Substance Use and Abuse Review

Review and Study the following: (All information is from notes and handouts
received during lecture)

1. Definitions
a. Substance Abuse
b. Cravings
c. Stimulants
d. Depressants
e. Narcotics
f. Hallucinogens
g. Problematic Substance Abuse
h. Substance Misuse
2. Stress
a. Facts about Stress
b. How stress affects mental health and emotional well-being
c. Strategies for relieving stress and caring for your mental health
d. Negative ways of dealing with stress
3. Effects, Descriptions, Examples and Slang Names for following categories of
drugs:
a. Stimulants

b. Depressants
c. Narcotics
d. Hallucinogens
e. Caffeine
4. Problematic Abuse and Mental Health
a. How they are often connected
b. Mental illnesses with connections to problematic substance use
c. Consequences of issues related to substance use and addictive
behaviors
5. Peer Pressure
a. Positive, Negative, Neutral Peer Pressure
b. Examples