An Introduction to Substance Use Disorders for Dental Professionals
Course Number: 545
Course Contents
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Additional Resources
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- A Student’s Guide to Recognizing Disorders, Seeking Help and Promoting Wellness
- American Council for Drug Education
- Balancing Student Stress
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
- Council for Prevention
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Above the Influence
- Geriatric Mental Health Foundation: Substance Abuse and Misuse Among Older Adults
- GRASP
- Medicare by State
- Methamphetamine Treatment Project
- Narconon International
- National Addiction Rehab Locator
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- NIDA for Teens
- Office of Community Oriented Policing
- Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Substance Abuse in College Students
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- Withdrawal.org

