Substance Abuse Disorder
A disorder that makes someone unable to control their use of drugs and other substances
What is substance abuse disorder (SUD)?
Having deceptions about a drug, usually from an outside source.
What is misinformation?
Teaching kids at a young age that drugs are bad for you and teaching them what can happen.
What is educate?
Legal to all over the age of 21, usually treated with support groups, an estimated over 15 million people in the US struggle with being addicted to this substance
What is alcohol?
Close family and friends gathering to encourage someone who suffers from Substance Abuse Disorder to get help and proper treatment.
What is intervention?
Alcohol, marijuana, hallucinogens, inhalants, opioids, sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, stimulants, and nicotine.
What are addictive products?
What is rebellion?
Arguing for a good cause.
What is advocacy?
A class of highly addictive narcotic drugs, found in prescription medicines such as painkillers and illegal medicines such as heroin, is considered an epidemic in the united states.
What are opioids?
The period after treatment is over and the patient's life is trying to "go back to normal"
What is recovery?
Not waking up, throwing up while unconscious, abnormal breathing patterns, paler skin
What is alcohol poisoning?
Low grades, bullying, low self esteem, permissive parenting, parental drug use, lack of strict rules on drugs, belief there is little risk in taking drugs.
What are risk factors?
What is functional knowladge
A powerful synthetic opioid, similar to morphine but it's 50-100x more addictive. Although it is sometimes used to treat pain, it is made illegally.
What is fentanyl?
Only three have been approved in the USA as of now; prescribed by a primary health care physician
What is medication?
What is a drug overdose?
pressure or influence from someone around you to do drugs.
What is peer pressure?
Researching and identifying an applicable and relevant issue relating to drugs.
What is an Advocacy Skill Cue?
Legal in 46 states as of April 2023, it can be medicinally used to treat conditions such as alzheimers, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, and crohn's disease.
What is marijuana?
A 12-step program that provides support from peers and other alcoholics combined the treatment for health professionals
What is Alcoholics Anonymous? (AA)
change in attitude/personality, sudden mood swings, irritability, spacing out, angry outbursts, anxiety, and/or paranoia for no reason.
What are psychological warning signs?
They may misuse it/overuse it to help them stay more focused for extended periods of time.
What is self-medication?
What is spreading the message?
A highly addictive stimulant drug that sends dopamine to the brain, can be found in cigarettes, cigars, tobacco products, and vapes.
What is nicotine?
Detoxification, cognitive and behavioral therapy, and medication-assisted therapies
What are the three main forms of treatment?