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Alcohol, Drugs, and Baby Boomers: Are you ready?
Course
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English
15 h
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Free certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
WEEK 1: Substance use and the older adult: how common is it and why should we care?
- Who is a baby boomer: the aging population
- Introduction to substance use and the older adult
- Prevalence of substance use among those over the age of 50
- Understanding substance use related harm and the older adult
WEEK 2: The aging body and the use of alcohol and drugs – what are the risks?
- Acute effects of alcohol
- Substance use disorders in the older adult
- Alcohol and aging
- Long term effects
- Introduction to prevention
- Harm Reduction Model for prevention
- IOM prevention model for substance use disorders
- Intervention perspectives
WEEK 4: Screening for at-risk substance use in the older adult
- Introduction to screening
- Domains of substance use and substance use disorders
- Screening approaches
- Screening and assessment
WEEK 5: Brief interventions and referral to treatment - healthy choices
- Referral to treatment
- Comorbidity
- Self-help support programs
- Care givers
- Maintenance: healthy living and substance use
Prerequisite
None
Instructors
- Deborah Finnell - Department of Acute and Chronic Care
- Christine Savage - Department of Community-Public Health
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