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The Opioid Crisis in America (edX)

Learn about the opioid epidemic in the United States, including information about treatment and recovery from opioid addiction. On average, 130 Americans die every day from an overdose of opioids, the class of drugs that includes heroin, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and fentanyl. Around 70% of all opioid overdose deaths [...]

Prescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context (edX)

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing. Prescription drugs are among the most common health care interventions and have turnedsome once-fatal diseases into manageable conditions — but they have also been a growing source of [...]

Identifying and Responding to Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Healthcare Practice (FutureLearn)

Discover new approaches to addiction treatment and recovery and build your knowledge and leadership skills to respond effectively. Learn how to identify addiction, manage recovery, and lead change. On this course, you’ll receive an overview of approaches to addiction treatment, from detoxification to harm reduction and addiction [...]

Understanding Addiction (FutureLearn)

Explore the science of addiction and the strategies to provide better care and minimise harm to the community and individuals. Explore addiction treatment with the experts at CQUniversity Addiction has a significant impact on our global society.

Comprendre les addictions (FUN)

Responsables de 20% des causes de mortalité et de 50% des faits de délinquance, les addictions constituent un problème majeur de santé et de sécurité publique qui concerne de près ou de loin quasiment toutes les familles, comme l'ensemble de la société civile. Les addictions contemporaines comportent [...]

Clinical Pharmacology of Drugs for HIV Prevention and Treatment (AME)

This Online Education Activity is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for 1 European CME credit (ECMEC®).
 Welcome to the Clinical Pharmacology of Drugs for HIV Prevention and Treatment edition of the Online Meeting Highlights. Here you will learn about the prevention of HIV [...]

Global Updates on HIV (AME)

This Online Education Activity is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for 1 European CME credit (ECMEC®). Welcome to the Global Updates of HIV edition of the Online Meeting Highlights. Here you will learn about the latest updates on novel HIV drugs and their [...]

Good Brain, Bad Brain: Drug Origins (FutureLearn)

Explore our past, present and future understanding of drugs. Where do they come from? How do they work? This course is designed for anyone who has ever wondered how the drugs in their medicine cabinet were found in the first place and how they ended up as pills in a bottle.

Health Technology Assessment: Choosing Which Treatments Get Funded (FutureLearn)

Before new drugs or treatments are adopted, their effectiveness and cost must be assessed. Find out how in this online course. Why are some treatments made available to patients while others are not?

Medicinal Chemistry: The Molecular Basis of Drug Discovery (edX)

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Gain a better understanding of the drug discovery process to learn how safe, effective drugs are developed and optimized. This medicinal chemistry course explores how chemists modify a molecule’s structure to design a safe and effective drug.