Prescription
What is an example of a prescription drug from the presentation
Adderall, Ritalin
What happens to the body when taken
Excites neural activity and speeds up body functions
Name one common depressant
alcohol, xanny
What does addiction do to a person?
Addiction prompts the user to crave the drug, despite the harmful consequences
Addiction causes the user to struggle when attempting to withdraw from it
Name 1 Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): aimed at “helping people learn how to cope with difficult situations by challenging irrational thoughts and changing behaviors”
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): a form of “community-based mental health care that emphasizes outreach to the community and an individualized treatment approach”
Multisystemic Therapy (MST): targets “key factors associated with serious antisocial behavior in children and adolescents with SUDs”
Name three side effects of prescription drugs
Decrease appetite, weightloss, headaches
how can you tell someone's taken it?
Pupils dilate, increase in heart and breath rates, blood sugar levels, and drop in appetite.
name three side affects
numbing, slow brain function, fatigue, lower blood pressure, dizziness
What is tolerance?
To experience the desired or same effect as before, the user must take larger and larger doses of the drug, leading to the risk of addiction
Name 1 Common Risk Factor
Runs in family
Environment (stress or trauma)
what are the peak ages for beginning misuse of prescription stimulants?
16-19
Give an example for treatment
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Contingency management/motivational incentives
Therapudic ocmmunities
12 step program
How can it be taken
swallowed or injected by a needle
Name 5 Symptoms of Withdrawal
anxiety, fatigue, sweating, vomiting, depression, seizures, and hallucinations
Explain Diminished Control
Using subatane for longer than intended
Craves the substance
Tries to regulate use of substance but it unsuccessful