Substance Abuse P2
- Created by: Grace.2006
- Created on: 06-12-22 15:04
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- Substance Abuse
- Age range
- The most common age group to have substance abuse issues are mid-teens to mid-twenties
- 22.4% of drug users were aged 18 to 22
- If heavily abused certain substances can shorten life expectancies
- This could be through mental or medical issues
- More susceptible to disease, injuries, illnesses, and deaths
- Substance abuse can cover a lot of different substances
- Alcohol
- Perscription drugs
- Inhalants
- Stimulants
- Depressants
- Hallucinogens
- Reasons for substance abuse could be:
- Peer pressure
- Boredom
- As a way to deal with stress
- Growing up in a home with alcohol and drug abuse environment
- Self-medication to deal with mental illness
- Relationship worries
- Teenage rebellion
- To forget normal life or stress
- Treatments
- Psychotherapy sessions
- In patient or out patient options
- CBT - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Family therapy
- DBT - Dialectal behaviour therapy
- CM - Contingency Management
- 12-step program
- The Matrix Model
- Treatment can take a long time to work
- Treatment plans can be put in place to ensure holistic care
- Detoxification
- Medically supervised
- By yourself
- Psychotherapy sessions
- Health and social care staff involved in care
- Nurses/ specialist nruses
- GPs
- Addiction counsellor
- Psychotherapists
- Rehabilitation staff
- Social workers
- Charities
- FRANK
- Psychologists
- Age range
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