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202-23: ADHD and Substance Use Disorders: An Intoxicating Combination

Examine the overlap of ADHD in patients with substance use disorders (SUD), as well as prevention and development of SUD. Review treatment strategies and recent data on the misuse of prescription stimulant medications.

Presenter:  Timothy E. Wilens, MD

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty, with the exception of those listed below, have no relevant financial relationship with ineligible companies to disclose. All relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.

Dr. Timothy Wilens, MD, receives or has received royalties from Ironshore.

Session Length:  1 hour 30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Identify treatment strategies for co-occurring substance use disorders and ADHD.

Keywords:  ADHD, Substance Use Disorders, SUD, Stimulants, Misuse

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.5 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Access to this course will end:  July 31, 2025

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