Substances

The Counselor and the DSM of Substance Abuse To begin with, defining substance use disorder and substance induced disorder for clarity and comprehension is essential. To point out, substance disorders are categorized by DSM-5 combined, with DSM-IV as substance use disorder and substance-induced disorders. “Both, categorized as a single disorder and measured as a continuum over a 12-month period of substance use, defined medically mild to severe, in context” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)

The Effect of Substance Abuse in JuvenilesJuvenile substance abuse has a tremendous and far reaching impact on society. Diagnosing and treating juvenile substance abuse can be inhibited by the juveniles’ recantation of events that impact abuse; cultural disparities and peer support network are also relevant and affect the juveniles’ disclosure of substance abuse. Therefore, in-depth research is imperative to obtain proper assessment tools in order to properly treat this population; human service

Introduction Substance abuse is an issue that continues to grow in America at an alarming rate. Families are an important factor for the onset of substance abuse as well as the sustainment of the addiction (Gruber & Taylor, 2006). The National Institute of Drug Abuse defines substance abuse as “A chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences” (“Understanding Drug Use and Addiction,” 2016). In order to prevent relapse

Introduction Substance abuse is an addiction and it is the addition, which is referred to a chronic disease. It is this chronic disease that is a significant and growing issue, especially among family units where either one or two parents and/or parental guardians suffer from. Despite the various and complex reasons that cause the parents or parental guardians to abuse substances, it is their children who suffer thus, significantly affecting the parent/parental guardian and child bonding relationship

According to Dictionary.com, substance abuse is defined as a “long-term, pathological use of alcohol or drugs, characterized by daily intoxication, inability to reduce consumption, and impairment in social or occupational functioning; broadly, alcohol or drug addiction (dictionary.com).” Substance use can include anything from alcohol to any variety of drugs, prescription or illicit. Responsible alcohol use is considered being no more than 3 drinks for a woman and no more than 5 for a man in a

Being an adolescent myself and having a first hand perspective on adolescent substance abuse, I feel that I have a certain perspective on the substance abuse and misconduct issues that others may not. An old friend of mine went through these issues, with continuous and serious substance abuse along with conduct problems. Personally, I believe that there is a serious lack of justification to begin abusing substances, however, I understand that there are many factors that are involved when developing

alcohol dependency not only affect the user, but also friends, family, coworkers and various other subgroups that the user is involved in. Drug intervention is a difficult process that involves understanding addiction. Many individuals believe that substance abuse is a choice and that they can stop at any time, but the user chooses not to. “In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting takes more than good intentions or a strong will” (NCADD, 2015). The statement made by the National

What is substance use and abuse and why is it that some people seem to be drawn to drugs and alcohol while others can go through life without any substance problems at all? We can define drug addiction as a repetitive use of a given substance even though it may be harmful to the person using the substance physically, psychologically, socially, and financially. Repetitive uses of drugs and alcohol can cause chemical changes in the body, especially the brain causing a physical need to have these substances

CHILD ABUSE AND DRUG ADDICTION Child abuse is often a linking factor in history of substance abusers, Drug, Alcohol or other risky behaviours would fall into the category of substance abuse. In this essay I will discuss how I think child abuse aids is a direct cause of substance abuse in adults later in life, in addition to evidence supporting my thesis which is the fact child abuse is a linking factor to substance abuse. “Two thirds of adults in drug treatment were either physically, sexually or

problems associated with drug-taking behavior. Substance-related disorders range from the ingestion of a drug of abuse to the experience of side effects that are associated with medications. Moreover, the fourth edition of the association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) which was published in 2000, categorizes two specific behavioral conditions, which are substance dependence and substance abuse. By definition, substance dependence is a diagnostic term used that identifies