Amphetamine Use and Abuse
Aaliyah continues to struggle
with balancing her work hours and her schoolwork. She has been drinking coffee
to help her stay awake, but it is no longer working. She has an exam coming up
and needs to stay up to study.
Aaliyah decides to take an
amphetamine to stay awake to study for the exam. She promises herself that she
will only take it this one time for the exam. The drug allows her to stay awake
and alert while she is studying for the exam. She also feels that she is learning
the material better as a result of the amphetamine. When the grades are in,
Aaliyah receives an A on her work.
As the semester continues,
Aaliyah turns to amphetamines more and more often to help her stay awake to
complete her schoolwork. Soon, Aaliyah finds that one pill no longer keeps her
awake as long as she needs.
She starts taking more than
one pill at a time. She knows that taking amphetamines so often is not good for
her health, and she finds she experiences an increase in headaches when she takes
them, but she continues to take them because they are helping her be successful
in school and at work.
Based on the case study,
prepare a paper that addresses the following:
·
Examine the change in
amphetamine use and abuse in the U.S. from the 1950s to the present.
·
Explain to which schedule
amphetamines belong and why they are on the Schedule of Controlled Substances.
·
Explain the effects Aaliyah
might be experiencing as a result of her regular amphetamine use. Be sure to
include:
o
Acute effects, chronic effects,
and withdrawal
o
Effects on physiology (brain
and body), behavior, mood, and toxicity
·
Give at least three
indications from the case study suggesting there may be a problem with
Aaliyah’s substance use. That is, describe at least three likely behaviors that
Aaliyah is likely to exhibit if she is misusing amphetamines.
Determine whether Aaliyah has
a substance use disorder. Include a discussion of DSM criteria. Use the
template to help you make the assessment.
Write a 4-5-page paper in Word
format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources
