Lesher says, “Addiction is a brain disease expressed in the form of compulsive behavior.” As with most chronic diseases, addiction should also be treated with multiple recurring treatments since the brain chemistry of addicts often causes them to relapse into drug use. Lesher makes his case that addiction is a brain disease by stating that addicts cannot quit taking drugs on their own because they require medical treatment like most ill patients. The authors final opinion on addiction is that initial drug use is present due to the voluntary behavior of the addict and while it does not absolve the user of their responsibility as it was their fault, once they have developed an addiction, their brain has chemically changed so much that they can not will themselves to quit and must be treated as though they have a medical disease. NO: Alva Noe states that addiction is not a disease of the brain. First, he points that not all addictions are chemical substances and there are many activities that can be addictive to people.
They can stop people from suffering from hallucinations and dilusions , they can help with depression and they also help people who suffer from mood swings. 4. Explain the importance of recording and reporting side effects/ adverse reactions to medication. It is very important to record any side affects to monitor the situation. If the side affects are reoccurring then staff must seek medical attention and request a medication review so that the service user stops experiencing them.
Prescription drug abuse is when someone takes a medication that was prescribed for someone else or they take their own prescription. Abuse can include taking a friend's or relative's prescription to get high, and to treat pain. Some people take other people's drugs for their purposes to relieve pain, to stay awake, or to fall asleep. Others take them to get high, at larger doses than prescribed. Most prescription drugs come in pill or capsule form.
As with any addiction, removing the drug and its withdrawal symptoms only treats the physical effects of the disease. Counseling to root out the underlying reasons for addictive drug seeking behavior must be
“People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder report that the anxiety that they experience cause substantial interference with their lives and they need a significant dosage of medications to control their symptoms.” (Gerow and Chatmon 2013, p. 258). To try and help Mr. Hudson with his disorder I’m going to try two methods of treatment. The first method would be a psychoactive drug therapy. I will have him try an antianxiety drug called Equanil, a muscle relaxant for his extreme muscle tension. According to Gerow and Chatmon, “When muscular tension is reduced, a person usually reports feeling calm and at ease” (p. 281).
Inpatient vs. Outpatient treatment Christine R Jinks COM/155 June 29, 2013 Instructor Jennifer Murphy Inpatient vs. Outpatient treatment Are you or a family member struggling with an addiction and are confused on what to do? Reaching out and finding help can have an addict feeling humiliated and ashamed. It can become overwhelming trying to understand which treatment will be best. Understanding the treatment available and taking the step forward can change an addict’s life. There are many similarities between an outpatient treatment program and an inpatient treatment center, but the difference is important for a person’s recovery.
Leshner states, “As with many other brain diseases, addiction has embedded behavioral and social-context aspects that are important parts of the disorder itself” (Leshner). Recognizing addiction as a mental illness can help reduce the health and social costs that are directly related to treating addiction. Research has exposed that drug abuse is a severe health issue, as well as a social issue. Addicts become so obsessed with consuming the substance it causes their immune systems to shut down and causes the addict to be incapable of functioning properly in a social setting. Addiction has severe negative consequences affecting the addict’s mental and physical well being.
(Aschenbrenner, 2012). 4. Are there any aspects of core drug knowledge that are especially relevant to consider because they may interact with the core patient variables? Yes, contraindications and precautions should be considered because she smokes it can cause GI bleeding. Adverse effects should be considered because Ms. Johnson has been on aspirin for arthritis for a long time and she is also taking high doses which can cause poisoning and toxicity.
Relapsing addicts need a more effective therapy to help overcome addiction problem once and for all. Dealing with past anger and forgiving the people who have driven the addicts to addiction is an excellent method to pursue. The authors indicated their research is the first of its kind specifying the uniqueness of the problem. Even though the study has several mistakes, the identifying problem should inspire additional research. Most rehabilitation centers use therapy to overcome drug and alcohol addictions, not the underlying cause of the addictions.
The main focus is to reduce the degree of harm resulting from abstinence through the strategy of readiness regardless of their readiness stage. Overall, according to SAMHSA/CSAT (protocol #34) a brief invention can help “initiate change, continue it, accelerate it and prevent the client from regressing to previous behaviors.” (p.2). References: Brown, S., & Lewis, V. (2002). The alcoholic family in recovery: A developmental model. New York: Guilford Press, Klostermann, K., Kelley, M.l., Mignone, T., Pusateri, L., & Wills, K. (2011) Behavioral Couples therapy for substance abusers: Where do we go from here??