addiction among children and how to treat such conditions

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1. Substance abuse among Children
and Adolescents

2. What is a Drug ?
∙A Drug is any substance that alters
mood/body function or is habit forming

■Legal Drugs – alcohol, tobacco
■Illegal Drugs – Cannabis, heroin
■Prescription Drugs – cough syrups, pain
killers, anti-anxiety medications, anti-
epileptics

3. Commonly Abused Drugs
■Alcohol
■Tobacco/Nicotine
■Cannabis
■Opioids
■Caffeine

4. Cannabis

5. Tobacco - Nicotine

6. Prescription
drugs

8. Prevalence

14. Reasons for substance use
• poor parental supervision and peer
involvement further reinforce use
•Socioeconomic concerns
•Parental substance use
•Parenting style especially supervision and
monitoring

18. Peer
Pressure

19. Curiosity

20. Imitation /
Modeling

21. Impact of Substance

22. Substances use impacts on children
•Absenteeism from school
•Decreasing school performance
•Impairment in cognitive function (like attention or memory
•Behavioural issues
•Legal issues
•Anti social personality issues

23. Family

25. Social impact

26. Legal Complications
■Violation of rules
■Drunken Driving
■Involvement in criminal activities
■Drug trafficking
■Conviction/Imprisonment

27. Psychosocial interventions:(Children)and
Adolescent
•Aid in engagement of the patient and involvement of the
family

•School‑based: Emphasis is placed on re‑entry into school and
addressing school re‑adjustment issues


•Life skill‑based approaches: This includes activities which
includes
• money management, healthy ways of spending money,
Assertiveness,

28. Continued ….children and Adolescent
•Residential rehabilitation: This might be more relevant for
chronic inhalant users who use this substance heavily and
where other treatment options have not worked well.
•Vocational rehabilitation: for street children for effective
schooling and employment opportunities.

•Treatment of comorbid conditions: ADHD, conduct
disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and learning disorders
need to be addressed to improve short‑ and long‑term outcome
of the management plan

30. •Enhancement of academic opportunities
•Provide treatment for co morbid problems
•Engage families in shared activities
•Provide after school opportunities – activities,
sports, jobs

31. •Promoting positive family interaction
–conflict resolution
–supportive engagement
–hope for sober outcomes
–addressing family conflicts openly
–reinforcing drug free activities
–enhancing communication

32. H- Hunger
A - Anger
L - Loneliness
T - Tiredness
•More Chances at

33. Toll Free Numbers

■Tabacco Cessation : 01122901701
Government of INDIA, Missed call registration, Series
of Messages Helps To Quit

▪Tele Manas Helpline Number 14416

■Tabacco quitline: 1800112356 (NIMHANS)
■(Multilingual Help- Hindi, English, Kannada,
Tamil,Telugu and Malayalam)
CAM -OPD MON,THUR, SAT

35. Thank
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