The Addicts Among Us

Among the tasks related to substance abuse identified and currently being addressed by the Committee are: (1) documentation of the impact of substance abuse on the practice of pharmacy; (2) potential revision of the Association's guidelines for the development of psychoactive substance use diso...

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Published in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2009-10, Vol.73 (7), p.1
Main Author: Baldwin, Jeffrey N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Colleges & universities
Committees
Drug addiction
Education
Educational Needs
Pharmaceutical Education
Pharmacists
Pharmacy
Substance Abuse
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Summary:Among the tasks related to substance abuse identified and currently being addressed by the Committee are: (1) documentation of the impact of substance abuse on the practice of pharmacy; (2) potential revision of the Association's guidelines for the development of psychoactive substance use disorder policies for colleges of pharmacy and encouragement of the adoption of policies based on these guidelines7; (3) core curricular content, as well as educational needs, resources, and processes related to substance abuse; (4) education of faculty members and pharmacists; (5) ways to encourage all colleges of pharmacy to annually have student pharmacists and faculty members attend the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies Pharmacy Section; (6) examining Center for the Advancement of Pharmaceutical Education (CAPE) public health competencies that may be related to substance abuse; and (7) examining the possibility of inclusion of substance abuse related items on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX).
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467