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Substance Use and Abuse

Substance Use and Abuse. Substance Abuse. What is Substance Abuse? Substance abuse is any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes. Substance abuse includes overuse or multiple use of a drug, including alcohol, taken in combination with other drugs.

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Substance Use and Abuse

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  1. Substance Use and Abuse

  2. Substance Abuse What is Substance Abuse? • Substance abuse is any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for non-medical purposes. • Substance abuse includes overuse or multiple use of a drug, including alcohol, taken in combination with other drugs

  3. Factors that Influence Our Decisions • School • Peers • Community • Religion • Past Experiences • Society • Family • Culture • Media/Advertisements

  4. Decision-Making and Consequences • While watching the clip, “The Consequences of Drug Use” think how about the decisions we make (about drugs) can affect our daily lives. Be sure to think about both negative and positive affects. • Communication Mark: • Write a one paragraph response about how the decisions we make can affect us, both positively and negatively. • Please make sure that this paragraph is handed in at the end of class.

  5. Physiological Effects of Substance Abuse Short-Term Effects • Slows brain activity • Strains liver • Slows reflexes (some may increase reflexes) • Loss of inhibition • High or happy feeling • Depression or mood swings • Faster pulse rate • Dizziness • Loss of appetite

  6. Physiological Effects of Substance Abuse Long-Term Effects • Impaired memory • Menstrual irregularities • Impotence • Kidney damage • Lung problems • Risk of damage to fetus • Brain damage • Heart damage • Liver damage • Growth impairment • Possible birth defects

  7. Drug Use Continuum • Non-use • Never used a particular drug • Experimental Use • Has tried a substance once or several times • Use is motivated by curiosity about the drug effect, and peer influence • Occasional Use • Use is frequent and irregular, usually confined to special occasions • Availability, accessibility, and affordability influence use • Regular Use • Use has a predictable pattern, which may entail frequent or infrequent use • Usually the user feels in control of the drug use • Dependence Use • Use is regular and predictable and usually frequent • The user experiences a physiological and/or psychological need for the drug • User will continue to use despite the consequences • Drugs are often used alone and daily activities may be planned around drug use.

  8. Drug Use Continuum Game • The Drug Use Continuum outlines five types (categories0 of dug use. • They are: non-use, experimental use, occasional use, regular use, and dependence use. • The class will be divided into 4 teams and each team will be read two statements from Level 1 (each worth 5 points), one statement from Level 2 (each worth 10 points), and one statement from Level 3 (each worth 15 points). • In a round robin format, I will read a statement to each team and that team must then assign the correct “type of drug use” to the person described in the scenario. • At the end of the game, the team with the highest score wins the game.

  9. LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS • Alex has tried marijuana a couple of times. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  10. EXPERIMENTAL

  11. LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS • Between classes, Lindsay has a cigarette while catching up on gossip in the area where the kids hand out to smoke. • What type of user is she? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  12. REGULAR

  13. LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS • Because pot is available and easy to get, Fred and his friends smoke up when they go to raves. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  14. OCCASIONAL

  15. LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS • Kelly looks forward to smoking a joint every day after school. • What type of user is she? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  16. REGULAR

  17. LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS • Brooke was curious and drank beer to see what it was like to be drunk. • What type of user is she? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  18. EXPERIMENTAL

  19. LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS • Elizabeth is dreading her father’s birthday party next week because he’s going to get drunk and embarrass her like he has before. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  20. REGULAR

  21. LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS • Like they did at the Halloween dance, Daniel and his friends drank before the Christmas dance to get into the holiday spirit. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  22. OCCASIONAL

  23. LEVEL ONE QUESTIONS • Chelsea felt left out at the party, so she took a “drag” when the joint came around to her. • What type of user is she? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  24. EXPERIMENTAL

  25. LEVEL TWO QUESTIONS • Melissa needs a cigarette every morning when she gets up in order to get herself going. • What type of user is she? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  26. DEPENDENCE

  27. LEVEL TWO QUESTIONS • Tim’s father take methadone to help him lead a normal life. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  28. DEPENDENCE

  29. LEVEL TWO QUESTIONS • Christie will only buy a certain kind of beer for parties. She says it is “her brand”. • What type of user is she? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  30. REGULAR

  31. LEVEL TWO QUESTIONS • Rob needs to use more cocaine to get the same high as he did last month. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  32. DEPENDENCE

  33. LEVEL THREE QUESTIONS • Tara and her boyfriend fight because she thinks that drinking every Friday night means he has a problem, but he doesn’t agree. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  34. REGULAR

  35. LEVEL THREE QUESTIONS • Paul has been taking steroids for the past six months. He can lift more weights than when he started to work out. He feels great and is proud of his progress. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  36. REGULAR

  37. LEVEL THREE QUESTIONS • Despite a suspension for being drunk at the last dance, Scott drank during his lunch on the day he returned to school. • What type of user is he? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  38. DEPENDENCE

  39. LEVEL THREE QUESTIONS • Over the last month, Sue has taken a few diet pills from her mother’s prescription. She has lost five pounds, feels great, and is enjoying the attention from her friends about her new look. • What type of user is she? • Non-user • Experimental • Occasional • Regular • Dependent

  40. OCCASIONAL

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