What are some more things about my topic that i can use for my project ?

Talk about the effects on the brain and body • Positive: Euphoria, enhanced arousal and vigilance, reversal of fatigue induced deficits in performance, and increases in blood pressure and heart rate. • Harmful: Heart attack, Hyperthermia, Stroke, Bleeding in the brain, Nasal septum deteriorates, Hypertension, Double vision, Weight loss, Sexual dysfunction

• Family Implications of Addiction o Parents go to prison o Children placed in foster care o Learned cycle of addiction

• Individual Implications of Addiction o Medical Consequences o Occupational Problems o Family Problems o Legal Problems

Assessing Drug problems o DAST: Drug Abuse Screening Test available to screen drug problems o SASSI (Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory, Miller & Lazowski, 1999)

• Diagnosis: The confirmation of a chemical abuse or dependency problem, often using more than one source of information. Look up the DSM definitions and differences between o Substance Abuse: Maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress o Substance Dependence: Maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress

• Treatment

• Detox

• Intensive treatment

• Residential treatment

• Outpatient services: Those with less severe impairments may begin treatment with this component. Clients use outpatient services following detox, intensive treatment, or half way houses services. Services include counseling (individual, couple, family or group)

There’s lots to talk about…