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Title: Substance Abuse/Addiction

Presenter's Name: David White, EdD

Content Area: Substance Abuse

Session Number: 12

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Handout: "Alcoholism Assessment & Resources"

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"Healthful Living" Objectives Met:

2.1	Dramatize a direct and indirect social harm resulting from individual substance.
2.2	Illustrate direct harm to one's self resulting in substance abuse by others.

FOCUS and/or REVIEW
"When I say the word "addict", what pictures come to mind. Let's all draw our own concept of an addict." (Allow students to complete drawings and then ask them to share some of the "outside characteristics" of their drawings.) Now on the same drawing, I'd like you to indicate what you think an addict might be feeling on the inside." (Allow students to complete drawings and then ask them to share some of the "inside characteristics" of their drawings.)

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
"Today we will talk about addiction and how it affects the individual and those around him or her."

TEACHER INPUT

Define Addiction: "An unhealthy, continued involvement with a mood-altering substance or activity in spite of harmful consequences."

Characteristics of Addiction:

compulsion to use substance
loss of control over use
negative consequences from use
denial

Indicators of an Alcohol Abuse Problem

Denying any problem with alcohol
Depression and paranoia
Dramatic mood swings, from anger to laughter to anxiety
Forgetting what happened during a drinking episode
Needing a drink to start the day
Doing things while intoxicated that are regretted afterward
Sleep Problems
Changing brands or "going on the wagon" to control drinking
Drinking everyday
Experiencing some of the following physical symptoms after drinking: frequent headaches, nausea, stomach pain, heartburn, gas, fatigue, weakness, muscle cramps, or irregular or rapid heart beat

Alcoholism is a FAMILY DISEASE

All members of the family are affected because of the home environment created by addiction.
Strong evidence suggests that alcoholism and other drug addiction runs in families and may be genetically linked.
Studies reveal that at least 76 million Americans (43% of population) have been exposed to alcohol and other drug addiction in their families.
The drug dependent family is often subjected to innumerable social, psychological, physical, and economic problems as a consequence of parent drug dependency problem.
Alcoholics and their co-dependent spouses create a family structure that tends to be unstable, empathetically depriving, exploitative, neglectful and in many cases, abusive.

Children of Alcoholics CANNOT

Control or stop their parents' drug use
Control either parents' behavior
Improve their parents' relationship with each other (and thus decrease family conflict, aggression, or violence and increase family stability)
Make the alcoholic a better parent
Remove themselves from the family situation (because they are children.)

GUIDED PRACTICE
"Suppose you have a friend who has an alcoholic parent. What might you do to help your friend? (Discuss student responses.)

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Ask student to complete the "Alcoholism: Assessment and Resources" handout for homework.

CLOSURE
"Today we have discussed addiction and how it affects the addict and those in relationship with the addict."

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