Psychoactive Substance Use and Disorders
Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders Definitions DSM diagnoses Abuse: continued use despite harmful consequences Dependence: specify whether physiological dependence present Problems with younger populations Problems detecting withdrawal symptoms Frequent polydrug use Developmental status decreases impairment Stages to drug dependence Experimentation Used occasionally Routine use Change their lives to involve using & getting Addiction or dependency Powerless to resist the substance Research on Adolescents Frequency and type of use Gateway drugs abstainers Risk factors Personality traits Family relationships Friends Transition-proneness Types of substances Depressants Alcohol: patterns, risk factors Opiates Stimulants Psychedelics Etiology Biological determinants