Substance Abuse Disorder
The medical condition that is defined by the inability to control the use of a particular substance.
What is Substance Abuse?
Declining grades, absenteeism from school and other activities, and increased potential for dropping out of school.
What are influences for teens to use drugs?
What does the acronym 'ICARE' stand for
What is Advocacy?
A drug that will be legalized on July 1st in Maryland, although not FDA approved this drug is also used in medicine.
What is marijuana?
988
What is the suicide hotline?
People with addiction often have one or more associated health issues, which could include lung or heart disease, stroke, cancer, or mental health conditions.
What can having a substance abuse disorder cause in life?
Teens use drugs to help cope with mental health disorders and tend to use them to “numb out”.
Relevant, Usable, Needed, Necessary
What is Functional Knowledge?
This substance is not only bad for the user, but it also emits greenhouse gases and toxic emissions into the environment which contribute to global warming.
What are nicotine products?
#1-800-662-Help
What is the hotline for Substance Abuse Disorder?
Having blood shot eyes, interrupted sleep patterns, sudden weight loss
What are signs that someone may have a drug or alcohol addiction?
To try and seem grown-up. They want to feel more grown compared to others. Drugs seem exciting to many teens.
Why do teens try drugs?
Support, Message, Speak Up, Research, Change, Listening, Take Action
What are key terms for Advocacy?
A drug that is only legal when prescribed in hospitals to terminally ill patients. This drug is typically added into other drugs to make them stronger.
What is fentanyl?
The action or manner of dealing with something (such as a topic) often in a specified way.
What is the definition of treatment?
Could include problems with family, problems with relationships, problems with friends.
What are risk factors?
Often use drugs because peers around you say they do drugs to escape life, or they say they have a fun time when on drugs.
What are influences for teens to use drugs
Act passionately and with conviction
What does the A' in "ICARE" mean?
13.4 million people reported trying this drug before reaching the legal age of use.
What is alcohol?
This is a therapy treatment that focuses on replacing substance abuse with healthy coping mechanisms?
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Feeling that you have to use the drug regularly — daily or even several times a day. Having intense urges for the drug that block out any other thoughts. Taking larger amounts of the drug over a longer period of time than you intended. Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when you attempt to stop taking the drug.
What are symptoms of Substance Abuse Disorder
The scientific theory concluding that the biggest influence on the decisions people make throughout their lives is their environment and experiences they've had.
What is Social Learning Theory?
Create a health enhancing position or message supported by facts and evidence and geared towards the audience
What does the C' in "ICARE" mean?
This substance is the leading cause of overdoses in the US, because people develop intolerance to it and require more to feel the same affects.
What is opioids?
A form of addiction treatment that provides clients with 24-hour care under the supervision of professionals. This is usually recommended for people with long term substance abuse issues.
What is rehab?