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In health i'm doing a project, the topic is cocaine, yes i looked it up on the internet, all i got is the street names, the side effects, where it's from, what forms it's in, & how it gets in your system. I can't think of anything else to look for, or to put on there. Any suggestions ? Thankks.
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...
put about on how addicting it is, on how it ruins people's lives, um thats all i can think of right now