Email UpdatesThis lecture is Part 2 of a six-hour webinar series from the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM) and Opioid Response Network (ORN) that will explore issues related to opioid and methamphetamine use disorders, with particular attention to special populations (e.g., adolescents, pregnant and post-partum individuals, people using cannabis) and in special settings (e.g., emergency departments, dental offices). Additionally, recognizing, diagnosing, and treating opioid use disorder, psychostimulant toxicity, and psychostimulant use disorder will be discussed.
This course will discuss the pathophysiology of psychostimulant toxicity, treatment. This lecture will also discuss the illicit market for psychostimulants and how it has evolved over the past decade. At the conclusion of this seminar, attendees should be able to:
- Understand the pathophysiology of acute psychostimulant toxicity
- Understand current treatment options for acute psychostimulant toxicity
- Understand the nature and distribution of New Psychoactive Substances
- Understand that the current psychostimulants available on the illicit market are constantly changing.