PPT-The use and abuse of drugs

13 Drugs Summary of Specification content Testing of new drugs and clinical trials Thalidomide Learning Outcomes Define the term drug Give examples of medical drugs Explain why drugs need to be tested before they can be prescribed. A . Safety and . Violence Prevention Curriculum. Module . Three. Click on the link below to access the resource pages needed to complete this module. You will need to sign into your Google Drive account to access it. . The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not reflect official policy or position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or US Government. Case 1. & . 17.6 Disorders of the Nervous . System. 17.5 Drug Abuse. In general, drugs either impact the limbic system or affect the action of a particular neurotransmitter at the synapse. . https. ://. 2. Upon completion of this module, the employee will be able to:. Differentiate between the term “Abuse” and “Abuse Allegations”. List the different types of abuse. List the criteria that identifies victims of abuse. Brian Maloney. Delta High School. Overview. Statistics on drug use/abuse and why students use.. What are some signs of drug or alcohol use/abuse?. What are the more popular drugs among students and how do they affect the student specifically?. Vocabulary. Drug. . – a chemical substance that is taken to cause changes in a person’s body or behavior. Medicine. . – a legal drug that helps the body fight injury, illness, or disease. Over-the-Counter-Drug (OTC). Learning Objectives. Participants will be able to:. Associate the history of prescription drug use in America with the current trend of prescription drug abuse;. Differentiate between the three most commonly abused types of prescription drugs; and. A drug can be defined as a natural or synthetic substance that is used to produce physiological or psychological effects in humans or other higher order animals.. 75% of all evidence evaluated in the crime lab is related to drugs.. Jennifer L. Nelson, . PharmD. , BCPP. Parkland Health and Hospital System. Pharmacist Objectives. At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:. Describe drug abuse patterns and trends among youth and adult residents in Texas.. Child abuse happens in all cultural, ethnic, and income groups. . Child . abuse can be . physical. , emotional/verbal, sexual or through neglect. . Abuse . may cause serious injury to . the . child and may even result in death. . is . inappropriate. and usually . excessive. , . self-administration. of a . psychoactive . drug for . non-medical purposes.. Almost all abused drugs exert . their effects in the CNS . causing. euphoria or alter perception.. Celia . Neavel. , MD FSAHM. Director, Center for Adolescent Health. People’s Community Clinic. Kirsten Gibbs Nieto, MD. Internal Medicine & Pediatric Hospitalist. Dell. Children’s & University Medical Center Brackenridge. Mary Pat Sullivan, Mary . Gilhooly. , Christina Victor, Ken . Gilhooly. , Brunel University. Sarah . Wadd. , University of Bedfordshire and Nick . Ellender. , London Borough of Hillingdon. Society for the Study of Addiction. Pharmacist role in substance abuse prevention, education and assistance. Substance abuse by employees of health care organizations leads to reduced productivity, increased absenteeism, drug diversion and almost certainly increased accidents and medication misadventures. Consequently, it affects the quality of patient care, liability, operational and health care costs. Health- system pharmacists have responsibilities for ensuring a safe and effective medication use system ------.