what are the major influences on substance abuse?

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Can a single child abuse event leave major life-long issues?

Answer 1

Effect of abuse: Psychological, physiological, social and economic.

Answer 2

Lack of wholeness: Substances fill the void left by any number of influences: genetics, upbringing/environment, emotional pain, failed relationships/hopes. David miller md has demonstrated that spiritual counseling makes no difference in alcoholic recovery. However, spiritual experience changes a persons entire value system and motivation. "12 steps" right, spiritual awakening [wholeness] is the basis of recovery.

Answer 3

Absolutely.: Chocolate, fat, video games - anything that gives instant pleasure is likely to have a corresponding addiction. Yes, that, too.

Answer 4

Yes: Internet, video games to name a few.

Answer 5

Early age onset: Drug addiction starting in early adolescence seems to have longer lasting and more hard to treat version. This is a time when your brain is maturing and drugs interfere with the development of complex psychological and physical changes.

Answer 6

<25 years: We haven't found any statistically significant way to predict a person's success in recovery from addiction, although certain activities seem to increase your odds at any age: things like compliance with medications, having a support group, avoiding triggers, etc. Generally, addiction that occurs before the brain is fully developed (age 22 in women, 25 in men) tends to have a worse prognosis.

Answer 7

Healthy support: " healthy" is the key word here. The wrong kind of support such as enabling can make it worse. Too an addict who is not ready to change healthy support may feel like punishment. Punishment from consequences related to the addiction are sometimes what gets the addict in the door to then seek the support. But punishment alone does not "cure" the problem. Hope that helps? Not an easy answer.

Answer 8

Don't punish: Support, without enabling or infantilizing is best. If punishment worked, we would have fewer people in prison. Punishment only worsens their guilt and shame which makes them more likely to relapse. Make an appointment with a local chemical dependency counselor and he/she can discuss in more detail. If punishment worked, we would have cured alcoholism with Antabuse (disulfiram). But they continued to drink.

Answer 9

Poverty/Disease/Jail: Substance abuse and delinquency are strongly correlated and often result in involvement with negative peer groups, as well problems in school and at home.Drug addiction has a dreadfully widespread reach: from dealing with unpredictable and often dangerous addicts at home to the staggering expenses incurred by individuals and societies as a whole.

Answer 10

Many: Loss of individual productivity, disruptions of the family unit causing society to support the family, behavioral consequences to the addicts family , criminal consequences, the least of which are thefts, murders, etc. Most serious is the loss of life from unintended overdoses with multiple other consequences.

Answer 11

Which drugs?: It all depends on what drugs you are doing. Best treatment for opioid addiction is suboxone. May also consider inpatient detox and then an intensive out patient program. Also, support groups.

Answer 12

Choice: Every little action in life is by choice. Be conscious of each decision you make and each decision you make affects another life even you cannot see this yet. So choose wisely. Some programs suggest to walk away from your current lifestyle for 1 year to break current habits consider this.

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