CTN webinar: Drug abuse 101.
This two-hour course, produced by the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Clinical Coordinating Center for CTN members and the public, provides an overview of important information about drugs of abuse, including intoxication and withdrawal syndromes of various drug classes, DMS-IV substance abuse and dependence criteria, and commonly used methods and procedures used to evaluate substance use, abuse, and dependence measures.
The target audience is CTN members and members of the public interested in learning the basics about drug abuse and the identification of addiction.
Presented by Gloria M. Miele, PhD (Columbia University, GNY Node).
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Assessment, Clinical Coordinating Center webinar, Screening and assessment instruments, Training, Withdrawal syndrome
Authors :
Miele, Gloria M.
Source :
Produced by the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network's Clinical Coordinating Center, November 4, 2010