addiction and substance abuse slides

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1. Addiction and Substance abuse By: Braxton Graves, Daniel Litty, Joey cooper
2. What is addiction? The dictionary defines it as the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity. So in this case our issue is with addiction to substances
3. Physical addictions Physical addictions are the ones that are generally better known. These are addictions to substances that are usually ingested or otherwise put into a person’s body. Some common physical addictions include: • Alcohol • Tobacco • Opioids • Prescription drugs
4. Behavioral addictions Behavioral addiction is classified as a time that one loses control of their actions in order to engage in behaviors that end in short feeling of happiness. This causes a person to become dependent on the pleasure that comes from these certain behaviors and begins to compulsively act on that behavior. Some common behavioral addictions include: • Food Addiction • Internet Addiction • Using computers and/or cell phones • Video Game Addiction
5. Signs of addiction As people become addicted they begin to show signs of becoming or being addicted these signs can be: • Significant amount of time spent using substance or engaging in the behavior • Inability to quit using or engaging in the behavior • Inability to fulfill obligations at school, work, or home
6. How can we break addiction? With the right plan and resources, recovery is possible. The good news is that you can quit, although it's a complicated process. There are many factors, physical, mental, emotional, and biological facts that make quitting difficult.
7. What is substance abuse Substance abuse can simply be described as The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over the counter drugs or alcohol for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Substance abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, and job related problems.
8. 3 types of substance abuse Substance abuse can be put into 3 categories • Prescription Drug Abuse. • Illegal Drug Abuse. • Alcohol Abuse.
9. Why do we need to advocate for this? Drug abuse is often accompanied by a devastating social impact upon community life. We need to focus on the effect of drug abuse on the industry, education and training and the family, as well as on its contribution to violence, crime, financial problems, housing problems, and homelessness. Advocating for this will create more opportunities for people to get jobs and give them a fresh restart In life.
10. Why is it important to teach about substance abuse Substance abuse has a major impact on individuals, families, and communities. The effects of substance abuse are cumulative, significantly contributing to costly social, physical, mental, and public health problems.
11. How is this affecting students? Not only can drugs impair a teens cognitive development, they can also affect students' performance in school. Their ability to memorize things, concentration in the classroom, prioritization of assignments, likelihood to attend class, and even their overall IQ.
12. How can we help students Schools use many other methods to help prevent substance use among students. Allowing students to sign pledges that they will not use drugs or alcohol, teaming up with law enforcement to get the message across, and establishing mentoring programs are all ways schools are using to prevent substance use.
13. Thank you for listening to our presentation ‘ This was all made by Braxton they did nothing