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  • Enhance Professional Knowledge and Effectiveness

    92% of people strongly agree/agree... "The course information has enhanced my professional knowledge and effectiveness in my interaction with individuals affected."

  • Highly Recommended

    87% of people strongly agree/agree... "Would recommend this course to a friend or colleague."

  • Trusted SUD Education

    Trusted by clinicians, professionals, and partners in all 50 U.S. states, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Navy, NIH National Institute of Drug Abuse, Health Departments, Schools, Colleges and Universities, and more.

  • Video-Based On-Demand Courses

    ACCME and ANCC accredited video-based on-demand courses. Take online courses from anywhere, completing when it is convenient for you.

  • Evidence Informed

    Evidence-informed learning design drawn from cognitive psychology research, a broad-based theory that analyzes the process of taking in new information. Applies Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives.

  • CE Credit and Certificate

    Obtain the CME/CE hours required for licensed professionals and DEA MATE Act. Certificates and CE credit available upon successful course completion.

ANCC Nursing Accreditation Statement

The Overdose Lifeline online courses provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) CE credits through Purdue University Continuing Nursing Education. Purdue University Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Prior to taking this course, I was not aware of the physiologic changes in the brain leading to addiction. I had no idea that using substances during the teenage yielded a higher chance of developing a substance use disorder. Additionally, the fact that the brain is basically rewired to place drugs at the top of the survival hierarchy within the brain.

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Learning about the cycle of addiction and stages was eye opening. With an understanding that setbacks are an expected part of the process toward recovery, therefore working with the client on their recovery plan is as important as the treatment plan.

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In the past when I thought about stigma and addiction, I typically thought about how another person (family member, neighbor) stigmatize someone with this disease. I now have a better understanding of how stigma from other areas of one's life (medical communities, law enforcement, etc.) affects someone with this disease and creates a barrier for recovery.

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This was a very eye opening course as to how childhood trauma not only affects our behavior but our health outcomes and chronic conditions directly. This is a true public health threat that needs to be addressed with education and concern placed on early intervention.

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