1. Substance Abuse By: Joe Gonzalez & Danielle Lyner

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

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

4. 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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avom91TTi00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avom91TTi00

5. 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

6. 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

7. Drugs  Cocaine  1.9 million users  Ages 18-25 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

8. 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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM797BWbjWE

9. 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

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

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

12. Sources  http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview- alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview- alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics  http://alcoholrehab.com/drug-addiction/reasons-for- substance-abuse/ http://alcoholrehab.com/drug-addiction/reasons-for- substance-abuse/  http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/alcoholi sm/causes.html http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/alcoholi sm/causes.html  http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- conditions/alcoholism/basics/treatment/con-20020866 http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- conditions/alcoholism/basics/treatment/con-20020866  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addicting http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addicting