Alternative Psychedelics: Dangerous Drugs on the Street

6/18/2021 - 6/18/2021
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Webinar; Sponsored by Institute for Natural Resources; Costs: $59.00; 3.0 CE clock hours, Webinar

This webinar will allow medical professionals to understand better the street gallucinogens and psychedelics that their patients may be exposed to. It will teach new and essential information concerning these most dangerous recreational, street and party drugs.

Ecstasy is a synthetic, psychoactive drug chemically similar to methamphetamine and the hallucinogen mescaline. PCP is a mind-altering drug that may lead to hallucinations, is considered a dissociative drug, and leads to distortion of sights, colors, sounds, self, and one's environment. Ecstasy and PCP are widely used dangerous recreational party drugs that medical personnel need to be aware of, and familiar with

Synthetic cannabinoids like “Spice” and “K2” are laboratory created “Uber – THC” (THC-the psychoactive component of Cannabis) that can be easily sprayed on or added to traditional marijuana products that are quickly becoming legal throughout the United States.

Bath salts are extremely dangerous designer drugs with high abuse potential that are part of a drug class known as synthetic cathinones. These mind-altering drugs are strong central nervous system stimulants that can lead to serious, and fatal adverse reactions. The drug effect is similar to methamphetamine and is often sold on the street as cheap substitutes for methamphetamine and cocaine.

Kratom leaves are consumed either by chewing, or by drying and smoking, putting into capsules, tablets or extract, or by boiling into a tea. The effects are stimulation at low doses and opioid-like depressant and euphoric effects occur at higher doses. Kratom is quickly becoming a recreational “opioid-substitute” that is used as an alternative to oxycodone and heroin.

The Alternative psychedelic and dissociative drugs to be explored and discussed in this webinar include: ? Ecstacy ? PCP (Phencyclidine) ? Ketamine ? Dextromethorphan (DXM) ? Salvia (Salvia divinorum) ? K2 ? Spice ? Kratom ? Bath Salts

As these dangerous recreational drugs and chemicals are increasingly becoming more mainstream in today’s society, this webinar is a necessary educational addition for social workers, mental health counselors and psychiatric nurses in today's medical world.

For more information or to register:   877 246-6336    info@inrseminars.com     www.inrsemininars.com

This workshop is approved for 3.0 CE clock hours for professional counselors; NBCC credit is not available for this program.

 

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