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Medical Complications   show
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show Liver (used to remove toxins from your body, metabolizes (breaks down) alcohol and other drugs) Liver damage 1) fatty liver 2) alcoholic hepatitis - inflammation of the liver 3) cirrhosis - non-treatable, only treatment is a liver transplant  
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Medical Complications: Cont'd   show
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show Pancreas (secretes enzymes to help break down starches; produces insulin Pancreatitis - blood pressure rises, not enough insulin (type 2 diabetes - untreated: blindness, amputation, heart disease), treatment: diet, oral medication, insulin injections  
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show 100% preventable Caused by a pregnant woman drinking too much (during 1st trimester) Prone to seizures, facial features like that of an individual with down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, not fully developed physically, low birth weight  
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show Heavy drinking increases the risk of breast cancer (heavy drinking = 3+ drinks per day) Oral cancer (cancer of mouth, lip, throat, tongue; 6x risker with alcohol use; 38x the risk when combined with tobacco use; treatable)  
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Gastritis   show
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Medical Model   show
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show Advantages: 1) stigma reduces (people aren't weak) 2) easier to understand 3) research Disadvantages: 1) quick fix (i.e. pill) 2) avoid personal responsibility  
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Withdrawal Symptoms (from alcohol)   show
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show Most serious form of alcohol withdrawal Symptoms do not go away, they persist Can last 10-14 days 2% chance of being fatal More violent/serious symptoms Withdrawal should be medically supervised  
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show Drug that will do nothing except if you drink alcohol while on Antabuse Get VERY sick Will prevent someone from driving if they know they are on Antabuse Stays in system for 14 days  
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show Impacts the people you live with Family members can be impaired (stress, tension, need to take more time off) Enabling (not encourage but not doing anything about it) (i.e. paying for alcohol, calling in sick for them)  
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Family Response   show
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show 3) Chaos - no longer able to hide behavior from outside world, problems become visible, financial problems, 1st efforts to seek help (family, friends) 4) Divorce/Seperation - effort to escape, alcoholic leaves; family leaves alcoholic  
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show 1) behaviors are unpredictable (no feeling of safety) 2) unable to understand parental behaviors (confusion, insecurity) 3) self blame 4) victims of violence 5) limited social life 6) addictive behaviors  
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Coping Skills   show
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show Placater - lessen impact/anger of someone, manage emotions (calm people down), makes excuses for family/behaviors Scape Goat - others blame you for their mistakes, identified as what is wrong with the family, bad in school, behavior problems  
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show Responsible Child - leaders, traits of micromanagement, need to be in control, more responsibility Adjuster - unable to trust others, unable to have relationships, hard time committing, doesn't show emotions  
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show Placater - seeking to keep the peace, care for others (profession), resentment Scape Goat - clients of the future, substance abusers, criminals  
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show High stress job Have access to medications Very long hours Highest incidents of abuse come from ER physicians  
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AA Meeting Reactions   show
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show Held in churches, schools (religious aspect, over mention of God, churches are free to use) "Dry Drunk" (abstinent but irritable and angry, signs of being drunk but sober, didn't go through "steps") Economic diversity Middle Class Mostly men  
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Alanon Meeting   show
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show "male" = disorder, disease, problem 25% of women are alcoholics  
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Women in Treatment   show
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show 6) poorer 7) anxious, depressed 8) victims of violence (come into treatment with history of trauma) 9) loss of children (fear them being taken away) 10) drink alone and at home (people don't know, secretive, shameful, guilty)  
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show 1) change (frontal lobe - still developing, judgement, decision making) 2) live forever (think they will live forever, try more crazy things, future is hard to grasp)  
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Adolescents and Alcoholism/Drugs: Cont'd   show
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show Classroom attendance Isolation Participation in hobbies, sports, academics Stealing Acting out (against parents) Grades Change in peers (friend groups) Change in appearance Unaccounted time Increase in lying (caught lying)  
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show DUI (Driving Under Influence) Blood Alcohol Level to be legally drunk = 0.08 Downward trend of drunk driving accidents = better educated about it  
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How Alcohol Impairs Driving Skills   show
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Criminal per se Laws (by itself)   show
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show PSA (Public Service Announcement) MADD (Mothers Against Drink Driving) - pressures to increase penalties Increase in penalties Sobriety check points Designated Drivers Drunk Driver Teses (alphabet backwards, walk on a straight line, etc)  
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show umbrella term for laws that hold restaurant liable for a drunk driver shop can be held liable for a drunk person who left their restaurant how you cut someone off, when to cut a person off (so they aren't held liable)  
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Breathalyzer in Car   show
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Social Host Laws   show
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show 1) Abstain 2) Reduce relapse 3) Drug free lifestyle (cut out people who are bad influences, hobbies, interests, change living arrangements, learning to have fun without drugs, relax, employment, balance) 4) Medical/Health 5) Mental Health  
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show 1) no 1 treatment for everyone (individualized) 2) readily available treatment 3) multiple needs (of client) 4) adequate time (90 meetings in 90 days) 5) medication are important  
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show 6) detox is only the 1st step (need further treatment) 7) treatment does not need to be voluntary (can be involuntary, involuntary commitment) 8) long-term disorder (treatment also needs to be long-term; can be managed, not cured)  
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show An event and a process Event: picking up and using again Process: process of building up to that decision (not "out of the blue")  
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show lack of follow up others using (spouse/partner) pressure depression  
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Staying Sober   show
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show HALT Hungry Angry Lonely Tired  
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Warning Signs   show
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