Novel Drugs of Abuse: What Clinicians Need to Know

Date: 10/11/2024           Time: 9:30 – 11:00am Contact Hrs: 1.5             CEU’s: 1.5
Enrollment Limited to: No limit
Method: Lecture, discussion

Description:
Novel drugs are synthetic illicit drugs sometimes referred to as designer drugs and are often sold as legal, safe, nondrug products, frequently escaping regulation, resulting in delays in professionals and legislators recognizing their use and impacts. Examples include bath salts, kratom, kava, Phenethylamines, and more. These substances often do not come with recommended dosage or known ingredients due to inconsistent manufacturing and constantly changing composition, making it difficult to know their impacts or risks. Understanding as much as we can about these substances, including their impact on physical and mental health, is critical to workforces working with individuals who are consuming these substances or may be at risk for consuming these substances. This session will provide an overview of these various substances comprising this category of drugs, their intoxication and withdrawal symptoms, and co-occurring mental health and physical health concerns. Time for questions will be available after the presentation.

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate between the novel substances of abuse and routes of administration.
• Identify the signs and symptoms associated with intoxication and withdrawal.
  Articulate the addictive and long-term risks of use of novel substances of abuse

Instructor: Nicholas Batson, M.D. M.M.M
Location: Zoom
Cost: This training is free of charge to participants and is funded through the support of an Opioid Settlement Treatment awarded to WJCS by Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health.

Westchester Jewish Community Services is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0101, and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW0067, and by The New York State Education Department’s State Board
for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0313

Please note: To receive CE credits, one must attend the entirety of the class. Partial credit will not be awarded to those who attend only a portion of the class. Therefore, late arrival or an early departure of greater than 10 minutes constitutes not attending a class in its entirety. To document attendance, participants must sign in and out of the class and complete an evaluation at the end of each class.