Week 9 Flashcards
What are the three things addiction depends on
The drug, the person and the enviromemt
How many of those who begin using illicit drugs keep using?
Only half of them
Which gender is more likely to develop and adddiction quicker
Women, but if the drug is super potent there is no difference
Why are young people more susceptable to addiction
Because there is developmental lag between maturation of the reward system develops faster than the control system
What are some personality traits the lead to addiction
Sensation seeking, anxiousness or neuroticism, impulsivity, antisocial or oppositional traits
Discuss the role of adhd in addiction
This is a common disorder of childhood, they have innatentiom, impulsivness, hyperactive and this makes it hard for them to finish school and maintain social relationships leading them to be 6-10 times more likely to develop substance use
Why are slow release drugs used to treat adhd
Because the release a small amount over a long period so the isnt one large hit and reduces the liklihood of becoming addicted
Can primary school completion help reduce drug use
Yes
What are social factors or alcohol use
Legal status and availability Social attitudes Peer presssure Socioeconomic disadvantage Immigration culture
Explain how to enhance protective factors and reduce risk factors
Risk and protective factors change with age. Risks within the family have greater impact on a child while risk factors in peer groups impact adolescence so early intervention could be useful to change a young persons path if they were on
What is primary secondary and tertiary prevention
Primary, stop it before it starts (prevent), secondary, stop it before it becomes and issue (intervene) tertiary, aim to reduce hard and decrease use
How will addressing all forms of drug use prevent drug use
This will limiting priming where in one light drug leads to a more heavy drugs and so on. By educating on all drugs we can intervene on this process.
How can drug prevention use the community for better outcomes
By tailoring interventions for the issues specific to that community and strengthening community support. Using school is important in this
Describe what is meant by prevention programs being tailored to adress risk specific to population or audience
Age gender and ethnicity should be taken into account to improve the program effectiveness. For example women become addicted and binge earlier, so tailoring programs to be earlier and women focused with have more effective outcome than waiting till later
Describe how family based prevention is a useful treatment
They aim to enhance family bonding and relationships and better parenting skills as well as enforce family rules on substance use. Parents are good role models. The parents need to use conditioning and reinforcement for good behaviour
How can prevention be used in infancy
Aggressive behaviour, poor social skills and academic difficulty are all linked to substance use. These qualities all arise in infancy and can be worked on to change the childs path
How can prevention programs be useful in primary school
at school children can be taught to work on self control emotional awareness communication social problem solving academic support especially reading. This equips them with skills to know how to cope with drug situations
Discuss prevention in highschool
They aim to increase social and academic competence by teaching good study habits and providing academic support, communication skills peer relationships self efficacy and assertiveness drugs resistance skills, reinforcing anti drug attitudes and strengthening of moral against drugs
Discuss how and why prevention is aimed at key transition points
When people transition from primary school to highschool they are at a crucial developmental period. These treatments do not single out at risk people there is reduced labelling
Explain the 10th prevention strategy for drug use: combine to or more effective programs
Combing multiple programs such as family based and school fave are more effective than one alone. However the programs must be integrated and share the same goals
Describe what is meant by community prevention programs reaching populations in multiple settings
All different treatments/prevention messages on the community must be consistent. Whether they are delivered at home, at school or in church they must all have the same message
What is meant by retain core elements of the original research based intervention
Although it is vital to adapt programs to specific requirements of the community core elements such as structure content and delivery should be retained
Why are long team repeated intervention important
As when u give a kid a flu shot, u need to keep proving it to then every year. Research shows that skill learned in primary school diminish if they is not highschool follow up
What is meant by prevention should include teacher training on good classroom managment practices
Teachers should reward good behaviour. This helps to foster students positive behaviour, achievement ect
Why are interactive techniques used in prevention
In little kids infomation based teach is not effective and even older kids tend to tune out. Getting people actively involved has the best outcome
What is meant by cost effective treatment and prevention
Each dollar invested in the program results in a $10 cheaper outcome for treatment of SUD
What does strength based prevention include
Community volunteering
Leadership training
Peer mentoring
What are some early intervention hotspots
Family, schools, counselling direct lines, mental health services (dont let them sled medicate) and juvenile courts - intervene on first offence
What stratergies are used in harm reduction
Education
Needle exchange
Onsite assessment of drug risk (pill testing)
Heroin substitution programs
Who are the professionals working in prevention
Psychologists Gps Social workers Nurses Advertising experts
