Create a Resource Guide

The reading material for this week focuses on medications used to treat substance use disorders, eating disorders, and co-occurring conditions. In this activity, you will conduct research to identify the current and up-to-date information on medications used to treat substance use disorders (both alcohol and opioid use disorders). This assignment has two major components:
Part 1: You will create a resource guide describing the major medications used in treatment of substance use disorders that can be utilized as a handy tool with your findings, organized in a sequentially progressive order for MFTs to use during their meetings with their clients. Create a table or flow chart explaining the medications used in the treatment of various aspects of substance use disorders (be sure to address: the medication name, the drug classes to which it belongs, the reasons it is prescribed and the symptoms it treats). Also describe the process in selecting and prescribing appropriate medications considering different criteria such as age, gender, prior medications, current condition, etc.
Part 2: In the second part of the assignment you will compile a list of three resources for clients with substance use disorders and three resources for clients with eating disorders that are available in your community. In your descriptions of the resources, consider the multitude of needs of someone who is struggling with addiction or an eating disorder, as well as barriers to accessing resources (lack of Internet, limited financial resources). Please describe the range of services offered (including but not limited to: medication assisted treatment, weight stabilization, medical monitoring, detoxification, group and individual therapy). Consider your client will explore available treatment facilities and your role as an MFT in assisting your client with accessing the resources in your community.
Length: 2-3 pages, not including title and reference page

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