HS315-6: Public Health Strategies for Young Adult Substance Abuse

This presentation provides an overview of substance abuse among young adults, highlighting its definition, examples, and factors contributing to its prevalence. It discusses the negative consequences of substance abuse, including dependence syndrome and behavioral changes. The presentation explores various health programs and non-governmental agencies, such as NIDA, TTC, VNGOC, and CND, involved in addressing substance abuse. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration between government and non-governmental stakeholders to exchange ideas, provide information, and formulate effective policies. Furthermore, the presentation proposes solutions, including promoting health, conducting research, developing practices, and creating facilities. It also acknowledges challenges faced by stakeholders, such as lack of cooperation, poor connection with youths, and minimum funding. The presentation concludes by reiterating the harmful effects of substance abuse and advocating for new policies.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Young Adults

Introduction
•Substance abuse definition.
•It refers to use of hazardous affluences.
•Examples of substance abuse.
•Factors promoting substance abuse
•Actions taken to reduce abuse of substances
Substance abuse definition
It refers to use of hazardous affluences.
Examples of substance abuse.
Factors promoting substance abuse
Actions taken to reduce abuse of substances

Summary
•Substance abuse promote dependence syndrome
(Somani,& Meghani, 2016).
•Behaviour changes
•The most affected population are young adults
(Somani,& Meghani, 2016)
•Policies invented reduce substance abuse health
problems. Substance abuse promote dependence syndrome
Behavior changes
The most affected population are young adults
Policies invented reduce substance abuse health problems.

Health Programs Addressing Substance Abuse
•NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse ).
•Identifies causes and consequences of substance
abuse (Velasquez, Crouch, Stephens et al.,2015).
• TTC (Technology Transfers Centers program)
•It offers support to substance users
Health programs, are programs put in place to assist the users of drugs
Identifies causes and consequences of substance abuse
for example NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse ).
TTC (Technology Transfers Centers program)
It offers support to substance users

Non-governmental Agencies Addressing
Substance Abuse
•(VNGOC) Vienna NGO Committee
•Acts as a link between CND and UNODC
•(CND) Commission on Narcotic Drugs
•Provide policies and guidance to substance abuse
users (Velasquez, Crouch, Stephens et al.,2015).
Non –governmental agencies such as (VNGOC) Vienna NGO
Committee
(CND) Commission on Narcotic Drugs come up with different
sequences of addressing substance abuse
(VNGOC) Vienna NGO Committee
Acts as a link between CND and UNODC
(CND) Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Provide policies and guidance to substance abuse users

Government And Non-governmental
Stakeholders Collaboration
•Encourages ideas exchange.
•For example, ways of reducing substance use
(Mayes, & Suchman, 2015).
•Provides a wider range of information.
•Information is power this will save more life.
•by educating both the users and the non-users of
drugs.
Collaboration between the government and non-governmental stakeholders
is necessary
Encourages ideas exchange.
For example, ways of reducing substance use. Provides a wider range of
information.
Information is power this will save more life.
by educating both the users and the non-users of drugs.

Government And Non-governmental
Stakeholders Collaboration cont……
•Advanced Policy formation.
•Policy formulation and implementation help to
regulate drugs availability (Mayes, & Suchman,
2015).
•Raise global awareness.
• For example looking at substance abuse effects.
•individuals will be more careful.Advanced Policy formation.
Policy formulation and implementation help to regulate drugs availability
Raise global awareness.
For example looking at substance abuse effects.
individuals will be more careful.
ability

Solutions Addressing Substance Abuse
•Emphasizing on ideas to promote health (Satcher,
& Rachel,2017).
•Carry out vigorous research and evaluation
•Develop practices and fortify policies
•Create enough facilities that address substance
use. The solutions look at ways in which substance abuse can be regulated.
For example research evaluation on substance abuse
It also concentrate on different facilities , practices and policies to solve
substance abuse
Emphasizing on ideas to promote health
Carry out vigorous research and evaluation
Develop practices and fortify policies
Create enough facilities that address substance use.

Solutions Addressing Substance Abuse
cont…
•Escalate awareness and understanding of
substance abuse (Satcher, & Rachel,2017).
•Provide objective and goals that are measurable.
The solutions look at ways in which substance abuse can be regulated.
For example awareness and understanding of substance abuse
Escalate awareness and understanding of substance abuse
Provide objective and goals that are measurable.

Challenges Faced By Stakeholders
•Lack of co-operation from the young adults
•Poor connection between the youths and
stakeholders (Somani, & Meghani, 2016).
•Absence of understanding by the youths
•Minimum funding to raise programs (Somani, &
Meghani, 2016).The stakeholders face different challenges on a daily basis in trying to
solve substance use especially among young adults.
Young adults are considered most vulnerable group
Because of the many changes that young adults undergo handling them
requires effectual understanding. Lack of co-operation from the young
adults
Poor connection between the youths and stakeholders
Absence of understanding by the youths
Minimum funding to raise programs

Conclusion
•Substance abuse is harmful
•Examples include: illicit drugs and alcohol
•The federal government and non- government
stakeholders are vital
•New policies should be formulated and
implemented.
Substance abuse is harmful
Examples include: illicit drugs and alcohol
The federal government and non- government stakeholders are vital
New policies should be formulated and implemented.

Reference
•Velasquez, M. M., Crouch, C., Stephens, N. S., & DiClemente, C. C. (2015). Group treatment
for substance abuse: A stages-of-change therapy manual. Guilford Publications.
•Mayes, L. C., & Suchman, N. E. (2015). Developmental pathways to substance abuse.
Developmental Psychopathology: Volume Three: Risk, Disorder, and Adaptation, 599-619.
•Satcher, D., & Rachel, S. A. (2017). Promoting mental health equity: The role of integrated
care. Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, 24(3-4), 182-186