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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
1. Substance use may start as just social or recreational and escalate to dependence and abuse.
2. Many risk factors can affect whether substance use does become a problem. Adverse results may cause significant harm to health. Success in education and career may be damaged. Legal trouble may arise. An individual may also experience social alienation.
3. An abuse problem could exist based on certain consequences. A good example is when a person has put themselves in avoidable trouble or causing themselves physical harm.
DEFINING ADDICTION
1. Addiction can be to a substance, activity, or even a person.
2. Addiction may occur when it is used to escape from negative thoughts or a challenging/overwhelming environment.
3. Addiction is when a person continues the activity even though bad consequences happen. It is a loss of self control, motivated by emotions such as a craving or compulsion.
4. Physical dependence is not always necessary for addiction.
PREVENTION OF ADDICTION & HEALTHY GOALS
PREVENTION empowers individuals to meet daily challenges by promoting healthy behavior. Prevention helps to stop unnecessary health problems, legal trouble, and employment problems. Prevention is aided by setting goals.
GOALS help someone achieve a healthier environment. Alcohol is used legally (or not at all) and bad consequences are held to a minimum. Other goals may include using prescription and over-the-counter drugs only for their intended purposes. Another positive goal may be that illegal drugs and tobacco are not used at all. The people you are around can impact your goals in a good or bad way. Reaching out to people and organizations to build a strong support system can help you achieve your personal goals.
PERSONAL ADDICTIVE RISK FACTORS
- Certain physical, emotional or personality traits can influence usage. In general, the people most likely to abuse drugs and alcohol are introverts who experience fewer positive emotions than others.
- About half of your susceptibility to developing a substance use disorder can be hereditary. Genetics can mark you as more prone to use alcohol, tobacco products or drugs.
- Bad coping skills. Violence/aggression to others. Impulsive risk taking. Persistent problem behaviors. Extreme rebelling.
- Alienation or not fitting in. Withdrawal from recreational and social activities
- Early sexual activity. Sexual or physical abuse. Trauma.
- Lack of information on positive health behaviors.
- Feeling of hopelessness. Academic failure.
- Financial trouble. Problems at work. Loss of job.
ADDICTIVE RISK FACTORS CONTRIBUTED FROM FAMILY
- Having parents and family members with a history of alcohol or drug abuse.
- Family members that don’t spend much time together. Unsupportive parents.
- Parents having trouble keeping track of their teenagers.
- Lack of clear rules and consequences regarding substance use from parents. Parents having trouble setting consistent expectations.
- Severe family conflicts. Physical or sexual abuse in family that occurred or is still happening.
- Loss of employment and financial stability for family.
DID YOU KNOW?
1. 46.8 million (16.7%) Americans (aged 12 & older) battled a substance use disorder in the past year alone.
2. There is help! The American Addiction Centers hotline is 866-491-6648.
3. The National Drug Helpline is 844-2890879. You can also go to the www.help.org/drug-abuse-hotline.
4. We care about you. Please see the JOSEPH’S COLLEGE TITLE IX RESOURCE GUIDE for assistance regarding physical/sexual abuse & mental health. JOSEPHSCOLLEGE.EDU
https://josephscollege.edu/ConsumerInformation/Title-IX-Resource-Guide
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING
JOSEPH’S COLLEGE COSMETOLOGY’S DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS & CAMPUS REGULATIONS
This is to inform you of the requirements of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989, Public Law 101-226 and what Joseph's College Cosmetology requires of the Staff and Students.
Standards of Conduct: Staff and Students are prohibited from the unlawful manufacture, distribution, possession, or use of illicit drugs or alcohol. This prohibition applies to all on-campus activities and to off-campus activities that are sponsored by the institution, such as officially sanctioned field trips. Students or employees who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion or termination from employment.
