• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Drug overdoses account for the loss of 100,000 lost American lives annually, while alcohol-related deaths mirror those staggering numbers, even though ubiquitously available for anyone at least 21 years old.

  As the “poster child” for the subjectivity of laws regarding substances of abuse through its shift from being legal, to prohibition, and then back again, alcohol truly begs one to ponder our overall “war on drugs”. To round off this program, the discussion will also venture into the concept of inhalants that are abused across the globe on a daily basis, with particular attention to what we, as healthcare professionals, need to know to best educate our patients and possibly even save a life. Join Dr. Mark Garofoli for a glass-half-full approach to drastically helping patients either with alcohol use disorder or even managing occasional alcohol use with other medications or substances of abuse.

  
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   23126H99_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   23126H99_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Distinguish inhalants between groups of nitrites, anesthetics, and volatile solvents

  Recall ethyl alcohol’s legal history and pharmacology applicable to patient care

  Recognize that American drug overdose deaths are relatively the same as American alcohol-related deaths annually

  Recall the FDA-approved alcohol withdrawal and alcohol relapse prevention medications

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1035760

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-23-126-H99-P
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Mark  Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS Assistant Professor, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

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