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Ecstasy Ecstasy (MDMA)(MDMA)
MarijuanaMarijuana
K2 or SpiceK2 or Spice
OxycontinOxycontin
VicodinVicodin
AdderallAdderall
Molly
•“Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Survey”, 2006 •www.alcoholism-and-drug-addiction-help/drug-addictionstatistics.html
1 in every 4 houses is effected by Addiction in one way or another.
FACT: The adolescent brain is far from mature. The neutral circuitry isn’t complete in young people until the 20’s.- Sandra Witelson, McMaster University
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Before age 15:Interference with Brain Development
Faster development of drug dependency
Greater problem severity
Greater problem complexity
Lifetime risk of associated problems
Poor intervention outcomes
School failure and dropout
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Grant and Dawson. J Subst Abuse. 1998;10(2):163-73.
• Family History• Age of 1st Use
Oral
Intravenous
Intramuscular
Transdermal
Subcutaneous
Inhaling
Mucus Membrane
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Molly is my “home girl.” Opiates due to accessibility Alcohol Less Synthetic Use “It’s just Marijuana.” Hallucinogens Inhalants OTC Hookah/E-cigarette use.
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Becoming secretive
Changing friends
Changing dress or appearance
Becoming Isolated
Declining Grades
Dropping out of sports/activities
Being fired from work
Staying out past curfew
Excessive amounts of eye-drops, breathe mints, etc.
Behaviors that leave you suspicious yet no evidence that anything is wrong
Refusing to participate in family activities
More difficult when asked to do household chores
More argumentative & uncooperative
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Being depressed
Needing extra sleep
Rebellious and defiant
Out of/In-school suspension
Withdrawn from family
Starting to smoke
Excessive time in the bathroom
Becoming physically or verbally abusive
Mysterious phone calls at all hours
Coming home drunk
Caught stealing
Avoiding parental contact upon arrival at home
Laughing excessively for no reason
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Suspicious items (drug paraphernalia)
Valuables Missing
Medication Disappearing
Alcohol diluted or disappearing
Arrest or citation due to AOD events
Arrest for vandalism, shoplifting, breaking and entering, or burglary
Open admission of use
Bloodshot Eyes; Pupils Dilated
Threats or attempted suicide
Expulsion from or quitting school
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You’re in disbelief. It’s not my child it’s their friends. Frustrated because nothing has changed,
you hoped it would. Afraid; feel like a failure. Don’t want to deal with the Stigma!
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Giving the child:Money, Transportation, Extras
Making excuses for behaviorIt’s just…….
Bargaining with them to change their behavior.I’ll buy you a _________ if you stop doing drugs.
Sponsoring partiesI’d rather then do it here where I can keep an eye on
them.This just lets them think that it is ok to do and can lead
to “worse choices around substances in the future.
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• Culture• Media• Availability
• 1 in 3 songs say something about Drugs, Alcohol, or Tobacco use.
• 3 in 4 Rap songs say something about Drug, Alcohol or Tobacco use.
• 7 in 10 movies show people Smoking.• 1 in 3 movies show people getting
Drunk/already Drunk. * National Institute on Drug Abuse: Shatter the
Myths
Internet Behaviors Millenial Gen X Boomer Silent
Social Networking Profile
75 50 30 6
Wireless internet away from home 62 48 35 11
Posted video of themselves online 20 6 2 1
Use Twitter 14 10 6 1
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Cell Phone/Texting Millenial Gen X Boomer Silent
Use cell to text 88 77 51 9
Texted in past 24 hours 80 63 35 4
Texted while driving 64 46 21 1
Cell phone/no land-line 41 24 13 5
Median text (24 Hrs.) 20 12 5 ---
• “According to the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, there are 581 websites that advertise or sell controlled prescription drugs…
• The most disturbing things about this study is that 84% of these websites don’t require a prescription to buy these drugs.”
• Scan through all of your credit card statements monthly.
Decreased perception of risk
Decreased perception of disapproval
Decreased supervision of children
Intergenerational transmission of early onset male drinking
Targeting of youth by drug industry
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Detoxification Inpatient Partial Hospitalization Intensive Outpatient Outpatient Aftercare Education Act 53
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