Transcript UNACHI and KANSAS

Alcohol and
Addiction
Hillary Hoffman, Megan Oliver, Leidy Castillo and
Unice Villarreal
What is addiction?
 Compulsive need for and use of habit forming
substance.
 i.e. heroin, nicotine, and alcohol
 Characterized by tolerance and well defined
physiological symptoms upon withdrawal.
American Facts/Statistics
 “There are more deaths and disabilities each
year in the US from substance abuse than from
any other cause.”
 “18 million Americans have alcohol problems;
about 5-6 million Americans have drug problems”
 “More than half of all adults have a family history
of alcoholism or a problem with drinking.”
 “More than nine million children live with a parent
dependent on alcohol/illicit drugs”
--Americas Health Problem
How to recognize if you
have a problem with
alcohol.
 Warning signs:
 Drinking in the morning, drinking alone, drinking to
feel socially comfortable, drinking to the point of
intoxication, drinking that results in blackouts and
memory loss, results in injuries, accidents, and
aggressive behavior, drinking to deal with pressure or
emotional problems, your professional or school work
has been suffered, you plan your ay around drinking,
and you feel guilty about drinking.
How to recognize you have
a problem with drugs.
 Warning signs
 You develop a tolerance, and you constantly
increase the amount you have taken to feel effects
of drugs.
 You receive withdrawal symptoms, such as
headache, depression, and anxiety.
 Once you are dependent you can only increase the
doses.
 Your professional and school work becomes
effected.
 Your plan your day around taking the substance.
How Addiction Develops
 1. Experimentation- At first the substance seems
to solve a problem or make life easier, so you
begin to use the drug more and more.
 2. Getting and using the drug starts to become
more and more important, and your ability to
stop becomes compromised.
 3. The volunteering choice of using the drug turns
into a physical and psychological need.
Myths About Addiction
 1. Overcoming Addiction is just a matter of will
power.
 2. Addiction is a disease, there is nothing you can
do about it.
 3. Addicts have to hit rock bottom before they
get better.
 4. You can not force someone into treatment,
they have to want the help.
 5. Treatment didn’t work before, so there is no
reason to try again.
Alcohol Abuse Treatment
 Medical Treatment/ Detoxification
 Restrict access to addicting substances
 Teach the disease model of addiction
 The use of Chlordiazepoxide and Multivitamins to
help with the treatment
 Disulafiram, is a drug that help an alcoholic make
essential decisions to stop drinking.
 Anti-Depressant and Anti-Psychotic medication
 Hospitalization
 Psychotherapy and Alcoholics Anonymous
 Residential Centers and Halfway houses
Substance Abuse Treatment
 Medical Treatment
 Anti Anxiety Drugs
 Anti-Depressant Drugs and Lithium
 Other drugs such as Vitamin C
 Hospitalization
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 Psychosocial Treatment
 Psychotherapy
 Cocaine and Narcotics Anonymous
Hillary Hoffman, Megan Oliver,
Leidy Castillo and Unice Villarreal
Drugs
Drugs are chemicals
or substances that
change the way our
bodies work
Heroin, alcohol,
ecstasy, caffeine
and nicotine are all
forms of drugs
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effects of drugs can vary depending upon
the kind of drug taken, how much is taken,
how often it is used, how quickly it gets to
the brain, and what other drugs, food, or
substances are taken at the same time.
Effects can also vary based on the
differences in body size, shape, and
chemistry
 1. People on drugs use them because they want to fit in.
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2. People on drugs use them because they want to
escape or relax.
3. People on drugs use them because they're bored
4. People on drugs use them because the media says it's
cool.
5.People on drugs use them because they think it makes
them seem grown-up.
6. People on drugs use them because they want to
rebel.
