drug abuse brochure p. 4 before and after effects of s/a p. 5 alcohol recovery story p. 6 drug and alcohol related worksheets p. 7 Health and Social Issues: Drug and Alcohol Awareness Discussion Questions: 1. What happens if a person uses a substance when they do not really need to? Why would they want to? 2. How does peer pressure become involved with your decision to abuse substances? What would you do if you were peer pressured into taking a substance that
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the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders. I just recently got certified as a Substance Abuse Counselor‚ so my focus will be on changes on the criteria for substance use and abuse. In the new DSM-5‚ the revised chapter of “Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders” includes substantive changes to the disorders grouped there plus changes to the criteria of certain conditions. Substance use disorder in DSM-5 combines the DSM-IV categories of
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not-for- profit agency offered a residential treatment program for individuals seeking treatment for substance abuse. This assignment will identify the resource service delivery area and discuss the population served. In addition‚ this assignment will discuss the services provided‚ eligibility requirements‚ and the referral process‚ including the thoughts in referring a client to the Village Substance Abuse Program. Resource Delivery Area The Village operates in different cities in the state of Florida
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University of Phoenix/ HCA 250 The subject I choose for my Fianl paper was: Substance Abuse. The reason I choose this subject was because I have had a lot of experience with it. Substance Abuse is a very serious addiction that can happen to anyone. An addiction is any continued involvement with a substance or activity despite its ongoing negative consequences. It is also known as an addictive behavior that initially provides a sense of
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“WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON TEENAGERS?” Research Proposal submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the course DISL To Mrs Evette Johnson By DANE-HUE JOHNSON December 2012 Statement of the problem The research problem being investigated is as follows: based on the information provided from the literature review‚ it is not known how and to what extent drug abuse affects teenagers in Bridgeport‚ St. Catherine; nor the effects of drug abuse on teenagers in Bridgeport
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Substance abuse and dependency persist as a major health and social concern in America. Author Joseph A. Califano‚ a former secretary of Health‚ Education‚ and Welfare notes‚ “it is hard to find an American family or circle of friends that substance abuse has not touched directly (Califano‚ J. A.‚ p. 1‚ 2008).” Califano further explains that although Americans are 4 percent of the world’s population‚ Americans consume 65 percent of the world’s illegal drugs. Furthermore‚ one in four Americans will
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Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance (drug) that is not considered dependent. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. Activity is also considered substance abuse when inappropriately used (as in the case of propofol and Michael Jackson’s death‚ or steroids for performance enhancement in sports). Therefore‚ mood-altering and psychoactive substances are not the only drugs of abuse. Substance abuse
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING Fall 2013 COUN 851 Textbooks: Substance Abuse Counseling Author: Judith A. Lewis; Robert Q. Dana & Gregory A. Blevins Edition / Copyright: 4TH‚ 2011 Publisher: Brooks/Cole Publishing‚ Co. Course Description: SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING (3 semester hours) A course focusing on models‚ counseling strategies‚ techniques and skill development involved in substance abuse treatment. (Prerequisites: COUN 539 or 832 or 878; and 593‚ 733‚ 834‚ and 876) A Focus on the
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professional relationship. By gaining this trust‚ the adolescent will feel comfortable about disclosing their substance use (Burrow-Sanchez‚ 2006‚ p. 284-285). Broderick and Blewitt (2015) disclose how between 1993 and 1997‚ 47% of children in the grades of fourth through sixth grade have been offered drugs (Broderick and Blewitt‚ 2015‚ p. 390). How I will proceed to work with substance abuse among the adolescent population would be by establishing an understanding/trust relationship‚ practicing the
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The specific interview technique that would be important for an addiction professional to utilize is ASI. ASI is a designed interview plan for substance abuse assessment and treatment planning for clients that suffering with their abuse issues. The ASI is intended to collect important data about matters of a client’s life that may add to their substance-abuse issues. This wide range of overview of the client life helps to determine the client’s level of instability and stability‚ especially when it
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