ADRS 3327 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gateway Drug Theory, Office Of National Drug Control Policy, Hookah

• School: Texas Tech University
• Department: Addictive Disorders and Recovery Studies (Undergraduate
• Course: ADRS 3327

Document Summary

The information in this section is directed toward the prevention worker, not the treatment provider. The information will provide a general understanding of drugs and their impact. If a client or community- member needs extensive information on drugs, a prevention specialist will refer them to treatment professionals. The prevention professional should understand the problems with alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (atod) and their effects as it pertains to efforts to prevent early onset and the developmental impact. After completing this lesson you should understand / be able to: Describe the role of the prevention specialist when it comes to drugs. Define the levels of intervention prevention will undertake when someone gets involved in substance use. Know the resources available to the prevention specialist in the area of substance use and abuse. Important terms drug stage theory experimentation gateway drugs inhalants initiation inoculation intoxication. Drugs have been part of our culture since the middle of the last century.