Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Substance Abuse
- Abused substances produce some form of intoxication that alters judgment, perception,
attention, or physical control. Many substances can bring on withdrawal-an effect caused
by cessation or reduction in the amount of the substance used. Withdrawal can range from
mild anxiety to seizures and hallucinations.Drug overdose may also cause death.
- Effects of substance
abuse during pregnancy
- premature babies
- underweight babies
- birth defects
- stillborn births
- behavior problems
in early childhood
- affect the child's memory
and attentiveness
- Smokers during pregnancy
- heart defects
- septal defects
- placenta problems
- cleft palate
- Drinkers during pregnancy
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
- Types
- Nearly all these drugs also can produce
a phenomenon known as tolerance
where you must use a larger amount of
the drug to produce the same level of
intoxication.
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Marijuana
- Cocaine
- Heroin
- Methamphetamines
- Club drugs
- Ecstasy
- GHB
- Ketamine
- LSD
- PCP
- Rohypnol
- Substance Abuse Causes
- influence a child's early development
have been shown to be related to
increased risk of drug abuse.
- Chaotic home environment
- Ineffective parenting
- Lack of nurturing and
parental attachment
- Factors related to a child’s
socialization outside the
family may also increase risk
of drug abuse.
- Inappropriately
aggressive or shy
behavior in the
classroom
- Poor social coping skills
- Poor school performance
- Association with a
deviant peer group
- Perception of approval of
drug use behavior
- Symptoms
- Aggressiveness
- Forgetfulness
- Feeling rundown, hopeless,
depressed, or even suicidal
- Sounding selfish and not
caring about others
- Lying
- Frequent hangovers
- Pressuring others to
drink or use other drugs
- Taking risks
- Having "blackouts"
- Medical Treatment
- preventing relapse
- Behavioral treatment
- strategies to cope
- avoid relapse
- Medication
- nicotine patches
- methadone
- counseling