What Is Drug Abuse??
Question by huini l: what is drug abuse??
Best answer:
Answer by Sultan-Emerr
Taking illegal drugs.
Answer by sourzucchini
Physical or emotional dependence on legal or illegal mind altering substances – including improperly taking prescription drugs.
Class Presentation Pt 4 Symptoms Behaviors Prevention .mp4
This is the fourth of seven videos of my discussion with high school students at our local high school. This section deals with the symptoms of drug addictio…
The DSM criteria for substance abuse are:
“Substance abuse is defined as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by one (or more) of the following, occurring within a 12-month period:
1. Recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home (such as repeated absences or poor work performance related to substance use; substance-related absences, suspensions, or expulsions from school; or neglect of children or household).
2. Recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (such as driving an automobile or operating a machine when impaired by substance use)
3. Recurrent substance-related legal problems (such as arrests for substance related disorderly conduct)
4. Continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal problems caused or exacerbated by the effects of the substance (for example, arguments with spouse about consequences of intoxication and physical fights).
Note: The symptoms for abuse have never met the criteria for dependence for this class of substance. According to the DSM-IV, a person can be abusing a substance or dependent on a substance but not both at the same time. “