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Substance Abuse
Substance abuse has a range of definitions related to disaproval over use or overuse of mood altering substances. These fall into four main categories: Substance abuse may lead to addiction or substance dependence. Medicaly, dependence requires the development of tolerance leading to withdrawal symptoms. Heroin Rapid Detox
As an Opioid heroin use escalates as the body’s tolerance for the drug increases. The increased tolerance is the cause of many overdose deaths given that the heroin user may be injecting 3 to 5 times the lethal dose in order to maintain their high. Rapid detoxification from high tolerance heroin use is extremely dangerous and can be fatal. Relapse for a heroin user after some period of absence can also be fatal as their tolerance level is no longer present and the same amount used during their last episode prior to a period abstinence will often kill the user. Addiction
Addiction implies that a drug dependency has developed to such an extent that it has serious detrimental effects on the user (referred to as an addict). They may be chronically intoxicated, have great difficulty stopping the drug use, and be determined to obtain the drug by almost any means. The term addiction is inextricably linked to society's reaction to the user, and so medical experts try to avoid using it, preferring dependence instead.
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Resources
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Anti-Drug for Parents
Site offers drug information and suggestions for positive youth activities
- ERIC
Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education Links
to resources for parents, teachers, and researchers; links to ERIC (Educational
Resources Information Center) database of articles on key educational
topics
- Facts
for Families
Fact sheets on a wide variety of child and adolescent health topics;
produced by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Freevibe
Teen anti-drug site with polls, chat room, news, radio show, and the
"skinny on drugs;" find out what a "buzz bomb" is!
Supported by the Partnership for a Drug Free America
- Gangs
This Center for Substance Abuse Prevention resource guide concentrates
on the role that drugs play in the lives of individual gang members
and the role they play in the organization of the gang itself
- IDEA
BOX: Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
Includes activities, games, music, recipes, and crafts
- National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Organization site that offers fact sheets, tips, resources, readings,
and updates on this important social issue
- National
Families in Action: Analyzing Legalization
National drug education, prevention, and policy center that opposes
legalization, site includes information for families and drug education
- National
Network for Child Care
Site serving professionals and parents; "Information Station"
has a wide variety of child care-related topics
- National
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
This site provides links to United States government media programs
that educate and empower young people to reject illicit drugs
- Peer
Resources
Extensive international resources focused on mentoring young people,
based in Canada
- Safe
Youth
Violence prevention resource site includes areas for parents and guardians,
professionals, and teens. Extensive collection of web links and hot
topics such as risk and protective factors, youth suicide, and after
school programs
- School
Zone
Office of National Drug Control Policy site that offers school personnel
links to health, artistic, nutritional, and physical activity resources
for students
- Talking
With Kids About Tough Issues
Kaiser Family Foundation offers tips, booklets, and other resources
for adults wanting to improve communication with young people
Research
- Alcohol
and Youth
Reviews assessment, treatment, and psychiatric issues related to youth
alcohol use; published by National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol
Abuse
- Children
of Alcoholics
Reviews biological and psychological risk factors, as well as prevention;
published by National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
- Emerging
Answers
This
review of 250 studies from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
found that sex education programs do not encourage sexual activity
- ow
Are The Children?
U.S. Department of Education report reviews how children's early experiences
help them get a healthy start, including brain function, relationships,
and important types of stimulation
- Long-Term
Outcomes of Early Childhood Programs
Future of Children publication addresses critical topics related
to children's well-being; published twice a year by the Packard Foundation
- National
Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
A set of reports on key health topics, published by the Packard Foundation
- Screening
and Assessing Adolescents for Substance Use Disorders
Treatment Improvement Protocol covers referral and legal issues, and
includes instrument summaries
- Treatment
of Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders
Treatment Improvement Protocol addresses tailoring of treatment, twelve-step
programs, therapeutic communities, family therapy, and medical management
of intoxication and withdrawal
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