7. People on drugs use them because they want to
experiment
Nicotine
Methamphetamine
Crack
Methamphetamine de crystal
Valium o diazepam
Metacuolona Secobartial o
seconal
Alcohol
Heroine
Crank
Cocaine
Caffeine
Pcp o polvo de angel
Marihuana
Ecstasies
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people drink alcohol, it's absorbed into
their bloodstream. From there, it affects the
central nervous system (the brain and spinal
cord), which controls virtually all body
functions
 Drugs
make you less aware and alert
making you relieve pain
 You feel carefree
 They can make you; sleep, have
convulsions (fits) and even slip into a
coma
Friends
and family
Strangers
Unborn babies –
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Alcohol and its effects
Sexual difficulties, including impotence
 Cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholic fatty l
Cardiac arrest and stroke
Pancreatitis
Stomach disorders, such as ulcers
An increased risk of certain types of cance
especially of the aero-digestive tract and
breast cancer
Getting drunk impairs your judgment and
can increase risky behavior, which could
result in:
Injuries and accidents
 Unsafe sex, which could result in sexually
transmitted infections and unplanned
pregnancies
You being robbed or going home with a
stranger
 Fights, arguments and relationship problems
 Getting into trouble with the cops and
getting a criminal record
In extreme cases, alcoholic poisoning, coma,
brain damage and death
Classic warning signs:
You feel giddy
You start to lose
the thread of what
you're saying
You feel unsteady
on your feet
You start seeing
double
Look out for these
symptoms in your
friends too
eat before you drink
 space your drinks with water and other nonalcohol drinks
 organize safe transport (e.g. utilize the bus
service)
 say no when you know you've had enough
 don't leave your drink unattended
 don't mix alcohol with other drugs
 don't drink at all before undertaking any risky
activities (e.g. swimming, driving or boating)
 support your friend's decision if they choose not
to drink
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Central America inaugurated a counter drug focal point to
deal with organized crime operating in the region, responsible
not only for most of the traffic of cocaine into the United
States, but also the high homicide rate in the area.
We all do it, and the only way to do it is to be able to share this
technology and that information which is vital for combating
crime," said Martinelli. "The intention is a regional effort against
organized crime, basically, arms trafficking, drug trafficking,
human trafficking, smuggling, and others,"
The Regional Anti-Drug Center
in the Cocolí sector of Arraiján,
which will receive logistical
support from the Joint Inter
Agency Task Force - South
(JIATFS) Counter Drug Center
in Key West, Florida, will not
be something new in Panama.
In September 1998, negotiations failed between the
administration of then president Ernesto Perez Balladares and
the United States to keep a Multilateral Anti-Drug Center
(CMA) at Howard, which would have allowed for the presence
of 2,000 American soldiers and surveillance aircraft. (La
Critica)
Panama captures members of int'l drug trafficking group
46 Kilos of Cocaine Seized in Sajalice, District of
Chame
Ten Kilos of Cocaine Found On A Boat
395 Kilos of Cocaine Seized Near Isla Naranjo, Two Arrested
265 Kilos Seized, More Than A Dozen Aircraft - Flight School on Albrook
Used As Cover
SENAN Seizes 638 Kilos of Cocaine in Colon
400 Kilos of "Pegón" Found Near Veracruz
228 Kilos of Cocaine Found Floating Near Taboga
Two Killed in Shootout - 22 Arrested in Capira
It is one of the oldest drugs used and widely accepted in the
mainstream culture. Depressant drug is classified as Central
ALCOHOL Nervous System. Alcohol is a drug with highly addictive, but the
wide social tolerance and readily available substance make it a
'home' and constant presence in our Western culture. Legally
you can not sell alcohol to under 18 years.
It is made ​from the dried leaves of the aloe plant. It contains
SNUFF various substances, noting that nicotine is responsible for
creating dependency. It is a stimulant drug, addictive and causes
increased heart rate and blood pressure.
MARIJUANA
It is much more powerful and affects all brain neurochemical circuits. It
is a substance banned by national and international laws.
COCAINE -
CRACK
Cocaine belongs to the family of stimulant drugs because it acts on the central
nervous system activating. Crack is cocaine hydrochloride altered by a simple
chemical process to obtain a kind of crystals or 'rocks' that crackle when
heated and its vapors can aspire or fumes. Both cocaine and crack are
addictive drugs. The crack also produces compulsive behaviors to take it
because it creates a great need in the body.
 We
can say that Drugs and alcohol is a
globally problem which is attaking
specially teenegers.when people come
to that world is very hard to get out it.