Intervention and Treatment 8th grade Drug Unit Lesson 9 Pages D th grade Drug Unit Lesson 9 Pages D62-67

Drug Abuse to Drug Dependence  Experimental use  They like the feeling  They continue their use  Tolerance develops  Denial of problem  Drug dependence  Experimental use  They like the feeling  They continue their use  Tolerance develops  Denial of problem  Drug dependence

Warning Signs of Drug Abuse What do you think? Brainstorm 5 ways you might tell if a friend was abusing drugs.

Confronting Denial with Honest Talk  With a partner read either the “Denial” or “Honest Talk” section on page D64. Be ready to report to the class on what it is.

Formal Intervention and Treatment  Formal Intervention: People who care about the drug user will often use honest talk to try and confront them and assist them in getting help.  It involves family members and friends.  Formal Intervention: People who care about the drug user will often use honest talk to try and confront them and assist them in getting help.  It involves family members and friends.

Treatment  Inpatient treatment: treatment given to a person during a stay at a facility.  Outpatient treatment: does not require an overnight stay.  Detoxification: usually the first step, it’s the physical process of ridding the body of an addictive substance.  Inpatient treatment: treatment given to a person during a stay at a facility.  Outpatient treatment: does not require an overnight stay.  Detoxification: usually the first step, it’s the physical process of ridding the body of an addictive substance.

Detoxification  Should be done under a doctor’s care while patient is going through withdrawal.  Often followed by counseling that addresses mental, emotional and social problems of drug dependence.  Should be done under a doctor’s care while patient is going through withdrawal.  Often followed by counseling that addresses mental, emotional and social problems of drug dependence.

Resources for Treatment  Support groups  Counseling  Information sources  Recovery and treatment  Detox  Support groups  Counseling  Information sources  Recovery and treatment  Detox

Where to go for information  National Clearinghouse for alcohol and drugs  National Drug and Treatment Referral Routing Service  National Institute on Drug Abuse  National Clearinghouse for alcohol and drugs  National Drug and Treatment Referral Routing Service  National Institute on Drug Abuse