Opioid Addiction - Withdrawal
Developed During the Spring of 2018
American College of Physical Medicine Board Certification
Instructor of Record: David B. Phillips, MD, PhD
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Telephone Contact: 540-289-0800
Email Contact: drphillips [at] acopm.com
Catalog Course Description:
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, opioid abuse has hurt your patients’ body in multiple ways, including spiritually, physically and mentally, having a particularly negative impact on your patients’ life and their physical wellbeing.
Inside of this course is information that has been carefully and thoughtfully assembled through clinical experience and consultation with numerous experts. It is this certifications goal to equip you with the best information available anywhere on opioid addiction, withdrawal and recovery so that you are well equipped to understand and fully help your patients through recovery from opioid addiction and withdrawal and on into a healthier, happier quality of life.
This seven-part course has a quiz after each section. There will be a final exam at the end.
Students Will Learn:
I. Introduction/Overview of Addiction – Withdrawal
- Where to begin when helping an addicted patient in withdrawal
- Biomedical overview
- Psychosocial overview
- What is addiction?
- How to regard your patient
- De-Escalating aggressive behaviors
- Keeping your patient motivated
II. Mental Elements of Addiction – Withdrawal
- Isolation
- Connections
- Feelings
- Patients relationship with drugs
- The importance of building self confidence
- Setting healthy boundaries
- The importance of having fun
- Meditation
III. Spiritual Elements of Addiction – Withdrawal
- How your patient may never feel alone again
- Acceptance
- Gratitude
- "Turning it over" - The meaning behind it
IV. Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
- What is NA?
- The 12 traditions of NA
- NA 12 steps to recovery with explanations
V. Physical Elements of Addiction – Withdrawal
- Withdrawal phases and symptoms
- Recommendations to help patients through withdrawal
- Blood Tests for nutritional deficiencies
- Vitamin and minerals to test for deficiencies
- Natural nutrients for deficiencies
- Symptoms of Deficiencies
- Foods for addicts in recovery to avoid
- The importance of Sleep
- Exercise in recovery
VI. Effectiveness of Non-Drug Modalities
- Acupoint treatment using electrostimulation
- Holistically treat nerve pain and numbness instead of using opioids
- How physical medicine helps in treating addiction and withdrawal
- Suggested Chiropractic method to use on your patient
VII. Marketing Segment
- Importance of Citations in Search Engine Optimization
- Social Media Marketing
- Marketing to MD’s
- Blogging
- Importance of Backlinks and how to use them
Toolbox -Downloadable Content-
- New Patient Instructions
- New Patient Self-Report Questionnaire
- Psychosocial Assessment ----EXAMPLE---EXAMPLE---
- Brief explanation of a 5 Axis Diagnosis
- Agreement for Behavior Standards Requirements Visit
- ASAM Criteria – Determining Severity Ratings SEVERITY / INTENSITY RATING
