Substance abuse

Pardue, 2001). Gender is especially important in substance abuse treatment services because the background characteristics, substance abuse patterns, and personal histories of female substance users may differ from those of males. In the past, most research related to outcomes for substance abuse treatment programs involved male participants. However, new studies have emerged when the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) began sponsoring substance abuse research for women in the 1970s.…

Drugs affect a person both mentally and physically because the body becomes dependent on an addicts substance of choice to function. People that abuse substances are likely to be using stimulants, depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens, or cannabis which can have terrible short and long term effects. A substance that has been abused for any length of time has the potential to cause withdraws symptoms in a person. This can happen with drugs that have been prescribed by a physician.…

mental health problems and other erratic behaviors that are usually associated with substance abuse. The negative consequences on the personal and legal side are a great hindrance to anyone, especially teenagers, to achieve balance and sobriety while dealing with their friends, families, and society as a whole. A combination of pharmacological and behavioral treatments is necessary to address the problem. Substance abuse counselors identify the abusing individual's negative behaviors and apply…

As defined by DSM-5, substance abuse is a pathogenic pattern of behaviors related to the use of any 10 separate classes of substances, including alcohol and legal and illegal substances. Substance abuse affects people worldwide, and alcohol-related motor accidents are the second leading cause of teen death in the United States (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). It is one of the most obvious problems facing the nation, costing over $275 billion in debt each year through health care costs,…

divide between people of different socioeconomic levels in our country. A lot of this deals with parents being absent. In West Virginia studies have shown that usually at-risk youth lives in an environment with someone during childhood who abuses drugs or alcohol. Abuse can have a long-lasting effect on a child, that can lead up into adulthood. “More than one-fourth of West Virginia adults (26.6%) reported that their parents were separated or divorced during their childhood. Overall, the…

Adolescent Substance Abuse Substance usage amongst adolescents has progressed from a wide-ranging to a widespread circumstance. (Department of Health and Human Services, 2005). A study prepared through the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA; 2005) investigators established that 50% of high school seniors testify that more or less of them have consumed an illegal drug throughout their school years. The point remains that several parents exist unaware of the indications of drug mistreatment as…

Substance Abuse by Fisher and Harrison, chapter 6: This chapter began with explaining the definition of use, misuse, abuse, and dependence which is very important to know since it helps mental health professionals in determining the appropriate intervention for each client. I feel this topic must be explained in a chapter alone because I also belong to a religious group and I know how these terms are confused. This chapter also focused on the assessment which is important for all mental health…

A main issue that is still occurring in the military is the many cases of the substance abuse. The USA Today news article, “Ex-soldier Returns to Fight Substance Abuse in Military” talks about Frank L. Greenagel Jr. who opened up his own counseling center for substance abuse. He also served in the military and agreed that there are many individuals who are dealing with substance addiction. These individuals need help before things could potentially become fatal. Greenagel discusses how one of…

Substance abuse has progressively become a growing epidemic in the United States, with an average of 23.5 million Americans addicted to alcohol and other drugs (Together,Join, 2010). This is estimated to one in every 10 Americans, ages 12 and over who are struggling with addiction. Among those affected by alcohol and substance related dependencies are pregnant women with nicotine addiction. Over the years there have been countless studies and breakthroughs on the substance of nicotine, pregnant…

FE4 April 21, 2016 Abuse of Substances What is substance abuse? Substance abuse is the dependence on a legal or illegal drug or medication. Although alcohol and nicotine are legal substances, they are also considered a drug. Substance abuse can be caused by a person’s genetics or from peer pressure and social surroundings. Substance abuse happens all over America. Lots of people use substances and they start spending all of their money on the substance. They lose their…