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Substance Abuse PSA
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
BY: AMILA
WHAT IS SUBSTANCE ABUSE?
WHAT IS SUBSTANCE ABUSE?
(Source: Midwest Recovery Centers, 2021)
DEEPER LOOK
- Substance abuse is a medical term used to describe the addiction or dependence on drugs
DEEPER LOOK
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF THE ILLNESS
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF THE ILLNESS
- Having the constant urge to use the drug continuously
- You spend a large amount of your time thinking about drugs
- There is a struggle for doing normal and everyday day tasks
- Denial
- Repression
(Source: Julie, 2019)
Why is this happening?
Sigmund Freud Theory
Why is this happening?
Conscious mind:
- Thoughts, perceptions, anything we can talk or think about rationally
Unconscious mind
Using stored knowledge, fears, ID(pleasure principle), shameful experiences
(Source: Cherry, 2019)
Treatment options
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Medication
- Medically assisted withdrawal
- Exercise
- Love and take care of yourself
TREATMENT OPTIONS
(Source: Donvito, 2020)
Resources
- Forest Hill Center for Cognitive behavioral therapy
- The Clinic On Dupont
Resources
Impact on youth
IMPACT ON YOUTH
- Substance abuse can be very apparent within the youth population
- Students/ youth who use drug are more
likely to academic failure
- There has been an incress in overdose in people ages 15-24
(Source: National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 2019)
Impact On The brain
IMPACT ON THE BRAIN
Limbic system, Cerebral Cortex, and Brain stem
- These are all very imports parts of the brain as they work together to send around lots of different brain chemicals
- When there is a use of drugs it impacts the function of all of these parts as they make the brain chemicals imbalanced
Prefrontal cortex
Prefrontal cortex
- A study carried out by the National Center for Biotechnology Information and the U.S. National Library of Medicine showed that the increase in drug use can overpower the prefrontal cortex, leading to the loss of ability to stop overusing the drug
Frontal Lobe
Frontal lobe
- Another study conducted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information and U.S. National Library of Medicine showed that there is a correlation between substance abuse and the loss of frontal lobe function
Fighting Stigma
- Provide more awareness and information about drug abuse
- Tell positive and true stories
- Changing how we talk and look at drug abuse
- Be understanding and human
FIGHTING STIGMA
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