Drug Free Workplace Program for Employees: Understanding Addiction
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This course delves into the intricate nature of addiction, unraveling its definition and core characteristics. It explores the multifaceted factors influencing addiction, encompassing genetics, environment, and psychology. The course also delves into the critical dimensions of physical and psychological dependence, shedding light on withdrawal symptoms and emotional reliance, and highlights the behavioral and social aspects of addiction, emphasizing the need for empathy and evidence-based strategies in prevention, intervention, and support. Understand the definition and key characteristics of addiction, including compulsive behavior, cravings, loss of control, and adverse consequences. Explore the various factors contributing to addiction, such as genetic predisposition, environmental influences, and coping mechanisms, to comprehend its complex origins. Recognize the distinction between physical and psychological dependence, elucidating withdrawal symptoms and emotional reliance, and grasp their significant roles in addiction.
Course Objectives:
Understand the definition and key characteristics of addiction, including compulsive behavior, cravings, loss of control, and adverse consequences.;Explore the various factors contributing to addiction, such as genetic predisposition, environmental influences, and coping mechanisms, to comprehend its complex origins.;Recognize the distinction between physical and psychological dependence, elucidating withdrawal symptoms and emotional reliance, and grasp their significant roles in addiction.;;
Duration: 12 min.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, iPad iOS, Mac OS 10, Apple Safari 8, Android Google Chrome. Works on Mobile, Tablet or Computer.
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Drug Free Workplace Program for Employees: Understanding Addiction
This course delves into the intricate nature of addiction, unraveling its definition and core characteristics. It explores the multifaceted factors influencing addiction, encompassing genetics, environment, and psychology. The course also delves into the critical dimensions of physical and psychological dependence, shedding light on withdrawal symptoms and emotional reliance, and highlights the behavioral and social aspects of addiction, emphasizing the need for empathy and evidence-based strategies in prevention, intervention, and support. Understand the definition and key characteristics of addiction, including compulsive behavior, cravings, loss of control, and adverse consequences. Explore the various factors contributing to addiction, such as genetic predisposition, environmental influences, and coping mechanisms, to comprehend its complex origins. Recognize the distinction between physical and psychological dependence, elucidating withdrawal symptoms and emotional reliance, and grasp their significant roles in addiction.
Course Objectives:
Understand the definition and key characteristics of addiction, including compulsive behavior, cravings, loss of control, and adverse consequences.;Explore the various factors contributing to addiction, such as genetic predisposition, environmental influences, and coping mechanisms, to comprehend its complex origins.;Recognize the distinction between physical and psychological dependence, elucidating withdrawal symptoms and emotional reliance, and grasp their significant roles in addiction.;;
Duration: 12 min.