PDF-Drug Abuse Screening Test DAST

brPage 1br Drug Abuse Screening Test DAST10. Coalitions . should feel free to adapt . the following . slides into their education and outreach activities. Here’s what you’ll . find:. About this presentation. The Teen – Rx Abuse Connection. A modern correlation between today’s young people and . A . Streetcar . Named . Desire. . MR. MILLER. Definition of Addiction:. The compulsive . need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; . 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. Drug use is a part of life in the United States. Doctors write countless prescriptions every day. Medicines: legal drugs that help the body fight injury, illness, or disease. Classified as either over-the-counter and prescriptions. Coalitions . should feel free to adapt . the following . slides into their education and outreach activities. Here’s what you’ll . find:. About this presentation. The Teen – Rx Abuse Connection. “Who are the addicts?”. Screening: Why screen universally?. Drinking and drug use…. are common. often go undetected. can increase risks to safety and health problems . Routine screening for other potential medical problems (e.g. cancer, diabetes, hypertension). Why not for alcohol and drug use?. FDA’s Role and . Emerging Challenges. Jeanne Ireland. Principal, Ireland Strategies, LLC. 2015 CWAG Annual Meeting. The Opioid Epidemic. Some progress being made, but devastating effects of epidemic continue. Gil Kerlikowske, . Director. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. 2. ONDCP’s Authority. Established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Principal purpose: Establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program. Presented by: Staci Hart, Director of Sales Debbie Draper, Toxicology Support Services Jordanna Gibson, Client Relations Specialist Nicole Lanier, Senior Account Executive July 14 medication not prescribed for you in a way other than prescribed for example taking too much or to get highWhen abused prescription drugs can be as dangerous as 147street148 drugs with similar e31ects 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. . 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.. BERMUDA DRUG INFORMATION NETWORK. Update . on the . DNDC’s Survey Initiatives. Stephanie Tankard. Research Officer. DNDC. Princess Victoria Room. Hamilton . Princess . Hotel. 18. th. . & . 19. 64 NORMAL LABTORYRESULTSUrinary drug screening Saliva is easier and safer to collect than urine. Unlike urine, not all drugs are easily detectable in oral fluid, either because of the low concentratio