Drug And Alcohol Use Disorders In Healthcare Environments For Medical Employees

Occasionally drinking too much, taking painkillers, or experimenting with drugs, can lead to a substance use disorder. This course helps medical employees understand how to avoid, deal with, or recover from, that outcome.

Stressing how a substance use disorder of any kind is a serious illness that can cause a medical employee to lose their job, license, savings, friends, family, and freedom, this course shows the connection between understanding substance use disorders and mitigating the chances of them destroying one’s life. From spotlighting commonly misused substances, and how a substance use disorder develops, to how to minimize their effect on the healthcare facility, this course helps employees recognize a substance use disorder and find the help that they, or a co-worker, may need to keep the healthcare workplace drug- and alcohol-free.

Present this course so all medical employees know which substances are often misused, understand the threat drug and alcohol use disorders pose to themselves and their coworkers, and know the substance use disorder recovery process.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

Medical employees throughout the healthcare environment

• Introduction
• Substances That Are Often Misused Among Healthcare Professionals
• Substances That Are Often Misused
• Marijuana Alcohol And Other Depressants
• Opioids Stimulants And Over-The-Counter Drugs
• How People Develop A Substance Use Disorder
• Physical Drug Dependency And Preventing Substance Use Disorders
• Drug And Alcohol Policies
• Recovering From A Substance Use Disorder
• Conclusion

• Drug And Alcohol Use Disorders In Food Processing And Handling Environments For Employees
• Drug And Alcohol Use Disorders In Healthcare Environments For Office And Facilities Employees
• Drug And Alcohol Use Disorders In Food Processing And Handling Environments For Managers And Supervisors