit hours
Eligible until Dec 30th, 2027
Impact CE, a service of CE learning Systems, is approved by the Florida Certification Board (FCB) to offer continuing education programs (Provider # 5069A).
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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)

3 CE credit hours
Eligible until Sep 29th, 2026
This course has been approved by CE Learning Systems, service provider of Impact CE, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #192243, CE Learning Systems is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
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Course Details

3 CE Hours
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Course 103224

Profession Group

  • Addictions

Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2041.

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