PPT-17.5 Drug Abuse

amp 176 Disorders of the Nervous System 175 Drug Abuse In general drugs either impact the limbic system or affect the action of a particular neurotransmitter at the synapse https . The Child Ab use Prevention and Treatment Act CAPTA has these definitions Child abuse and neglect At a minimum any recent act or failure to act o n the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death serious physical or emotional harm sexual a 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; . Drug abuse . 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 . 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. Friday, November 04, 2016. Q3: Does your agency/organization have specialized services for substance abuse prevention activities?. Answered: 64 Skipped: 3. Q3: Does your agency/organization have specialized services for substance abuse prevention activities?. October 28, 2015. An “epidemic of consequences” -. Drug overdose death rates continue to increase. NCHS Data Brief, December, 2011, . Updated with 2009 and 2010 mortality data. 2. Who is overdosing?. Bob Twillman, Ph.D., FAPM. Executive . Director. American . Academy of Pain Management. Two Major Public Health Problems. Prescription . opioid abuse. :. 12.5 million non-medical users per year. $70-120 billion cost per year. 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. 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;. Bob Twillman, Ph.D., . FAPM. Executive . Director. American . Academy of Pain . Management. Chair, Advisory Committee. Kansas Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (K-TRACS). Prescription Drug Abuse is a . Judi has been the NE LAP Coordinator since October 1 Arts in Psychology from the aha and her Master of Human Relations degree from the University of Oklahoma She also has an Associate in Science degr 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 Drug defined. First part refers to use for positive reasons. Second suggests negative meaning. Concerns criminal law. May be used to alter structure and function of body. May be done in illegal or legal ways but to excess or abuse.