PPT-Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug

Abuse 2015 Pearson Education Inc LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify the symptoms of addiction and explain the difference between addiction and habit Discuss the types of addictions including compulsive behaviors such as gambling and shopping. “Please sir, may I have some more”. What is Addiction?. Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors.. and. The Future of Addiction Treatment. Bruce K. Alexander. Simon Fraser University. Burnaby British Columbia. www.globalizationofaddction.com. alexande@sfu.ca. Alexander. , B.K. & Shelton, C.P. (2014). . Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D, Professor. Semel. Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. David Geffen School of Medicine. University of California at Los Angeles. www.uclaisap.org. rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu. Steve Hanson. . . Basic Questions. Why do people do drugs?. Why can’t/ won’t some people stop?. Realities. People like Drugs.. We all like things faster and easier.. How Drugs Work. Interact with neurochemistry. A Clinical Master Class . David Kan, MD. VA . Medical Center, San Francisco. Health Sciences . Assistant Clinical . Professor of Psychiatry, . UCSF . Executive Board, California . Society of Addiction Medicine. Chapter 10. Quickwrite. #8. Think of a portrayal of drug use, alcohol use, or addiction that you have seen on film or television. Was the portrayal sensationalized? (Trying to shock the audience.) Was it sympathetic? Funny? Realistic? What do you think that this portrayal of addiction says about the attitudes of the artists who produced it and the culture who watches it? . Addiction by the Numbers. 843 died from overdoses in 2013 (WI). 45% Opiod Pain Relievers: Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Methadone. 27% Heroin. 6951 Narcan saves = approx 1 overdose every hour. Average age of an overdose death: 43. What is Drug?. . A DRUG is a substance which may have medicinal, . intoxica. -ting, performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food.. Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D, Professor. Semel. Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. David Geffen School of Medicine. University of California at Los Angeles. www.uclaisap.org. rrawson@mednet.ucla.edu. To feel good. To feel better. Because others are doing it. Curiosity. Performance enhancement. Rite of passage. Religious ceremony. What Drugs Are Involved in Addiction?. Alcohol. Tobacco. Caffeine. Cannabis. What is Drug?. . A DRUG is a substance which may have medicinal, . intoxica. -ting, performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food.. This article mentions a few ideas that can help prevent drug and alcohol addiction and help you live a healthy and sober life. Nicole T. Labor, DO. Nicole T. Labor, DO, BCFP, BCABAM. Medical Director, . OneEighty. , Wooster, OH. Fellowship Director of Addiction Medicine, . SummaHealth. , Akron, OH. Medical Director . Esper. Treatment Center, Erie, PA. “We . envision a society where people who are addicted to alcohol or other drugs, people in recovery from addiction, and people at-risk for addiction are valued and treated with dignity; and where stigma, accompanying attitudes, discrimination and other barriers to recovery are eliminated. We envision a society where addiction is recognized as a public health issue – a treatable disease for which individuals should seek and receive treatment; and where treatment is recognized as a specialized field of expertise” .