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Scope of the Problem - Alcohol
鈥� Alcohol-related deaths approximately
105,000 annually (conservative)
鈥� 50% of deaths from liver diseases.
鈥� 30% of gen. hospital admits
鈥� 50% of murders and their victims
鈥� 30 - 50% --- of all Suicides
鈥� 15%-67% of home injuries, falls,
drowning, fire fatalities and job injuries.
鈥� 25% of fatal car wrecks
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Alcohol (continued)
鈥� 105 million Americans age 12 and older
reported current use of alcohol.
鈥� 45 million of these engaged in binge
drinking (5 or more drinks on one
occasion).
鈥� 12.4 million of these were heavy
drinkers (5 or more drinks on one
occasion, 5 or more days in the past 30
days).
National Household Survey, 1999
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Scope of the Problem 鈥�
Other Addictive Drugs
鈥� 14.8 million Americans current illicit
drug users in 1999
鈥� Conservatively 39,000 deaths in 1995
Unintentional Overdose Pneumonia
HIV Endocarditis
Hepatitis Accidents/Injury
Tuberculosis Suicide/Homicide
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Alcoholism (Addiction)
鈥� Defined: A primary, progressive
biochemical, psychosocial, genetically
transmitted disease of relapse who's
hallmarks are denial, loss of control and
unmanageability
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Myths of Alcoholism/Addiction
鈥� A behavioral issue
鈥� A moral issue
鈥� An ethical issue
鈥� A symptom of a psychiatric illness
鈥� A choice
鈥� A lack of willpower
鈥� A 鈥渂ad apple鈥�
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A Genetic Disease?
鈥� 鈥淒runken Women Bring Forth Children Like
Themselves鈥� - Aristotle
鈥� 鈥淥ne drunkard begets another鈥� - Plutarch
鈥� Animal Studies
鈥� Human Family Tree Studies
鈥� Twin & Adoption Studies
鈥� Sons of Alcoholics Studies
鈥� COGA 鈥� Seg. Of Chrom. 1, 2, 4, 7, 15 & 16
鈥� Yes, a SLAM DUNK
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The good news is鈥�
Drug Abuse is a
preventable behavior
and
Drug Addiction is
a treatable disease
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Alcohol 鈥� How Much is Too Much
鈥� Moderate drinking :
Men: Up to 2 drinks per day
Women: 1 drink per day
Over 65 YO: 1 drink per day
鈥� At-risk drinking:
Men: >14 drinks / wk or > 4/occ.
Women: > 7 drinks / wk or > 3/occ.
-Americans drink 2.58 gallons ETOH/person/yr
-6.5% of drinkers consume 50% of ETOH.
(NIAAA)
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How Does The Addicted Patient
Present?
鈥� Monday morning flu Drug Seeking Behav.*
鈥� Hypertension* Injection Site Infec.
鈥� Sinus Tach Anxiety/Panic*
鈥� Depression* Hep. B, C
鈥� Accidents* HIV
鈥� Marital Discord* Sexual Dysfunction
鈥� Ulcer Sleep Disorder
鈥� Abnormal LFTs Asks for Help*
鈥� Suicide Attempts
鈥� Process Addiction* Trauma (DGJO)*
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How Does The Spouse
Present?
鈥� Multiple Somatic Complaints
鈥� Dysthymia/Depression
鈥� Anxiety/Panic
鈥� Dependent/Co-Dependent
鈥� Note: Symptoms refractory or quickly
replaced by something else
鈥� Asking For Help
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What About The Kids?
鈥� Delayed development
鈥� Accidents from poor supervision
鈥� Neglect/Abuse
鈥� Withdrawn
鈥� Conduct Disorder
鈥� Depression
鈥� Anxiety Disorders
鈥� Somatic Complaints
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Brief Intervention
Step 1: Screen all patients
Step 2: Assess problem severity
Step 3: Provide objective feedback / advise
Step 4: Assess the patient鈥檚 readiness to change
Step 5: Negotiate goals/strategies for change
Step 6: Monitor patient progress
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Take The Long View
鈥� Move Patient Through Stages of Change
鈥� Move Patient Toward Treatment Center
鈥� Consider Pharmacologic Adjuncts 鈥�
Tx Co-occurring issues, i.e. Depression
Recovery is a PROCESS not an EVENT
鈥淒on鈥檛 judge each day by the harvest
You reap鈥ut by the seeds you plant鈥�
- Robert Louis Stevenson
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Principles of Effective Treatment
1. No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals.
2. Treatment needs to be readily available.
3. An individual鈥檚 treatment attends to multiple needs of
the individual, not just his or her alcohol / drug use.
4. An individual's treatment and services plan must be
assessed continually and modified as necessary to
ensure that the plan meets the person's changing
needs.
5. Remaining in treatment for an adequate period of time
is critical for treatment effectiveness.
6. Medications are an important element of treatment for
many patients, especially when combined with
counseling and other behavioral therapies.
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Assessments
鈥� Substance use history
鈥� Collaborative history
鈥� Psychosocial assessment (relational, vocation, legal)
鈥� Psychiatric evaluation
鈥� Psychological testing
鈥� Physical examination
鈥� Laboratory work-up
鈥� Other addictions
鈥� Eating disorder
鈥� Sexual addiction
鈥� Pathological gambling
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Treatment Planning
鈥� Varying combinations of services and
treatment modalities through the course of
recovery
鈥� Counseling
鈥� Psychotherapy
鈥� Medication
鈥� Medical services
鈥� Family services
鈥� Vocational rehabilitation
鈥� Legal services
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Length of Treatment
鈥� For most patients, the threshold of
significant improvement is reached at
about 3 months of treatment
鈥� Must implement strategies to not only
engage, but retain, patients in treatment
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Counseling
鈥� Motivational enhancement
鈥� Skills to abstain
鈥� Non-drug activities
鈥� Improve problem solving abilities
鈥� Interpersonal skills
鈥� Family function
鈥� Citizenship
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Opioid Maintenance Therapy
鈥� Reduction in death rates
鈥� Reduction in IV drug use
鈥� Reduction in crime days
鈥� Reduction in HIV seroconversion
鈥� Improvement in employment, health, and
social function