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Phar 1005
Introduction to Drug Therapies of Addiction: Medicine or Menace?
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Internet-Delivered
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
2 credits
dtherapy@umn.edu |
Course description
Explore the drug therapies (pharmacotherapy) of addiction through this completely online, self-study course. This course describes and explains the rationale behind drug regulation (what makes a drug controlled versus illicit versus simply prescription), the drug therapy strategies used to treat pain and how the concepts of tolerance, physical dependence, and addiction influence care, mechanisms of action of various illicit and prescription medications which are commonly misused (e.g. Ritalin), as well as the drug therapy of addiction (e.g. Methadone). This is an opportunity for students to gain basic drug therapy knowledge in this topic area. |
There is no textbook for this course. Students use WebVista to view audio-narrated presentations and download handout materials (also available for purchase.) The required course orientation is completed online. Completion of a medical terminology course (such as Phar 1002) is recommended, but not required. Phar 1003, Phar 1004 are not prerequisites, nor a sequence; Phar 1003, 1004, and 1005 can be taken individually and in any order. This course is not a professional-level course and does not count toward a professional degree (e.g. PharmD.)
Course Objectives
After completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the rationale behind the regulation of controlled substances
- List the criteria used to determine the scheduling of controlled substances
- Describe the physiological and pharmacologic nature of addiction
- Differentiate tolerance, physical dependence, and addiction
- Apply pain management drug therapy strategies to a simplified patient case scenario
- Explain how commonly misused prescription medications discussed in this course mediate their effects
- Describe mechanism of action of drug therapy treatments for addiction discussed in this course
- List the major challenges associated with common addiction drug therapy options
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Topic |
| Module 1 |
Drug Regulation
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| Module 2 |
Nature of Addiction
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| Module 3 |
Pain Management
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| Module 4 |
Non-prescription Drugs with Abuse Potential |
| Module 5 |
Prescription Drugs with Abuse Potential |
| Module 6 |
Illicit Drugs of Abuse
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| Module 7 |
Addiction Treatments |
| Module 8 |
Addiction Controversies |
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