Text Summary??” Common substances of abuse
1. Discuss the social effects of psychoactive substance use and abuse. What are some risk factors for first experimenting with alcohol and drugs? What are some intervention strategies?
2. Identify the impact of crisis, disaster, and other trauma-causing events on persons with addiction.(a) level of addiction, (b) abuse or dependence, (c) social use, and (d) cultural specific intervention strategies.
3. Discuss genetic impact of chemical dependency? What is the likelihood of some individuals becoming addicted to alcohol/drugs?
Resource: Stephens, P., Smith, R., (Latest Edition). Substance Abuse Counseling : Theory
and Practice. Merrill Education/Prentice Hall
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