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TheNeuroTrip:PathtoRecoveryfeaturesthestor.yof NovaPow,collegestudentand percussionistfor TheDimensions. Hersuperheroalterego,MagneticShock,hasthepowersof magneticmanipulationandattractingobjects. Novahasrecentlybeenstrugglinginherclasses sincesheandherfriendsbeganusingalcohol, nicotine,andmarijuana. Herlong-timefriends andbandmates, TheDimensions,havenoticedachangeinher. Theyhavenoticedanincrease inheralcoholuseandknowthathermarijuanauseservedasa'gateway'tonicotineuse. Shearriveslateatabandpracticeclearlyundertheinfluenceandneedinghelp. Dr.AI-Kno createsarocketshipthatcanshrink, whichallowsthegrouptojourneyinsideNova'sbrainto seewhatdamagethedrugsaredoing. Willtheyfindevidenceofaneedtochange?Will Nova cometounderstandtheimportanceofbeingdrugandalcoholfree?
iAboutBHWEtl
The University ofKentuckyCollegeof Nursing'sBehavioral HealthWellnessEnvironmentsfor LivingandLearning (BHWELL) researchteamexiststopromotebehavioralhealthandwellness amongindividuals facingbehavioralhealthchallenges. Welive DIReCTbyprioritizing Diversity, Innovation, Respect, Compassion,andTeamwork.
Research
Amongteensandyoungadults,polysubstanceuse(i.e.,whentwoormoresubstanceslike alcohol,nicotine,ormarijuanaareused) isassociatedwithpoormental,behavioral,and physicalhealthoutcomeslaterinlife. Understandingwaystopreventandtreat polysubstanceuseiscrucial.Adolescentsandyoungadultswhousenicotinecontaining productsandmarijuanaatthesametimemaybemoredependentonnicotineproductsthan marijuananon-users. Usingdifferentsubstances(e.g.,alcohol,nicotine,ormarijuana)may increasedependencyonothersubstances.AsNovastruggleswithpolysubstanceuse, herfellow Dimensionssuperheroesassessandexplainthedamageofthesedifferentsubstances inherbrain. Byunderstandingtheharmfuleffectsofdifferentsubstancesonherbrain,sheis motivatedtoseekevidence-basedtreatmentandsupporttoaddressherpolysubstanceuse.
Okoli, C.T., Richardson, C.G., Ratner, P.A., &Johnson,J.L. (2008). Adolescents'self-defined tobaccousestatus, marijuanause, andtobacco dependence. Addictive behaviors, 33(11), 1491-1499.
Acknowledge,nentsand Credits
Script and Story: BH WELL Research ifeam
Creators: BH WELL Research Team
Artwork: Dotty K. Berryman
Art Director/Production: David Bryan Blondell
Funding Suppor-t: Internal funds along with support from the Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program.
