Savannah was ten when she first started using.Both of her parents were active addicts.It was her mom who first got her into it.Savanhans mom acted more as a teenager and a friend rather then a mother,she gave her pills for the first time. Savannah was living with her back then and started using constantly,taking a lot of pills,smoking weed,and drinking a lot.Pills were her main substance:percocet,vicodin,a lot of downers. Savanah not only struggled from depression but she also struggled from her parents physical and verbal abuse,so then she started abusing herself with drugs.Substance abuse is a primary factor in the behavior of many youths, leading to both health and social problems; drug abuse limits an individual’s …show more content…
In 2002-2002,the risk of experiencing drug dependence problems was robustly greater for adolescents-onset users compared to adult recent-onset users(Chen Chuan-Yu ).The adolescent onset associated excess risk was not constant across all clinical features.The evidence suggest promoting earlier detection and interventions,as well as greater parent and peer awareness of drug dependence,clinical features that may develop early among young people who have started using( Chen Chuan-yu ). Once you let the substance take over you,you do run into some sacrifice made from using/abusing.You would be giving up or reducing social,work,or recreational activities that are important to the person because of conflicts with drinking/using(Abuse substance).As the user gets deeper into the addiction the more their life will change.Some people run to substance …show more content…
The second treatment is the outpatient group treatment.This treatment is typically formatted for the less intensive outpatient treatment.People will attend an group once or twice a week for multiple weeks,no one is free to come and go.They are allowed to seek medical or psychiatric treatment for other problems in addition to being treated for addiction.This option is only for those who show that they need some treatment and education but appear to have a good chance of success with limited supervision and support(Mental Health).Third treatment option is inpatient or residential treatment.This is the most intensive program.In this program people are not free to come and come.This treatment is normally for those who either have medical problems that would endanger them if they were not closely monitored,or likely to relapse.This is the most expensive form of treatment and may last several day or even several months.The last form of treatment is individual treatment. Therapy is used in some cases. Individual treatment is more for those who aren 't willing to