- Credit Hours: 3 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $39.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe current rates of stimulant use disorders and overdose in the United States, including trends involving the combination of stimulants with synthetic opioids.
- Identify factors contributing to the increasing lethality of stimulant use, including rising purity, decreasing cost, and polysubstance use patterns.
- Explain the medical aspects of stimulant use disorders, including toxicity, intoxication, and clinical manifestations requiring medical management.
- Describe the identification and management of medical and mental health complications associated with stimulant use disorders.
- Identify co-occurring disorders and conditions commonly associated with stimulant use and explain their impact on treatment approaches.
- Analyze the unmet treatment needs of individuals with stimulant use disorders, including challenges related to treatment retention and access.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders (TIP 33) Module 1 covers the epidemiology of stimulant use disorders in the United States, including overdose trends, the growing danger of stimulants combined with opioids, and the rising purity and falling cost of cocaine and methamphetamine. It also addresses the neuroscience behind stimulant use disorders, including how stimulants affect the brain’s reward and stress systems, dopamine pathways, craving, and memory. The module reviews the acute and chronic medical and psychological effects of cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription stimulants such as methylphenidate, along with legislation and regulations relevant to this population. It is intended for behavioral health and healthcare providers who work with people with stimulant use disorders, as well as prescribers concerned about prescription stimulant misuse and diversion.
Date: Ongoing
Distance Learning Method: Asynchronous Reading
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Criminal Justice Professionals
Refund Policy: If you request a refund within 30 days of placing your order (and prior to submitting any exams / completing any courses) we will gladly issue a refund of your money, less the processing fee and handling charge.
Course Interactivity: None
Posttest Requirements: Must score 80% or better to pass. Tests can be taken multiple times to obtain passing score.
Course Completion Requirements: Passing score on posttest. Submission of course evaluation. Course date of completion is recorded at this point.
Certificate of Completion: Issued when course is completed, available for download in Student Center
System Requirements: Internet access
About the Instructor
John Tinsley
Dr. John H. Tinsley is a former assistant professor of Medical Physiology at the Texas A&M University System College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; M.S. from the University of North Carolina; and his B.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
He has been teaching, training, consulting and conducting research in the fields of Medical Physiology and Behavioral Biology for over twenty-nine years. Dr. Tinsley has authored over twenty-five professional and refereed articles, including invited reviews. He has been a member of the American Society for Physiology, and work done in 2001 led to an international award from The European Society on Microcirculation. Dr. Tinsley has received research funding from the Veteran’s Administration, American Heart Association, and Scott and White Hospital. In addition, he has served on numerous review committees for national grant-funding agencies and scientific journals.
Approved and Widely Recognized
CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:
CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:
Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)
Provider Statement:
CEU Matrix, provider #2726, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/23/2026-07/23/2027.