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CenterforSubstanceAbusePrevention,SubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesEducationandNaloxoneDistribution(OEND)programInaddition,SSPs areassociatedwithanestimatedpercentreductioninHIVandhepatitisCNationaldrugusesurveysindicatesomechildrenareusingdrugsbyageorPreventionis thebeststrategyWhatResearchTellsUsElementsthatImproveProgramEffectivenessAlthoughmanyeventsandculturalfactorsaffectdrugabusetrends, whenyouthsperceivedrugabuseasharmful,theyAskidslearntheveryrealdangersofdrugabuse,they’relesslikelytotrythemandmorelikelytosay“no”But, beforewelearnaboutsomeofthecommonmyths,takethissimplequiztoindoutwhatyoualreadyknow, Areviewofschool-baseddrugeducationstudies [1]showedthatforsubstanceuseeducationprogramstobeefectivetheyshouldbebasedonthereal1dayago·Thispublicationdiscussesbasicprinciplesupon whichpolicymakers,schooladministratorsandteacherscanmakeisionsonhowtoplan,implement,monitorandTheplanningprocessofdrugeducation6Drug abuseassessmentDevelopingpreventiongoalandobjectivesIdentificationofresourcesDeterminingthecontentWhensubstanceusedisordersandaddictionare unrecognizedoruntreated,theconsequencescanbelong-termandlife-shattering:unemployment,arrestandSubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServices Administration:HarmReductionFrameworkSweaty,clammy,orcoldpalmsSubstanceUseDisordersRecoverywithaFocusonEmploymentandEducation ThesepreventionprogramsworktoboostprotectivefactorsandeliminateorreduceriskfactorsfordruguseToday,whenindividualswithmentaland/or substanceusedisordersseekhelp,theyaremetwiththeknowledgeandbeliefthatanyonecanrecoverand/ormanagetheirLSDisaclearorwhite,odourless, water-solublematerialwhichisinitiallyproducedincrystallineformThecrystalscanbecrushedandmixedwithbindingagentstoproducemicrodots–small powdersabsorbedontoblottingpaper,tinystarsofpaper,cartooncharactersorink-blotsonblottingpaperAsthefirstUSDepartmentofHealthandHuman ServicesAssistantSecretaryforMentalHealthandSubstanceUseattheSubstanceAbuseandMentalHealthServicesAdministration(SAMHSA),Iampleased topresenttheEvidence-basedPracticeGuidebook:SubstanceMisusePreventionforYoungAdultsAttheNationalInstituteonDrugAbuse(NIDA),webelieve thatincreasedunderstandingofthebasicsofaddictionabuseInresponsetothechargeofaddiction,includingthemanyharmfulconsequencesofdrugabuseand thebasicapproachesthathavebeendevelopedtopreventandtreatsubstanceusedisordersTheprogramsaredesignedforvariousagesandcanbeusedin individualorgroupsettings,suchastheschoolandhomeRecoverysignalsadramaticshiftintheexpectationforpositiveoutcomesforindividualswhoexperience mentalandsubstanceuseconditionsortheco-occurringofthetwoThepurposeofthischapteristodescribehowcommonelementscanindividuallyand collectivelyenhanceprogramsforindividualswithsubstanceusedisorders(SUD)ResultsfromNIDA-fundedresearchhaveshownthatpreventionprograms involvingfamilies,schools,communities,andthemediaareeffectiveinreducingdrugabuse.PreventionIstheKeyDrugaddictionisapreventabledisease. SUBSTANCEABUSE:RECOMMENDATIONSFORTEACHERSANDPARENTSRecognizethephysicalsignsofsubstanceabuse:Changesineating habits(increaseorlossofappetite)Problemswithexcessivetiredness1)Theirsttimeateenusesasubstancetogethigh,whereisitlikelytohavecomefrom? HowMuchDoYouKnow?Achangeinthesizeofpupils(largerorsmaller),redorwateryeyes,blankstare

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