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Substance Abuse By: Joe Gonzalez & Danielle Lyner

What is substance abuse?  Over-indulgence or dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or drugs.

Commonly Abused Substances  Alcohol  Wine  Liquor  Beer  Drugs  Cocaine  Heroin  Meth  Marijuana  Crack- Cocaine

Alcohol  Statistics  About 88,000 people die annually from alcohol abuse  Third leading preventable cause of death in United States  17 million adults, 18 years and older suffered from alcohol abuse in 2012  11.2 million men  5.7 million women  About 1.4 million of these men and women sought treatment in 2012 

Youth  Statistics  Estimated 855,000 adolescents (12-17) suffered from alcohol abuse in 2012  3.6% females  3.2% males  76,000 of these adolescents received treatment for their abuse

Drugs  Statistics  8.7% of people 12 and older admit to using an illegal drug  230 million drug users worldwide  19.9 million users in the United States  Drug abuse equates for $600 billion price tag every year

Drugs  Cocaine  1.9 million users  Ages more likely to use  Men were reported to use cocaine more than women  Meth  10.3 million users  1.3 million in the last year  Average age of users is 21

Drugs Cont’d  Heroin  669,000 American’s reported using heroin in 2012  Heroin use has been on the rise since 2007  Heroin overdoses have increased 45% in recent years  Average users ingest anywhere from 150mg to 250mg a day

Reasons for Abuse  Peer pressure  A way to deal with stress  Genetics  Relationship problems  Deal with mental disorders  Brain chemical imbalances after long-term alcohol abuse

Treatment  Detox  Rehabilitation Facilities  Psychological Counseling  Spiritual Practices  Medications  Support systems  AA meetings  NA meetings

Withdrawal  The syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting  Side effects  Shakes  Sweating  Nausea  Irritability  Anxiety

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