Substance Abuse
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- What groups can fall under substance abuse?
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recreational drugs
prescription drugs
environmental toxins - What are the recreational drugs in substnace abuse?
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Alcohol
Amphetamines
Caffeine
Cannabis
Cocaine
Hallucinogens
Inhalants
Nicotine
Opioids
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Sedatives - What other activities can be fall under substance abuse?
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Sex
Cleptomania
gambling
piromania
triko (hair) - Name the 4 process-steps to substance addiction.
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1)Use
2)Abuse
3)Dependence
4)Addiction - What happens in the process of 'use'?
- This is the one use of the substance. Need to be cautious as the first try may be the addictive try.
- What happens in the process of 'abuse'?
- The excessive use of the substance which results in an adverse reaction, and patterns start to develop
- What 2 things happen in the 'abuse' stage
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1- patterns develop: develop tolerance, then more is needed...
2- will continue on pattern until change in ADLs start to occur - What are the 3 definition of 'dependence'?
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1-efforts to diminish or stop has not been successful
2-significant problems start to pile up; relationships start to suffer
3-tolerance continue to develop; now the MAIN effort is obtaining the substance - What happens in the process of 'addiction'?
- When efforts are made to stop using the substance, withdrawals take place
- What are the signs of withdrawals?
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*pain
*anxiousness