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Substance Abuse & Treatment Challenges and SolutionsThe following are a list of substance abuse & treatment challenges and solutions. Click on a heading to read the full description of the challenge, add a solution or comment, and rate the challenge importance. Submit a new substance abuse & treatment challenge by clicking on the Add a Challenge button. The most popular substance abuse & treatment challenge are listed first. Voting on a challenge may move it up or down on the list. 2 11
  Alcoholism among indigenous peoplesSolutions (1) Comments (1)Alcohol abuse among North American Indians is reaching a new generation: 5 to 25% of children are affected by foetal alcohol syndrome or less severe foetal alcohol effect because their mothers drank h... 1 6
Abuse of mescalineTolerance to mescaline develops rapidly with continued abuse, but it is not considered physiologically addictive and withdrawal symptoms do not occur Mescaline, is the active principle of the cactus ...2 6
Alcohol abuseSolutions (1)The level of alcohol consumption that qualifies as alcohol abuse varies considerably. In Canada in 1991, it was consumption of more than 15 alcoholic drinks per week, a puritanical figure in the eyes ... 1 3
AddictionSolutions (5) Comments (1)Addiction is the physiological and/or emotional dependence upon a substance, an activity, or a <i>modus operandi</i> that is so strong as to have a harmful physical and/or emotional effect, and which ... 2 4
Nicotine addictionSolutions (2)Nicotine, the active ingredient of tobacco, affects the brain, body and behaviour, including changing heart rate, intestinal action, endocrine functions, brain waves and general arousal. Nicotine effe... 2 3
Cocaine intoxicationSolutions (3)An estimated 4,000 people die annually in the USA from cocaine overdoses 3 3
Addiction to soft drinksSolutions (2)Soft drinks (carbonated beverages, soda pops) have no significant nutrient value and are high in calories, sugar and contain food additives such as caffeine, colours and flavours. Excessive consumptio... 2 2
CrackSolutions (2)"Crack" is the street name given to cocaine that has been processed from cocaine hydrochloride to a free base for smoking. Rather than requiring the more volatile method of processing cocaine using et... 1 1
Consumption of alcoholSolutions (2)The use and misuse of alcohol as a beverage is complicated by the particular significance which alcoholic beverages have in the social life of many people. Already in primitive societies anthropologic... 2 2
Alcoholic intoxication at workSolutions (3)Consumption of alcohol decreases accuracy, and where attention and skill are required a blood alcohol concentration as low as 0.01 g/l will increase the number of errors. Relatively small doses of alc... 1 0
Drug and alcohol abuse in prisonsA 1990 survey of one fifth of the prison population in the UK found that 30.8% of women and 22% of adult men had been regular drug abusers before conviction. Although only 3,000 of the 46,000 UK priso...2 1
Abuse of hallucinogensHallucinogens constitute a heterogeneous class of psychotropic substances under international control, belonging to a wide variety of chemical and pharmacological groups, and including such drugs as L...1 0
Caffeine abuseSolutions (3)Excess drinking of coffee and tea may lead to addiction to caffeine as a stimulant, resulting in tension, headache, insomnia, racing heart and in severe cases, malnutrition through loss of appetite. C... 3 2
Drug abuse by adolescentsSolutions (2)Most drug users begin taking drugs at an early age, as adolescents or even younger. Taking drugs while the body is still forming interrupts the normal maturing process and compounds the dangers posed ... 2 1
Angel dust"Angel dust", "killer weed" and "elephant tranquillizer" are some of the street names given to phencyclidine (PCP), described as one of the most dangerous drugs available today. Introduced initially a...13 11
Cultivation of illegal drugsSolutions (3)A farmer may begin producing illicit narcotic plants under the threat of violence from criminal traffickers or as a means of supplementing farm income. Cultivation of drug plants is financially more r... 2 0
Codeine abuseCodeine (methylmorphine) has a prominent and legitimate place in medicine as it is used extensively as an effective cough-suppressant (anti-tussive) and as a mild analgesic with a comparative low addi...3 1
Criminalization of drug useSolutions (1)Making the use of drugs illegal has created a criminal class and increased the profits of organized crime to the point that producers and dealers of illegal drugs are able to dictate to governments F... 2 0
Abuse of amphetaminesAmphetamines constitute a group of synthetic chemical stimulant drugs. They may be inhaled, taken orally or injected. Abuse may result from the consumption as aids to fat-reducing diets or as anti-fat...2 0
Substance abuse by physiciansSolutions (5) Comments (1)Due to the unique stresses of a medical career (long hours, family pressures, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, exposure to diseases, lack of exercise) plus the easy access to pure drugs, many doctors ar... 3 0
Methamphetamine drugsMethamphetamine is an addictive stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. Methamphetamine is closely related chemically to amphetamine, but the central nervous system effect...6 1
Drug abuse among athletesDoping is a fraudulent method of obtaining an advantage over sports competitors and it is the cause of accidents that are often severe and sometimes fatal. Some athletes may use certain chemical subst...7 1
Cannabis abuseSolutions (2)Abuse of cannabis resin in the form of marijuana, hashish or other preparations results in toxicity which varies widely depending on the amount of the psychoactive agent present. This in turn depends ... |
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