Substance Use Disorders: A Case Study

Most people who drink alcohol or even use drugs can stop their use with ease. It is not often that a struggle to quit ensues, but when it does, it is likely that the user has developed a substance use disorder. In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, (2013, p. 483), “a substance use disorder is a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite significant substance- related problems”. The criteria for this disorder has no regard to age, race, social status or gender; it can affect any person. Addictions are not only a national crisis, but and international crisis as well , affecting many people, with just as …show more content…
The focus is on helping an individual understand by changing their actions to something more positive and helpful it can also change the way they are feeling. Behavior counseling also have a goal to increase a person’s social skills as well as help them have some type of fun, for example; my mom was a clinical counselor who witnessed many different types of treatments one that interested me was the treatment that involved the person that was once addicted to drugs get to share their space of treatment with their …show more content…
Buprenorphine stops heroin from giving you that “high” feeling and stops withdrawal symptoms and the crave for heroin (the strong feeling that you need to have it). Buprenorphine is a drug and if used in the correct way it does not get you high nor does it cause strong effects. It is very hard to overdose or get sick from using this drug. There are three phases that a person goes through when using the buprenorphine