Transcript Intervention and Treatment

Intervention and Treatment
8th grade Drug Unit
Lesson 9
Pages D62-67
Drug Abuse to Drug Dependence
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Experimental use
They like the feeling
They continue their use
Tolerance develops
Denial of problem
Drug dependence
Warning Signs of Drug Abuse
What do you think? Brainstorm 5 ways you
might tell if a friend was abusing drugs.
Confronting Denial with
Honest Talk
 With a partner read either the “Denial” or
“Honest Talk” section on page D64. Be
ready to report to the class on what it is.
Formal Intervention and
Treatment
 Formal Intervention: People who care
about the drug user will often use
honest talk to try and confront
them and assist them in getting
help.
 It involves family members and
friends.
Treatment
 Inpatient treatment: treatment given to a person
during a stay at a facility.
 Outpatient treatment: does not require an
overnight stay.
 Detoxification: usually the first step, it’s the
physical process of ridding the body of an
addictive substance.
Detoxification
 Should be done under a doctor’s care while
patient is going through withdrawal.
 Often followed by counseling that addresses
mental, emotional and social problems of
drug dependence.
Resources for Treatment
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Support groups
Counseling
Information sources
Recovery and treatment
Detox
Where to go for information
 National Clearinghouse for alcohol and
drugs
 National Drug and Treatment Referral
Routing Service
 National Institute on Drug Abuse