Alcohol and Addiction

Hillary Hoffman, Megan Oliver, Leidy Castillo and Unice Villarreal

What is addiction?Compulsive need for and use of habit forming

substance. i.e. heroin, nicotine, and alcohol

Characterized by tolerance and well defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal.

American Facts/Statistics “There are more deaths and disabilities each year

in the US from substance abuse than from any other cause.”

“18 million Americans have alcohol problems; about 5-6 million Americans have drug problems”

“More than half of all adults have a family history of alcoholism or a problem with drinking.”

“More than nine million children live with a parent dependent on alcohol/illicit drugs”

--Americas Health Problem

How to recognize if you have a problem with alcohol. Warning signs:

Drinking in the morning, drinking alone, drinking to feel socially comfortable, drinking to the point of intoxication, drinking that results in blackouts and memory loss, results in injuries, accidents, and aggressive behavior, drinking to deal with pressure or emotional problems, your professional or school work has been suffered, you plan your ay around drinking, and you feel guilty about drinking.

How to recognize you have a problem with drugs. Warning signs

You develop a tolerance, and you constantly increase the amount you have taken to feel effects of drugs.

You receive withdrawal symptoms, such as headache, depression, and anxiety.

Once you are dependent you can only increase the doses.

Your professional and school work becomes effected.

Your plan your day around taking the substance.

How Addiction Develops1. Experimentation- At first the substance

seems to solve a problem or make life easier, so you begin to use the drug more and more.

2. Getting and using the drug starts to become more and more important, and your ability to stop becomes compromised.

3. The volunteering choice of using the drug turns into a physical and psychological need.

Myths About Addiction 1. Overcoming Addiction is just a matter of will

power.

2. Addiction is a disease, there is nothing you can do about it.

3. Addicts have to hit rock bottom before they get better.

4. You can not force someone into treatment, they have to want the help.

5. Treatment didn’t work before, so there is no reason to try again.

Alcohol Abuse Treatment

Medical Treatment/ Detoxification Restrict access to addicting substances Teach the disease model of addiction The use of Chlordiazepoxide and Multivitamins to

help with the treatment Disulafiram, is a drug that help an alcoholic make

essential decisions to stop drinking. Anti-Depressant and Anti-Psychotic medication Hospitalization Psychotherapy and Alcoholics Anonymous Residential Centers and Halfway houses

Substance Abuse TreatmentMedical Treatment

Anti Anxiety Drugs Anti-Depressant Drugs and Lithium Other drugs such as Vitamin C Hospitalization

Psychosocial Treatment Psychotherapy Cocaine and Narcotics Anonymous

Hillary Hoffman, Megan Oliver,

Leidy Castillo and Unice Villarreal

Drugs

Heroin, alcohol, ecstasy, caffeine and nicotine are all forms of drugs

Drugs are chemicals or substances that change the way our bodies work

The effects of drugs can vary depending upon the kind of drug taken, how much is taken, how often it is used, how quickly it gets to the brain, and what other drugs, food, or substances are taken at the same time. Effects can also vary based on the differences in body size, shape, and chemistry

1. People on drugs use them because they want to fit in.

2. People on drugs use them because they want to escape or relax.

3. People on drugs use them because they're bored 4. People on drugs use them because the media

says it's cool. 5.People on drugs use them because they think it

makes them seem grown-up. 6. People on drugs use them because they want to

rebel. 7. People on drugs use them because they want to

experiment

Nicotine Methamphetamine

CrackMethamphetamine de crystal

Valium o diazepamMetacuolona Secobartial o

seconalAlcoholHeroine Crank

Cocaine Caffeine

Pcp o polvo de angelMarihuana Ecstasies

Nicotine Methamphetamine

CrackMethamphetamine de crystal

Valium o diazepamMetacuolona Secobartial o

seconalAlcoholHeroine Crank

Cocaine Caffeine

Pcp o polvo de angelMarihuana Ecstasies

When people drink alcohol, it's absorbed into their bloodstream. From there, it affects the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), which controls virtually all body functions

