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Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.aa.org
Club Drugs
http://www.clubdrugs.org Mothers Against Drunk Driving
http://www.madd.org Narcotics Anonymous
http://www.na.org
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov

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Do you think you may have a substance abuse issue?

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Do you think you may have a substance abuse issue?

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I have attached a self survey to see if you (or a family member) may have a substance abuse issue that may be addressed.

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Know what your risks are when using substances

- If you are statically more likely to be an addict take preventative actions

Know your options on how to get clean.

World-wide we can implement better programs/ strategies that can reduce this current epidemic.

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Possible Preventative Methods & Treatments

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Possible Preventative Methods & Treatments

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- Teach younger generations the risk of using and abusing substances.
-  Create a treatment plan that requires those with a drug charge to go a rehab program to assist with a new sober lifestyle.
- Create a program where one can for assistance to see if they are addicted.

- Alcohol and drug use are important contributors to global disease burden. Effective interventions should be scaled up to prevent and reduce substance use disease burden.

- Assist those who are at a disadvantage socioeconomically, so they can be able to have the same chances at “getting clean.”

Below shows what treatment coverage of substance dependence is available, globally:

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Alcohol and drug use can have negative consequences on the health, economy, productivity, and social aspects of communities.

-  A relationship pattern in which addicted or non-addicted family members identify with the alcoholic/addict and deny the existence of alcohol consumption as a problem.

- Denial, or the making up of excuses for the excessive drinking problems of the alcoholic, thus allowing or “enabling” the addiction to persist.

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What Possible Epidemiological Factors Can Cause One to Abuse Substances?

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What Possible Epidemiological Factors Can Cause One to Abuse Substances?

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Inherited traits:
- Age: 18-25 report the most illicit drug use
- Race/ Ethnicity: Those who are most likely to abuse goes a follows; Two or more races 13.5%; American Indian/Alaska Natives 13.4%; Black/African American: 12.4%; Whites: 10.4%; Hispanic or Latino: 8.9%; Asians: 4.1%
- Gender: Males are more likely than females to be current illicit drug users (11.5% vs. 7.3%)
Traits that may be acquired:
- Religion: Example: Populations of the Islamic faith, which have very high rates of abstention.
- Socioeconomic status: a great contributor to the abuse of substances. It is well known that the areas where it seems to be the toughest to survive are the ones to have substance abuses.
- Education: College graduates have lower rates of current illicit drug use (6.7%) compared to those with only some college (10.8%)

Khan Academy video: to better understand factors that may contribute for an individual to abuse a substance.

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substance abuse (disease or medical condition)

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Risk factors for drug use and drug abuse

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Visit us (http://www.khanacademy.org/science/healthcare-and-medicine) for health and medicine content or (http://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat) for MCAT related content. These videos do not provide medical advice and are for informational purposes only. The videos are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

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Global populations of those who abuse substances.

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Global populations of those who abuse substances.

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The graph shows substance abuse across countries from 1990-2006

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Share of population with alcohol or drug use disorders, male vs. female

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Alcohol or drug use dependence is defined by the International Classification of Diseases as the presence of three or more indicators of dependence for at least a month within the previous year. This is given as the age-standardized prevalence for comparison by sex, country and through time. Tobacco smoking is not included.

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1. Alcohol
2. Opioids & Over the Counters
3. Cocaine
4. Cannabis

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- Any substance that enhances, inhibits or distorts minds and/or body functioning