Edward Fisher, Ph.D.,R.Ph. Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy
Disclosure: Dr. Fisher has no financial arrangements with any corporate organization that might have an interest in the subject being presented.
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Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to
- Describe the scope of the problem associated with substance abuse;
- List in order of addiction potential the most commonly abused drugs; Describe signs and symptoms of addiction
- Describe some of the current theories on the etiology of addiction;
- Recommend rational pharmacotherapy for addiction to ethanol, opioids,(and other depressants), nicotine, (and other stimulants), and gambling
- List the common adverse effects associated with drugs used to treat addiction;
- Describe the mechanism of action of drugs used to treat addiction.
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