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Khan Academy: Drug Use Prevention: School Programming and Protective Factors?
Drug abuse prevention by way of the government and the ineffectiveness of programs aimed at stopping drug use in schools such as D.A.R.E. and Just Say No. Discussed are factors in families, schools, and communities that lead to stopping...
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Khan Academy: How Does Substance Use Develop Into Substance Abuse?
A discussion of how substance use develops into substance abuse as illustrated by the Gateway model and the Continuum model.
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Khan Academy: Treatments and Triggers for Drug Dependence
As a psychological disease, drug addiction is a medical problem with psychological and physiological components. Pharmacological treatments and therapy such as AAA are examined.
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Khan Academy: Why Do Some People but Not Others Develop Substance Use Problems?
Using the models, Common Sense Theory and Swiss Cheese Model, an explanation of why some people with risk factors, but not others develop a substance abuse problem.
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Khan Academy: The Development of Substance Use Why People Use Legal and Illegal Substances?
Discussed are the four reasons why people start using substances and the psychological models of why people continue to take legal and illegal substances.