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Drug/Alcohol 8
BilingualEnglish and Spanish8 hr / 480 min8 hours / 480 minutes$29.99$29.99 - price-match review
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8-hour bilingual education course covering drug and alcohol awareness, accountability, safer decisions, written reflection, and a personal plan.
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Price
$29.99
Duration
8 hours / 480 minutes
Certificate
Included
Language
End-to-end Spanish
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$19.99 / participant
5 minimum with private dashboard
Course pages, lessons, practice, final exam, certificate flow, support, and student emails are available in Spanish.
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Professionally informed education
The course is framed as practical information and education about accountability, safer decision-making, risk prevention, and personal planning, developed by Dr. Ankur Fadia. This course is educational and informational and does not constitute legal advice, therapy, or the practice of medicine.
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Public course information and the core learning path are available in English and Spanish.
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Drug/Alcohol 8
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Curriculum
8 practical lessons with a personal plan
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Lesson 1: How Alcohol and Drugs Affect the Brain and Body
After this lesson you can explain how depressants and stimulants change brain activity, how the dopamine reward pathway drives repeated use, and how tolerance develops.
Lesson 2: Categories of Substances and Their Effects
After this lesson you can name the main substance categories — alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stimulants, and depressants — and describe the real effects and risks of each.
Lesson 3: The Continuum from Use to Addiction
After this lesson you can distinguish use, misuse, dependence, and addiction, and explain what a substance use disorder is and why loss of control is its hallmark.
Lesson 4: Risk and Protective Factors
After this lesson you can identify the main factors that raise the risk of developing a substance problem and the protective factors that lower it.
Lesson 5: Consequences of Misuse
After this lesson you can describe the health, legal, and social or financial consequences of substance misuse, including DUI law and BAC limits.
Lesson 6: Recognizing a Problem
After this lesson you can recognize the warning signs of substance misuse in yourself or others and use a brief screening idea like the CAGE questions.
Lesson 7: Change and Coping
After this lesson you can name the stages of change, use basic refusal skills, and plan healthy ways to cope with stress and triggers while building a sober support network.
Lesson 8: Resources and Your Personal Plan
After this lesson you can name where to get help, describe the main treatment options, and build a personal plan, understanding that this course is education and not a substitute for treatment.
Lesson 1
How Alcohol and Drugs Affect the Brain and Body
After this lesson you can explain how depressants and stimulants change brain activity, how the dopamine reward pathway drives repeated use, and how tolerance develops.
Lesson 2
Categories of Substances and Their Effects
After this lesson you can name the main substance categories — alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stimulants, and depressants — and describe the real effects and risks of each.
Lesson 3
The Continuum from Use to Addiction
After this lesson you can distinguish use, misuse, dependence, and addiction, and explain what a substance use disorder is and why loss of control is its hallmark.
Lesson 4
Risk and Protective Factors
After this lesson you can identify the main factors that raise the risk of developing a substance problem and the protective factors that lower it.
Lesson 5
Consequences of Misuse
After this lesson you can describe the health, legal, and social or financial consequences of substance misuse, including DUI law and BAC limits.
Lesson 6
Recognizing a Problem
After this lesson you can recognize the warning signs of substance misuse in yourself or others and use a brief screening idea like the CAGE questions.
Lesson 7
Change and Coping
After this lesson you can name the stages of change, use basic refusal skills, and plan healthy ways to cope with stress and triggers while building a sober support network.
Lesson 8
Resources and Your Personal Plan
After this lesson you can name where to get help, describe the main treatment options, and build a personal plan, understanding that this course is education and not a substitute for treatment.
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Education course, not treatment or legal advice
Not legal advice, therapy, crisis care, DUI school, batterer intervention, or a substitute for a specific ordered program.
If you or someone you know is in crisis or immediate danger, contact emergency services or an appropriate crisis-support resource immediately.
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