Substance Abuse Final
subgroups of Hispanic or Latino populations
- mexican - puerto rican - cuban - south or central american - spanish
Alcoholics Anonymous
Characteristics: - 12 step principles suggested for recovery - spiritual in nature - guides to progress not perfection - designed by fellow alcoholics - 12 traditions for non-organization - no cross talk - long standing members intervene with new members - criticism and humor
CRAFT
Community Reinforcement and Family Training Approach - treatment intervention - 12 hr sessions, teaches family skills needed to help change their interaction style and develop a new way of dealing with the abuser - opposite of Al- Anon - teaches specific skills to family members in the belief that they can make a difference
man-made substances related to testosterone
Steroids
Vaporizer
a battery powered device that heats the liquid inside a cartridge creating a vapor that can be inhaled, also called vaping
Drugs and health blog
a blog written by the NDA specifically for teens to address hot topics and answer common questions about drugs and alcohol
Alcohol
a colorless, flammable liquid that is the intoxicating substance found in beverages such as beer, wine, or whiskey
Heroin
a highly addictive drug made from morphine, a naturally occurring substance that comes from poppy plants
Tobacco
a leafy plant that contains the highly addictive chemical nicotine
Spice
a mix of shredded plant material sprayed with man-made chemicals to produce mind altering effects
Marijuana
a mixture of the dried and shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of cannabis sativa
role theory
a perspective in sociology and in social psychology that considers most of everyday activity to be the acting out of socially defined categories - Chemically dependent - family manager - Hero- first born - scapegoat- to blame - Lost child - mascot
Shatter the myth
a phrase that the NDA uses to highlight the fact that young people are bombarded with myths about drugs from music, TV, movies, and social media
LSD
a powerful drug that distorts a person's sense of reality made from a compound found in a fungus
Powdered caffeine
a powerful stimulant that can cause accidental overdose in very small amounts
Methamphetamine
a very addictive man-made stimulant drug, also known as meth or speed
NIDA for teens
a website that helps educate young people about the truth and the myths surrounding drugs and alcohol
NIDA for teachers
a website that helps teachers develop classroom activities about the scientific truth and common myths about drugs and alcohol
Contemplation
acknowledges concerns, considers the possibility for the need to change,
the major thesis of family counseling
addiction is a family issue
Cocaine
addictive stimulant drugs that comes in two forms: powder cocaine and crack cocaine
Spirituality
addressed in substance abuse treatment but ignored by professional therapist
MDMA
also known as Ecstasy/Molly - a man-made drug that produces energizing affects similar to stimulants called amphetamines as well as effects that distort a person sense of reality
Drug and alcohol chat day
an annual live, online chat held between high school students and NDA scientists during national drug and alcohol facts week
National drug and alcohol IQ challenge
an interactive online quiz to test your knowledge about drugs and alcohol
E-cigs
battery operated devices known as vaporizers designed to deliver nicotine to the lungs without burning tobacco
Action
building solidarity so individual in question will not be able to play one family member against each other
Traditional cultural and spiritual practices in Native American treatment
ceremonial healing of spirit, mind and body
Inhalants
chemicals found in ordinary household or workplace products that people inhale on purpose to get high
Historical Trauma
cumulative cultural, emotional, and psychological wounding across generations that result from trauma
Rules of an alcoholic family
don't talk, don't trust, don't feel
Hallucinogens
drugs that distort a person's sense of reality, often causing hallucinations, sensations and images that seem real but are not
Prescription opioids
drugs that relieve pain from surgery or injuries and usually require a doctors prescription
Twelve-step facilitation therapy
focus is on abstinence, family involvement, education, aftercare, paid professionals, complete steps in time frame, cost, monitored by state
Recovery Management philosophy
focuses on designing services based on the magnitude of the problem the amount of the recovery capital available to individual clients within their communities, identifies strengths and resources within communities that have overlooked in traditional acute care models.
medicine wheel
four components of the inner circle: spirit, natural environment, body, mind. 4 directions: - east - belonging - south- mastery - west- independence - north -generosity, out of harmony
Precontemplation
general lack of knowledge of the magnitude of the problem
Preparation
help families clarify their roles and strategies for effecting change,
american indians
highest poverty rates in families
culture
learned values, behaviors and beliefs shared by other group members, including lang, spiritual ideals, and worldview
Prescription drugs
medications for an illness or condition that can help a person when properly prescribed but can become addictive when misused
alcoholism
metaphor for disease a threshold disease mental, physical, and spiritual
Twelve-step group
mutual help groups-practiced in community, not treatment, spiritually based, maintenance of abstinence, self supporting, led by fellow alcoholics, free, no funding, no licensing or monitoring Minnesota Model- facilitation, groups- AA
Flakka
nickname for bath salts which are drugs that contain man-made stimulants called cathinones
SMART Recovery
self management and recovery training, alternative mutual help group, principles of cognitive -behavioral therapy, emotional behavior therapy, more a maladaptive behavior then a disease