$4.00 [1.00 Continuing Education Credit Hours]
Course Number: #06-711
CE Course Description
Drug use and subsequent overdoses continue to be critical and complicated public health challenges across metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas. The purpose of this brief, intermediate level continuing education course, developed using information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is to examine trends in illicit drug use, illicit drug use disorders, and drug overdose deaths in the United States through analyses of 2003–2014 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and 1999–2015 National Vital Statistics System Mortality (NVSS-M) data. Public health professionals and clinicians can use these findings to identify specific subgroups and rural/urban groups in need of targeted interventions and to monitor and prioritize response.
CE Course Objectives
1. Examine recent trends in drug use, drug use disorders, and overdose deaths in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the United States.
2. Summarize factors that influence the rural-urban mortality gap in the U.S., including those that impact drug overdose deaths.
3. Discuss the prevalence of illicit drug use in metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas by sex, age, race, and annual household income.
4. Identify encouraging signs and causes for concern that may help public health professionals and clinicians recognize specific subgroups and rural/urban groups in need of targeted interventions.
5. Outline how living in a rural area impacts the consequences of drug use, compared to living in an urban area.
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State | Board Approval |
Alabama | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Alaska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Connecticut | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Delaware | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Florida Board of Psychology (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 268.000074) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Louisiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Michigan | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Minnesota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Missouri | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Montana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Nebraska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Nevada | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Ohio | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Oklahoma | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Utah | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Vermont | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wisconsin | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Alaska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Connecticut | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Delaware | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Florida Office of School Psychology (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 268.000074) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Louisiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Michigan | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Minnesota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Missouri | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Montana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Nebraska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Nevada | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Ohio | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Oklahoma | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Utah | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Vermont | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wisconsin | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Alaska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Connecticut | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Delaware | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 159.001382) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Louisiana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Massachusetts | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Michigan | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Minnesota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Mississippi | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Missouri | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Montana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nebraska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nevada | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
North Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Ohio | YES! Accepts Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801) (Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801)) |
Oklahoma | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Utah | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Vermont | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wisconsin | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wyoming | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Alaska | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Arizona | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
California | YES! Accepts California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) (#1S-18-279-0120) (Hours online are limited to 10 in a 24 hour period) |
Colorado | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Connecticut | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Delaware | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Florida | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Idaho | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Illinois | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Indiana | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Iowa | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Kansas | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Louisiana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Maine | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Maryland | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Michigan | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Minnesota | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Missouri | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Montana | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Nebraska | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Nevada | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
New York | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
North Carolina | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
North Dakota | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Ohio | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Oklahoma | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Oregon | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Pennsylvania | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
South Dakota | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Texas | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Utah | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Vermont | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Virginia | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Washington | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
West Virginia | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Wisconsin | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Alaska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Connecticut | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Delaware | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 168.000229) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Louisiana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Michigan | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Minnesota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Missouri | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Montana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nebraska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nevada | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
North Carolina | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
North Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Ohio | YES! Accepts Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801) (Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801)) |
Oklahoma | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | YES! Accepts Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (871) |
Utah | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Vermont | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wisconsin | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | YES! Accepts Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners (Approval #0617 ) Accepts American Psychological Association |
Alaska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Connecticut | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Delaware | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 159.001382) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Louisiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Michigan | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Minnesota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Missouri | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Montana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nebraska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nevada | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Carolina | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
North Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Ohio | YES! Accepts Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801) (Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801)) |
Oklahoma | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Rhode Island | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
South Carolina | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
South Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | YES! Accepts Texas State Board of Social Workers Examiners (6828) |
Utah | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Vermont | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wisconsin | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
The board approval status information is provided based on our current understanding of the licensing agencies. Please note that it is the responsibility of each licensee to verify acceptance of our courses with their licensing agency.