Sanctions: There are numerous legal sanctions under local, state, and federal laws which can be used to punish violators. Penalties can range from suspension, revocation, and denial of a driver's license to 20-50 years imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole. Property may be seized. Community service may be mandated. Examples of penalties found in federal law for drug trafficking can be found at www.dea.gov/agency/penalties.htm. The laws of the State of Nebraska are adequate to protect the innocent, but stringent enough to insure that person involved with the illegal dealing of drugs or excessive use of alcohol can be adequately punished. For example, a small number of drugs found on a person may lead to an arrest which could require the person to make payment of all court costs as well as participate in mandatory community service. A person found with drugs with the intention to distribute could be imprisoned. A person found to be intoxicated while driving could be forced to pay court costs, lawyer's fees, participate in community service, receive an increase in the cost of automobile insurance or even lose their driver's license and end up in prison. See Health Effects from National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Health Risks: Recent federal anti-drug laws affect several areas in everyone's lives. Students could lose eligibility for financial aid, could be denied other federal benefits, such as Social Security, retirement, welfare, health, disability, and veterans’ benefits. The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which provides funds to states and communities for public housing, now has the authority to evict residents and members of their household who are involved in drug-related crimes on or near the public housing premises. Businesses could lose federal contracts if the company does not promote a drug-free environment. Finally, a record of a felony or conviction in a drug-related crime may prevent a person from entering certain careers.
Agencies: In addition to local and state authorities, the federal government has four agencies employing approximately 52,500 personnel engaged in fighting illicit drugs. These agencies are: The Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Customs Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Drug Abuse is the utilization of natural and/or synthetic chemical substances for non-medical reasons to affect the body and its processes, the mind and nervous system and behavior. The abuse of drugs can affect a person's physical and emotional health and social life. Alcohol is the most abused drug in the United States.
Drug and Alcohol Programs: There are drug or alcohol counseling, treatment, and rehabilitation facilities available in our area where you can seek advice and treatment. The Nebraska Prevention Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse can be contacted at 1-800-304-2219 or you can search Nebraska Prevention Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
Help with Addiction: There are national organizations one can contact for help. The American Addiction Centers hotline is 1-866-4916648. The National Drug Helpline is available at 1-844-289-0879. You can go to the www.help.org/drug-abuse-hotline for further information.
Drug Use Signals: There are classic danger signals that could indicate the first sign of drug use. The primary ones that could call attention to one's use of drugs are:
- Abrupt changes in mood or attitude - Continuing slump at work or school
- Continuing resistance to discipline at home or school - Cannot get along with family or friends.
- Unusual temper flare-ups - Increased borrowing of money
- Heightened secrecy -A complete new set of friends
Notification of Possible Substance Abuse: We recommend that any person observing any of the above changes in either staff or students immediately notify the Team Leader or an Educator. Caution must be observed not to wrongly accuse a person suspected of taking drugs as an improper accusation could lead to embarrassment both to the individual and the school.
Once management has determined that assistance to overcome a drug problem is necessary, the individual and his/her family should be counseled on the need for assistance. Records must be maintained of any counseling provided by the individual.
There are clinics in the school's vicinity, which can render assistance. Treatment must be an expense borne by the patient. The school can only offer advice in a limited manner. If the individual is in immediate danger of harming either him/herself or others, local law authorities should be immediately contacted.
Staff and students who violate these standards of conduct subject themselves to disciplinary action. Staff, upon being hired by Joseph's Colleges Cosmetology, receive a briefing, and acknowledge in writing that they understand the provisions of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. Employees must notify the Corporate Office in writing of a conviction of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace, within five days after receiving the conviction. The Drug-Free Workplace Statement should be signed by all new employees. Disciplinary action will take place within 30 days of notification, and can range from a letter of admonishment, suspension from school or work, and/or enrollment in a rehabilitation program to termination from either school or employment.
LICENSEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Licensee Assistance Program (LAP) is an assessment, education, referral, case management, and monitoring service designed to help credential holders of the State of Nebraska work through substance abuse/addition problems. The LAP services are free, however in some cases treatment from a community resource agency may be needed. The LAP Coordinator will help refer the Licensee to the most appropriate agency. If treatment referral is made, those expenses become the responsibility of the credential holder.
Contact: Nebraska Licensee Assistance Program | Best Care Employee Assistance Program (bestcareeap.org) Nebraska Licensee Assistance Program, Center Pointe Professional Plaza, 9239 W. Center Rd., Omaha, NE 68124 at 402-354-8055 or 800-851-2336.