Question

Describe interventions in terms of being primary, secondary and tertiary preventions of this topic “Drug Use as a Cause and a Symptom of Mental Health Problems among College Students"

Answer 1

Ans) Drug use:

Factors that can influence addiction:

-Individual
-Parents
-Community
-Peers
-Environment

Prevention:

-BEFORE
-Organized activity designed to avoid or decrease health problems

Intervention:

-AFTER
-Action taken to improve a situation especially a medical disorder

Prevention Factors: Protective Factors

-Family/parenting monitoring
-Self-control
-Policies
-School Involvement
-Income

Prevention Factors: Risk Factors

-Aggressive behavior
-Lack of parental supervision
-Lure of gang membership
-Drug availability
-Poverty

Levels of Prevention of this topic “Drug Use as a Cause and a Symptom of Mental Health Problems among College Students":

Levels of Drug Prevention: Primary

-Aimed at either non-users or at risk individuals to avoid the development of addictive behaviors
-Key factors: interpersonal factors, small group factors, system level

Levels of Drug Prevention: Secondary

-At risk groups
-Assessment strategies: ID of abuse subgroups and individual diagnosis
-Early intervention coupled w/ sanctions

Levels of Drug Prevention: Tertiary

-Chemically dependent individuals
-Advanced state of drugs use/abuse

Recreational Users require- Secondary or Tertiary Prevention

Elementary school aged children require- Primary Prevention

Problem users require- Tertiary Prevention

Early Experimenters require- Secondary Prevention

Non-Users require- Primary Prevention

High school aged students require- primary and Secondary Prevention

Former users require- Tertiary Prevention