Ch. 1 FAODP
Terms
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- activities relating to both prevention and treatment that are designed to produce beneficial change
- interventions
- to refrain voluntarily from the consumption of alcohol or other drugs
- abstinence
- an immediate and usually newly occuring problem; a problem of recent appearance
- acute problem
- a problem of long standing; one that has been "in place" for quite awhile
- chronic problem
- substances which, although unnecessary for survival under most circumstances, acquire such a perceived, powerful, positive value that some people will avidly pursue their use even when there is significant harm to their health, occupation, and relationsh
- drugs
- things of a different kind rather than just one type
- heterogenous
- activities reducing the probability or severity of a problem
- prevention
- period of time during which the U.S. forbid by law the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic liquors as beverages
- Prohibition
- drugs which affect emotions, thoughts, and behavior
- psychoactive
- mechanism to limit access to a specific drug, or constraints on how or by whom a particular drug may be used
- regulation
- popular movement that espoused a belief in moderation or abstinence from the use of intoxicating drink
- Temperance Movement
- Intervention for people who show signs of a disorder to reduce the immediate and long-term consequences; i.e., disability associated with a chronic disorder
- treatment