SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Costs to Society

Treatment Costs

Lost Productivity

Crime

FAS & Drug Addicted Babies

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/default.htm

Definitions (p. 409-410)

Intoxication

Abuse

Dependence

Tolerance

Withdrawal

“Disease Concept”

Etiology

Neurochemistry

Genetics

Psychosocial

Drugs of Abuse: Effects, Overdose, Withdrawal (Group Activity)

(Y) Caffeine & Nicotine

(Y) Alcohol

(N) Cannabinoids

(y) Sedatives/Hypnotics/Anxiolytics

Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Rohypnol (“Date Rape”)

(y) Opioids

Heroin, Morphine, Demerol

(N) Stimulants

Amphetamines, Cocaine, Ritalin

(N) Hallucinogens

LSD, Ecstasy

(N) Inhalants

Cross Dependency & Polysubstance Abuse

Treatment

Detox

ETOH: CIWA, Benzodiazepines

12 Step Programs, Reality/Aversion, Faith Based

Milieu

Inpatient/Residential/Outpatient

Nursing Interventions

Drug Seeking Behavior

Cravings

Revia, Catapres

Communication

Build Trust, Nonjudgemental

Behavior Modification

Playgrounds/Playmates

Antabuse

Other Pharmacology

Methadoone

B Vitamins

Dual Diagnosis

“Self Medication”