This document discusses substance abuse and its causes, symptoms, and treatment approaches. It defines substance abuse as the consumption of alcohol or drugs in a way that harms one's health or functioning. Alcoholism is defined as a chronic disease caused by repeated drinking that injures one's health or social/economic life. Causes include stress relief, peer pressure, and psychological factors. Symptoms of alcoholism include blackouts, tremors, and loss of control. Treatment involves psychotherapy, behavior modification, and family therapy. Drug abuse is consuming drugs for non-medical reasons in excessive amounts, while drug addiction is a state of chronic intoxication from repeated drug use. Causes of drug addiction include peer pressure and emotional immaturity. Sympt

1. SAYLI SAWANT

2. Substance abuse includes alcoholism and drug
abuse .These substances are specific chemical
preparation which have deleterious effect on physical
and mental health of a person

3. ALCOHOLISM

4. Definition :
It is a chronic disease manifested by repeated drinking
that produces injury to the drinker’s health or to his social or
economic functioning .
CAUSES
To reduce tension and worries of life
Hard physical labour
Ignorance
Loss of loved ones/job/money/power
Sexual immaturity
Social factor –family habits , peer pressure , influence of
cinemas
Psychological factor-stress beating , inferiority complex
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5. CLINICAL FEATURES OF ALCOHOLISM
Blackout
Loss of memory
Tremors
Loss of self control
Sweating
Insomnia
Dull expression
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6. REMEDIAL MEASURES /THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
1.Psychotherapy
Motivational interviewing
Individual psychotherapy
Group therapy
Counseling
2.Behaviour modification techniques
Relaxation techniques
Systematic desensitization
3.Family therapy
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7. DRUG ABUSE /DRUG ADDICTION

8. DRUG ABUSE:
consuming a drug for other than medical reasons in higher
dose , frequency or methods which has deleterious effect on
physical and mental functioning .
DRUG ADDICTION
drug addiction is a state of periodic or chronic intoxication
produced by the repeated consumption of a drug

9. CAUSES OF DRUG ADDICTION
Group conformity
Peer group pressure
Easy availability of money
Lack of parental control
Unemployment
Industrialization
Broken family
Emotional immaturity
Low self esteem
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10. CLINICAL FEATURES OF DRUG ADDICTION
Mood swings
Dull looking
Decreased moral behaviour and ethics
Irritability
Disturbed sleep cycle
Lethargy
Confused thoughts and action
Withdrawal from social behaviour
Stealing behaviour
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11. REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Counseling –psychotherapy and family support therapy
De-addiction center-client education , medical care
After care center – long term therapeutic programme
Day care centers for women
Outreach services – family therapy
Preventive measures
1.primary prevention
-supportive environment
-spend quality time with loved ones
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12. -problem sharing with elderly at home
-healthy parent child relationship-expression of love and respect
for each other
2.Secondary prevention
-promptly initiate treatment for an abused person
3.Tertiary prevention
-identify the NGOs and other social agencies for the
rehabilitation of these person
- initiate rehabilitation programme based on severity of the
problem.
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