Assignment task:
Substance Abuse Crises - In this unit, students will gather information about substance-related crises. They will analyze the prevalence, demographic elements, comorbidity, and strategies for intervening with regard to substance use crises.
Text/ Readings
Cavaiola, A., & Colford, J. (2017). Crisis intervention: A practical guide. Sage.Chapter 7
Bryant-Davis, T., Hilsenroth, M., Brown, L., & Courtois, C. (2019). The cultural context of trauma recovery: Considering the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder practice guideline and intersectionality. Psychotherapy, 56(3), 400-408.
Maschi, T., Viola, D., Morgen, K., & Koskinen, L. (2015). Trauma, stress, grief, loss, and separation among older adults in prison: The protective role of coping resources on physical and mental well-being. Journal of Crime & Justice, 38(1), 113-136.
Rarely do substance abuse crises exist in isolation of other psychological or social challenges. Therefore, what constitutes a crisis with regard to substance use?
Choose one substance that people may abuse to research this week.
With this example, provide the following:
1. What is the prevalence of use of this substance in the United States (or your current location)?
2. What is one important piece of demographic information regarding a high-risk population with using this substance? (Examples: Are certain racial or ethnic groups overrepresented in the abuse of this substance, is a certain gender or sexual orientation more at risk, or SES of a certain level showing heightened use)?
3. How would a psychology professional differentiate between use, abuse, and dependence of this substance?
4. What would constitute a crisis with regard to use of this substance?
5. What is one psychological or social problem that is often comorbid with using this substance according to the academic literature?
6. What is one intervention strategy for use with this type of crisis?
Use citations from at least one of the required readings and one additional scholarly source to support your analysis. List references in-text