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A 32-year-old male asked:
what are the risk factors for substance abuse?
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Dr. Michelle Kinganswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Risk factors: Male gender, family history of substance use especially in a parent or sibling, personal history of mental illness especially if untreated, personal history of stressors such as loss of employment, etc. Other risk factors may depend upon specific substances.
If you are concerned about substance use issues, please seek help with a mental health professional for an evaluation.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Is it possible to be addicted to things other than drugs and alcohol?
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Dr. Anatoly Belilovskyanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Absolutely.: Chocolate, fat, video games - anything that gives instant pleasure is likely to have a corresponding addiction. Yes, that, too.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Is there an age in which drug addiction will cause the most problems?
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Dr. Byron Law-Yoneanswered
Psychiatry 55 years experience
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.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Is support or punishment better for treating drug addiction?
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Dr. Jeff Blixtanswered
Addiction Medicine 24 years experience
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.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
What are the social consequences of drug addiction?
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Dr. Vasu Brownanswered
Integrative Medicine 34 years experience
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.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What steps can help me recover from drug addiction?
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Dr. Cyma Khalilyanswered
Psychiatry 35 years experience
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.
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