Substance Abuse by Aryan https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca Don't do drugs en-us 2018-04-25 22:17:50 UTC 2018-04-27 02:37:15 UTC hello@padlet.com What is it? mistryaryan2005 https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255453455 Substance abuse is technically a disease in which people depend on substances like alcohol or drugs. Substance abuse or drug abuse is seen in many teenagers and adults. People get addicted to these substances and they experience tolerance which is when the body needs more of the substance to function right. Substance abuse is very harmful to the users as well as others around them. This leads to many short term and long term effects to the body. Substance abuse leads to dependence syndrome where people need to take these substance to do everyday things. Substance abuse occurs when someone takes overdose of an drug. Symptoms of drug overdose include:
  • Losing consciousness.
  • Fever or sweating.
  • Breathing problems.
  • Abnormal pulse.
  • Change in skin color.

]]> 2018-04-25 22:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255453455 Abused Substances mistryaryan2005 https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255454201 There are many drugs that are abused commonly. Substance use doesn’t mean that that substances are being abused but it has a chance of substance abuse. Substance that are commonly abuse are:
  • Alcohol
  • Tobacco
  • Marijuana
  • Hashish
  • Hallucinogens: LSD, mushrooms

]]> 2018-04-25 22:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255454201 Mental Illness mistryaryan2005 https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255456534 Substance abuse usually starts if you have a problem in your life. It may be personal or related to something else. Some people get into substance abuse for other reasons. Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant medication that is sometimes misused by teenagers to feel 'high' by consuming larger amounts.
Drugs can be taken due to mental illness. These things lead to depression causing to you to take drugs. Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Depressants are used to make someone happy or relaxed. This can affect your mental health and your physical health. These drugs make you feel happy and calm while you are “high” but when it wears off, there are many symptoms that can occur. Other times, the substance that is consumed can cause the symptoms for mental illness. These substances are called substance-induced Psychosis. 

]]> 2018-04-25 22:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255456534 Addiction and Tolerance mistryaryan2005 https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255853123 Addiction starts when you take more of a substance regularly. Substance can be addicting and will force you to take more. This is called tolerance. Tolerance occurs when someone gets addicted to a substance. There are 2 main types of tolerance:

  • Acute- Acute tolerance is when someone is exposed to a drug over a small period of time. Cocaine often results in an acute tolerance. Cocaine gives a faster heart rate and increased blood pressure. When that runs out and Cocaine is used again, it won’t give the same rate of “high” with the same amount. You will need to take more of this to match the “high”
  • Chronic- Chronic tolerance is long term causing the user to take this substance for weeks or months. The user will have to take more of the substance to give the body what it needs. This will cause the user to take a higher dosage and a more intense way to consume the substance.  

]]> 2018-04-26 23:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255853123 Short/Long Term Effects mistryaryan2005 https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255856556 There are many short term and long term effects of substance abuse. These differ depending on the substance. The effects of substance abuse are dangerous and can also affect your mental health. The long term effects are very severe and can damage you over time. Common short term and long term effects include:

Short term-

  • Increased heart rate
  • High blood pressure
  •  Dizziness
  • Tremors
  • Mood changes 
  • Paranoia
  • Impaired judgment
  • Blurred vision
  • Nausea
  • Slurred speech

Long term-

  • Paranoia
  • Psychosis
  • Immune deficiencies
  • Organ damage
  • Mouth and throat cancer
  • High blood pressure
  • Memory loss

]]> 2018-04-26 23:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255856556 Ways to Stop Substance Abuse mistryaryan2005 https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255858519 There are many ways to stop or reduce substance abuse. Most of them are treatments like withdrawal programs. 
  • Withdrawal programs – These programs involve freeing the person of the drug and can be run at a residential centre or in the community

  • Self-help – Sharing experiences and providing support for each other can be a good way of finding ways of dealing with drug use. The main type of self-help treatments are mental illness support groups run through community support centres. .
  • Controlled use – This type of treatment can help you use drugs in a safer way. This is usually offered by a community support agency who can provide information, accommodation, help with finding suitable work and housing as well as training and education. This is also known as Rehab.
  • Counselling – Counselling can help rechannel damaging thoughts about taking drugs and develop different ways of coping with these thoughts.
  • Medication – Certain medications can help ease the cravings that can make it hard to stop using some drugs.


]]> 2018-04-26 23:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255858519 Withdrawal Symptoms mistryaryan2005 https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255859065 There are different withdrawal symptoms that occur when you stop taking that certain type of substance. These symptoms vary from different substances. The withdrawal symptoms include:

  • Heroin and prescription painkillers: flu-like symptoms lasting 24-48 hours
  • Benzodiazepines: anxiety and/or seizures lasting weeks or (in some cases) months
  • Cocaine: depression and restlessness lasting 7-10 days
  • Alcohol: tremors and/or seizures lasting three days to several weeks
]]> 2018-04-26 23:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255859065 Substance Abuse Facts mistryaryan2005 https://padlet.com/mistryaryan2005/i4umqcrldca/wish/255859470
  • According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 27 million Americans, or 10.2% of the American population over the age of 12 reported using illicit drugs in 2014.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually
  • Nearly 4.6 million ER visits in the United States were related in some way to drugs in 2009.

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