Substance Abuse Disorder
Substance abuse disorder is a treatable mental disorder that affects one brain and they loose their ability to control their need for substances, illegal or legal.
What is a substance abuse disorder?
An influence is something that makes a person want to do something that they don't normally do, and always isn't the best for them.
What is an influence?
"the ability to communicate your wants and needs while making decisions about your life."
What is self advocacy in recovery?
Nicotine products
What is the most commonly used substance by teens that isn't legal till 21?
A treatment is something that is used to help a being with a certain problem that they might have in their life.
What is a treatment?
Yes it can be treated by medical professionals.
Is a substance abuse disorder treatable?
Places, people and things that cause someone to make a choice.
What is an external influence?
Awareness, message, speak up, research, support, change, listening, take action, promote, and inform.
What are the some of the key words connecting to the skill of advocacy that we went over in class?
Can cause heart/liver disease, cancer, stroke, death, effects your function in day to day life.
What are the negative impacts that drinking alcohol can cause?
The first step is to accept the fact that you have a disorder and you are open to the fact of getting help.
What is the first step to treatment after have a addiction?
Majority of those that have a substance abuse disorder tend to have dropping grades and not caring about what they need to take care of/their responsibility's.
How does a substance abuse disorder effect ones academic life?
Feeling and/or thoughts that one is having that causes them to make a choice.
What is an internal influence?
What is the goal of teaching students about the advocacy skill cues?
Opioids are a group of drugs that can be prescribed by a doctor but if taken outside of that it is extremely dangerous and illegal, no matter the age.
What are opioids?
Therapy sessions(individual/group), a focus of understanding the nature of addiction, and levels of care and settings that vary depending on the needs.
What are some treatment plans that can help someone get out of a drug addiction?
Lack of motivation
Change in personality and attitude
Legal trouble
Change in activity and appetite
Becomes fearful and anxious without a reason
What are the top five warnings that someone might be suffering from a substance abuse disorder?
Peer pressure. The biggest cause or teens starting to use is there friends and the people surrounding them.
What is the biggest INFLUENCE in a teens life that makes them start wanting to do drugs and other substances?
I- Identify and research a relevant and meaningful health issue.
C- Create a health enhancing position or message supported by facts and evidence and geared toward the audience.
R- Relay your health enhancing message to your audience.
What were the three most important Advocacy Skill Cues (the bolded pieces on the yellow paper)
Increased heart rate, dizziness, impaired concentration, slow reaction time, heart attacks and strokes, addiction, and can effect brain development.
What are impacts that marijuana can cause?
What is the goal of "detoxification"?
Yes normally when people are suffering from a substance abuse disorder they also have mental disorders(anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, and schizophrenia,)
Is it possible for people that have a substance abuse disorder to have other disorders aswell?
Too look "cool". Lots of teens think that doing drugs and using substances makes them look cool to others.
What makes a teen want too use drugs that effects THEIR appearance.
know the crisis warning signs, sometimes just being a good friend and listening to what others have to say, be sensitive on how you speak and be careful of your word choice, and make sure that you yourself but up boundaries and take care of yourself so that you can help them.
How can you be an advocate for others around you
After a surgery for major pain killers, or advanced stage cancer
When is the only time that fentanyl can be perscribed?
"Medicine treatment options for opioid addiction may include buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, and a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone."
What kinds of medication can be given to help get through an addiction and reduce the craving of a drug?