WHY NOT POT? A Review of the Brain-Based Risks of Cannabis
$17.00 — 1 Credit
WHY NOT POT? A Review of the Brain-Based Risks of Cannabis
Description
The use of marijuana is associated with several brain-based risks. The authors provide an historical perspective on marijuana and review contemporary research on its potential for negative effects on the brain. They discuss the risk of cannabis dependence, driving under the influence of cannabis, underachievement, inducing (or worsening) certain psychiatric conditions, and the potential for progression to use of more dangerous drugs — summarized by the acronym DDUMB, a cognitive tool that will help healthcare providers in their risk/benefit discussions with patients who use cannabis.
Format: Asynchronous, reading-based distance learning. Non-interactive.
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Course Details
- Credits
- 1
- Course Format
- Reading-based, asynchronous, distance-learning, non-interactive.
- Target Audience
- Psychologists, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, Addiction Counselors, Nurses
- CE Credit Type / Category
- General
- Course Level
- Intermediate
- Conflict of Interest
- None reported
- Publication Date
- September 18, 2016
- Last Modified
- September 18, 2016
Learning Objectives
- Explain the risks of marijuana use
- Apply the mnemonic, DDUMB, in discussing the risks of marijuana use with patients
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Syllabus 10 lessons
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Introduction
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] History of Hemp and Politics of Pot
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Cannabis Chemistry and Pharmacology
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Dependence
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Driving
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Underachievement
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Mental Illness
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Bad To Worse
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Conclusion
- 🖹 [B1023-B04] Additional References
Instructors
Kai MacDonald, MD
Katherine Pappas, BA
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