August 2013 Street Drugs Webinar

Emerging Drugs of Abuse: Herbal Incense, Bath Salts & Purple Drank

Produced in Partnership with JRW Behavioral Health Services

Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 @ 3 - 4:30pm EST (2 CST/1 MST/12 PST)

Archived: This webinar will be recorded. Click here to access this 90-minute webinar for free after the live event! Take this online CE Quiz (coming soon...) to earn credit for your time.

Download: PowerPoint Outline (coming soon...) and Live Event Q&A (coming soon...)

Description: New drugs of abuse have been appearing on the American streets in increasing numbers over the last several years, and they present an on-going challenge to addiction treatment providers. Until recently, only limited, often inconsistent information was available about these substances. In this webinar, participants will be introduced to three substances (“bath salts”, "herbal incense" and “purple drank”) that are gaining in popularity and availability. Specific issues that will be discussed include physical and psychological effects, relationship to other and more common substances, legality and availability and addiction potential. This webinar will focus both on new knowledge about these substances and on what we still need to learn in order to work effectively with clients.

Price: Education is FREE to all professionals

Earn Continuing Education Credit: All applicants for CE credit are required to complete and pass this online CE Quiz (coming soon...) after viewing the webinar. Members of NAADAC or AccuCare Subscribers receive a Certificate of Completion for 1.5 CEs for free. Non-members of NAADAC or Non-subscribers of AccuCare receive 1.5 CEs for $20 (make payment here). A CE certificate will be emailed to you within 21 days of submission and receiving payment, if applicable. Click here for a complete list of who accepts NAADAC Continuing Education Credit.

Learning Objectives:

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

Describe the effects of “herbal incense”, “bath salts” and purple drank;
Identify the legal status of each of the three drugs;
Identify the addiction potential of the three drugs; and
Describe how the three drugs are similar to or different from better-known psychoactive substances.

Presenter:

J. Randall Webber, MPH, CADC is currently the Principal Consultant at JRW Behavioral Health Services, a Chicago-based training and consultation agency. He is also an instructor at the CADC School and a clinical counselor at Behavioral Services in Skokie, IL. He has worked in the addiction profession for the past 41 years as a counselor, prevention worker, program director and trainer. Randall has also provided training across North America on such topics as addiction science, substance abuse treatment methods and the nexus of addiction and related issues like domestic violence, child maltreatment and criminal justice. He has authored or co-authored a wide variety of papers, articles and book chapters, and has held teaching positions at numerous colleges and universities, most recently Loyola University of Chicago.

Who Should Attend:
Addiction professionals, employee assistance professionals, social workers, mental health counselors, professional counselors, psychologists andother helping professionals that are interested in learning about addiction-related matters.

Technology Partner

This webinar is produced in partnership with Orion Healthcare Technology.

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