Registration Options

Activity Dates: 11/03/2021 - 11/03/2024

Session Time and Location

The live session is complete.

Target Audience

If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner, or other health care professional involved in the comprehensive medication management of individuals living with mental health and/or substance use disorders, we invite you to participate in this online course.

Session Summary

Differentiate alcohol and opioid withdrawal syndromes and how overlapping symptoms of mental health disorders complicates scoring of withdrawal rating scales. Upon review of withdrawal rating scale results through case-based learning, you will be able to determine potential opportunities to optimize care of both withdrawal management and psychotropic medications for individuals with a co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness.

Course Requirements

To receive ACPE credit for this session, you must:

  • Sign in (or create a FREE account).
  • Register for this course.
  • Review the full content of the activity and reflect upon its teachings.
  • Complete the post-test at the end of the activity no later than the closing activity date.
  • Complete the evaluation at the end of the activity.
  • If necessary, complete the post-test retest no later than the closing activity date.
  • Receive a passing grade (70%).
  • Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.

Upon successful completion, ACPE credit is reported within 24 hours to CPE Monitor although transcripts can be retrieved by participants online in their ACPE Transcript.

Faculty Information

Ericka Crouse, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, FASHP, FASCP

View biographical information

Learning Objectives

  1. Differentiate symptoms of opioid and alcohol withdrawal.
  2. Illustrate the overlap of symptoms with withdrawal ratings scales, mental health disorders, and adverse effects of psychotropic medications.
  3. Examine clinical considerations for care of those with co-occurring disorders.
  4. Choose initial treatment for managing withdrawal syndromes using the results of a withdrawal rating scale.
  5. Optimize pharmaceutical care plans by working through case-based activities of patients with mental illness experiencing substance withdrawal.

Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures

Activity Dates: 11/03/2021 - 11/03/2024
ACPE Contact Hours: 1.5
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-21-052-H08-P (Application)
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE credit is accepted for ANCC Certification Renewal and AANPCB advanced practice provider content. For specific questions related to your organization's acceptance of ACPE continuing education units, please contact your organization directly.

ACPEThe College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

View AAPP's Privacy Policy

AAPP owns the copyright, is licensed or has received permissions for use of, or is otherwise permitted to use copyrighted materials within any CPE activity. Authors and speakers are required to obtain necessary copyright permissions for content in CPE activities. AAPP complies with copyright laws and regulations.

Questions? Contact AAPP.