PUBH 1003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Prescription Drug, Designated Driver, Binge Drinking
Document Summary
Addressing substance misuse and dependence, secondhand effect of substance misuse- refers to the ways in which individual student substance misuse is detrimental to the larger campus community. Possible indicators of substance misuse: physical indicators: Pattern of frequent physical illnesses or unintended injuries. Use of substances to deal with emotions. Depression: cognitive indicators, social indicators, specific behaviors: Of those with a substance use disorder, 11. 6% had both an alcohol use disorder and an illicit drug use disorder. Approximately 2% of people ages 18 to 25 had a prescription drug use disorder in the last year. In 2016, approximately 43% of the 19 million people 18 years of age and older in the. U. s. who were diagnosed with a substance use disorder also lived with a mental health diagnosis in the past year. The percentage of the population who have a co-occuring mental health and substance diagnosis make up 1% of all adults, but 6% of people ages.
