Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction: Compassionate Care for a Complex Problem

Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 12:00 AM - Friday, March 20, 2026, 11:59 PM, On Demand

This CME activity provides a practical approach to the management of prescription drug misuse and addiction, including how to use the clinical interview and CURES (California’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) to identify if a problem exists, and how to intervene once the problem has been identified. Animated didactic videos, interactive slides, and video case scenarios will be used to put these principles into practice with a treatment algorithm. The most compassionate approach to tapering patients down and off the medication they are misusing will also be discussed.

  Release Date: March 21, 2023
  Expiration Date:  March 20, 2026
  Estimated Time to Complete: 2.0 Hours
  Registration Fee: FREE

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), AAPA Category 1 CME credits (2.00 hours), ABS CC (2.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (2.00 hours)

1. Describe the current state of the prescription drug misuse problem and the role of the provider.
2. Describe the implications for treatment and outcomes when prescription drug misuse is recognized as a chronic medical illness.
3. Interpret findings on CURES, California’s prescription drug monitoring program, to identify a prescription drug problem.
4. Recognize drug-seeking patterns and strategies used by patients who are misusing prescription medications.
5. Diagnose a prescription drug use problem when it is present.
6. Reduce or avoid using enabling and defensive behaviors which exacerbate the problem in the patient.
7. Interpret findings on CURES, California’s prescription drug monitoring program, to identify a prescription drug problem.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 2.00 ANCC contact hours.  

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) - Enduring Materials 
Stanford Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This enduring activity is designated for 2.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 03/ 20/2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

American Board of Surgery (ABS) CC
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. 

Note: At this time, this activity does not award ABP or ABIM MOC credit.

Accessibility Statement
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Cultural and Linguistic Competency
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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

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There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.