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Drugs and How They Work
Course Description
Are you up-to-date on drug pharmacology? Do you have a working knowledge of what makes drugs addictive? Are you familiar with the “inside story” behind addictive behaviours? If you want to learn more, this course is for you!
In this course, learners will have the opportunity to:
· Study how illicit and licit drugs produce certain effects and side effects
· Investigate how drugs are used, distributed, metabolized and excreted from the body
· Define critical pharmacological terms, such as pharmacokinetics, tolerance and withdrawal
· Distinguish between the major drug classes and how their effects differ
Note: This course or its equivalent is required for all addiction counsellors, CCAs, nurses and recreation therapists.
Instructor Information – Dr. David Cook
Dr. David Cook is the Director of the Division of Studies in Medical
Education at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Throughout his
illustrious 30-plus year career with the Department of Pharmacology, Dr.
Cook has achieved numerous awards and recognitions for his outstanding work
in the field. As a presenter, he has become well known to a variety of
professional audiences as a respected (and entertaining) expert on the topic
of drugs and how they work.
You may request a certificate upon completion of the course.
Course Dates and Location
December 13 and 14, 2007 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Heatherwood Room @ the Best Western Hotel
3000 – 50 street, Edson
Registration
Cost: $20.00 to cover cost of refreshments & lunch
Please make cheque or money order payable to the “Edson & District Drug
Action Coalition.”
Registrations can be delivered to the AADAC Office, Edson, or mailed to:
AADAC, #105, 111 – 54 Street Provincial Building
Edson, AB
T7E 1T2
For more information, please call the Drug Action Coalition, Edson, at (780)
712-0243 or email: E_DDAC@yahoo.ca
Drugs and How They Work Registration Form
Future Events
Hope and Healing Conference has been
rescheduled and
will be held in early 2008.
For more information contact Laurie (780) 712-0243
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Outdoor Movie Night
The Yellowhead Region Drug Action Committee will organize a family outdoor movie night that travels to each community in the region. Watch for the Outdoor Movie coming to Edson in Spring or early Summer 2008.
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Contact Information:
EDDAC Coordinator
Phone: 780-712-0243
Edith Zuidhof-Knoop, AADAC Area
Supervisor and Co-Chair
Box 7565, Edson Alberta T7E 1V7
Phone: 780-723-8232
Fax: 780-723-8314