Trends In Substance Abuse Disorder Training

Learn the science, strategies, and real-world coaching tools to help clients overcome mental health and substance use challenges.

From vaping and alcohol to cannabis, opioids, kratom, kava, and ketamine, Cali delivers straight talk on DSM criteria, withdrawal cycles, treatment strategies, and harm-reduction methods—backed by real case studies. By the end, you’ll know how to identify risky patterns, apply coaching strategies that stick, and confidently support clients in creating long-term change.

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What Is The Trends In Substance Abuse Disorder Training

This training gives you a comprehensive foundation in behavioral and mental health with a focus on how addiction shows up in the real world. Dr. Cali Estes begins by breaking down the difference between mental health and behavioral health, introducing trauma-informed care, and teaching practical coaching strategies you can use right away. You’ll learn how emotions cycle, how triggers turn into secondary addictions, and why an accurate understanding of the DSM is critical for effective support.

From there, the course dives into today’s most pressing substance issues—alcohol, cannabis, opiates, kratom, kava, ketamine, and even vaping. Cali covers everything from diagnostic criteria and withdrawal symptoms to medical detox protocols, harm reduction, and motivational interviewing. Each substance is explained through the lens of brain chemistry, risk patterns, and case studies that bring the material to life, so you know exactly what to look for with your clients.

By the end, you’ll have both the knowledge and the practical tools to coach clients through difficult challenges with confidence. Whether you’re a counselor, recovery coach, or mental health professional, this training gives you the edge: a clear, up-to-date understanding of behavioral health combined with real-world strategies that actually work.

Key Topics & Teachings Include:

Foundations of Behavioral & Mental Health

  • Understand the difference between mental vs. behavioral health

  • Apply trauma-informed care in real coaching settings

  • Use tools like the 90-second emotion rule to guide clients

Trauma & Co-Occurring Disorders

  • Link ACEs and childhood trauma to addiction pathways

  • Recognize generational differences in trauma response

  • Spot overlapping diagnoses that fuel relapse cycles

Vaping & Nicotine Dependence

  • Break down brain chemistry and dopamine disruption in teens

  • Identify social triggers that drive nicotine use

  • Apply behavioral replacements to disrupt cravings

Alcohol & Cannabis Use

  • DSM-5 criteria and withdrawal risks for alcohol misuse

  • High-potency THC, dabbing, and edible dosing dangers

  • Coaching strategies for cannabis use disorder

Opiates, Fentanyl & MAT Protocols

  • Timeline from prescription pills to heroin to fentanyl

  • Why fentanyl suppresses dopamine differently than other drugs

  • How MAT and Narcan fit into recovery—and where they fail

Emerging Substances: Kratom, Kava & Ketamine

  • Usage trends in sober-curious and clinical spaces

  • Detox challenges and taper protocols for kratom

  • The blurry line between ketamine treatment and abuse

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Trends in Substance Use Disorder Training

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Trends in Substance Use Disorder Training is a 4-CEU/CME/CE/Hour professional course designed to keep you current on the latest research, treatment strategies, and real-world coaching applications. The 2 hour training is packed with practical tools and up-to-date insights you can use immediately with clients. By the end of this training, you’ll walk away not only with 4 continuing education credits but also with the confidence to address today’s most urgent behavioral health challenges.

Meet Your Instructor:

Dr. Cali Estes

Founder & CEO

Dr. Cali Estes is a world leader in addiction recovery, mental health, and performance coaching—known globally as “The Female Dr. Drew” and “The Battery Recharger.” With over 25 years of experience, she’s helped CEOs, celebrities, athletes, and high-achievers break free from burnout, addiction, and trauma using her no-nonsense, science-backed, results-driven approach.

As founder of The Addictions Academy and Sober On Demand®, Dr. Cali has trained more than 60,000 professionals across 40 countries and created concierge recovery programs trusted by leaders who need change fast. A 6x #1 best-selling author, international speaker, and host of the UnPause Your Life podcast, her work has been featured by CNN, Forbes, People, and FOX.

When you learn from Dr. Cali, you’re learning from someone who has walked through the fire, mastered the tools, and built programs that actually work. She won’t just give you knowledge—she’ll show you how to create transformation that lasts.

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