Drugs make you less aware and alert making you relieve pain You feel carefree They can make you; sleep, have convulsions (fits) and even slip into a coma

Friends and family StrangersUnborn babies – Fetal alcohol syndrome

Alcohol and its effects

Sexual difficulties, including impotence Cirrhosis of the liver and alcoholic fatty liver Cardiac arrest and strokePancreatitisStomach disorders, such as ulcersAn increased risk of certain types of cancer, especially of the aero-digestive tract and breast cancer

Getting drunk impairs your judgment and can increase risky behavior, which could result in:

Injuries and accidents Unsafe sex, which could result in sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnanciesYou being robbed or going home with a stranger Fights, arguments and relationship problems Getting into trouble with the cops and getting a criminal recordIn extreme cases, alcoholic poisoning, coma, brain damage and death

Classic warning signs:

You feel giddyYou start to lose the thread of what you're sayingYou feel unsteady on your feetYou start seeing doubleLook out for these symptoms in your friends too

eat before you drink space your drinks with water and other non-alcohol

drinks organize safe transport (e.g. utilize the bus service) say no when you know you've had enough don't leave your drink unattended don't mix alcohol with other drugs don't drink at all before undertaking any risky

activities (e.g. swimming, driving or boating) support your friend's decision if they choose not to

drink

Central America inaugurated a counter drug focal point to deal with organized crime operating in the region, responsible not only for most of the traffic of cocaine into the United States, but also the high homicide rate in the area.

We all do it, and the only way to do it is to be able to share this technology and that information which is vital for combating crime," said Martinelli. "The intention is a regional effort against organized crime, basically, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, smuggling, and others,"

The Regional Anti-Drug Center in the Cocolí sector of Arraiján, which will receive logistical support from the Joint Inter Agency Task Force - South (JIATFS) Counter Drug Center in Key West, Florida, will not be something new in Panama.

In September 1998, negotiations failed between the administration of then president Ernesto Perez Balladares and the United States to keep a Multilateral Anti-Drug Center (CMA) at Howard, which would have allowed for the presence of 2,000 American soldiers and surveillance aircraft. (La Critica)

Panama captures members of int'l drug trafficking group

46 Kilos of Cocaine Seized in Sajalice, District of Chame

Ten Kilos of Cocaine Found On A Boat

395 Kilos of Cocaine Seized Near Isla Naranjo, Two Arrested

265 Kilos Seized, More Than A Dozen Aircraft - Flight School on Albrook Used As Cover

SENAN Seizes 638 Kilos of Cocaine in Colon

400 Kilos of "Pegón" Found Near Veracruz

228 Kilos of Cocaine Found Floating Near Taboga

Two Killed in Shootout - 22 Arrested in Capira

ALCOHOL

It is one of the oldest drugs used and widely accepted in the mainstream culture. Depressant drug is classified as Central Nervous System. Alcohol is a drug with highly addictive, but the wide social tolerance and readily available substance make it a 'home' and constant presence in our Western culture. Legally you can not sell alcohol to under 18 years.

SNUFFIt is made from the dried leaves of the aloe plant. It contains various substances, noting that nicotine is responsible for creating dependency. It is a stimulant drug, addictive and causes increased heart rate and blood pressure.

MARIJUANA

It is much more powerful and affects all brain neurochemical circuits. It is a substance banned by national and international laws.

COCAINE - CRACK

Cocaine belongs to the family of stimulant drugs because it acts on the central nervous system activating. Crack is cocaine hydrochloride altered by a simple chemical process to obtain a kind of crystals or 'rocks' that crackle when heated and its vapors can aspire or fumes. Both cocaine and crack are addictive drugs. The crack also produces compulsive behaviors to take it because it creates a great need in the body.

We can say that Drugs and alcohol is a globally problem which is attaking specially teenegers.when people come to that world is very hard to get out it.