TREATMENT AND

REHABILITATION OF
DRUG ABUSE
Dr Okonoda, Kingsley Mayowa,
MBChB(Ife), FWACP(Psych)
Department of Psychiatry,
University of Jos/Jos University Teaching Hospital

Outline
Introduction
What are Drugs?
What is Drug Abuse?
Drugs of Abuse
Symptoms and Signs
Addiction as an Illness
Principles of Treatment and Rehabilitation

Introduction

What are drugs?

Technically speaking,
they are chemical
substances that affect the
normal functioning of the
body and/or brain.

 Drugs are chemicals that alter, block, or

mimic chemical reactions in the brain.
This causes an alteration of the body's
normal processes, causing physical
(Faster heartbeat, deeper respiration
etc.), or mental (Elevated mood, new
thought processes etc.) changes.
-Urban online Dictionary

What is Drug Abuse?

Drug (substance) abuse is the use of any
drug (substance) for an unintended
purpose or in an excessive amount.
All drugs (substances), whether legal or
illegal, have an impact on health when
used in the wrong way. Different substances have different effects on the
body.

Types of Drugs
1. Legal (Licit) Drugs:
For example, caffeine (found in coffee or Coca-Cola),
nicotine (in cigarettes) and alcohol are all technically
legal drugs, although they are usually not referred to
as such.
Medicines, whether prescribed by a doctor or available
over the counter at pharmacies, are legal drugs to
help us recover from illnesses.
They can also be abused.

Types of Drugs
2. Illegal (Illicit) Drugs:

Illegal drugs are drugs that are so harmful

that countries across the world have decided
to control them.
Countries have passed several international
laws, in the form of United Nations
conventions, that specify which drugs are
controlled.

Common Drugs of Abuse

Virtually any substance whose ingestion
can result in a euphoric ("high") feeling
can be abused.
Research reports from Nigeria show the
following psycho-active substances as
those commonly abused in West Africa,
particularly Nigeria:

Common Drugs of Abuse

(a) alcohol;
(b) cannabis;
(c) hypno-sedatives (e.g., Valium, Ativan,
sleeping pills);
(d) CNS stimulants (e.g., amphetamine-type
stimulants, ATS);
(e) opiates (e.g., heroin, morphine, codeine);

 (f) solvents (e.g., glue, cleaning fluids,

gaso-line);
(g) mild CNS stimulants (e.g., kolanuts,
caf-feine, prophis, nicotine);
(h) synthetic substances (e.g.,
methaqualone);
(i) hallucinogens (e.g., LSD).

Criteria for Dependence (Addiction)

Craving: A strong desire or sense of compulsion

to take the drug.
Loss of Control: A difficulty in controlling the
onset, rate and termination of use.
Withdrawal: A physiological state occurring
with ceassation/reduction of use.
Tolerance: Increasing quantity in order to
achieve the same effects previously attained
with smaller quantity.

 Primacy/Salience: Progressive neglect of

alternative pleasures or interests because of
psychoactive substance use, increased amount
of time necessary to obtain or take the
substance or to recover from its effects.
Use Despite Harm: Persisting with substance
use despite clear evidence of overtly harmful
consequences (which may be physical,
psychological or social.)

What is Addiction?
Drug addiction is a complex
illness.
The path to drug addiction begins
with the act of taking drugs.
Over time, a person's ability to
choose not to take drugs is
compromised.

This, in large part, is a result of the

effects of prolonged drug use on brain
functioning, and thus on behavior.
Addiction, therefore, is characterized
by compulsive drug craving, seeking,
and use that persists even in the face
of negative consequences.

Treatment and Rehabilitation of Drug Abuse.

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Netwealth Centre for Addiction

Management, Jos.
Netwealth Centre for Addiction
Management is a treatment and
rehabilitation centre for people with
alcohol and drug dependence.
Service Types:
1.Outpatient Treatment
2. Residential Treatment
3. Aftercare.

Our Services
1. Screening Services
2.Comprehensive Assessment
3.Detoxification
4.Non-residential Structured Programme
5.Residential Therapeutic Programme
6.Structured Family Therapy Programmes
7.Pharmacotherapy
8.Aftercare/follow up

Unique Selling Points

Our 14-bedded facility (10-male, 4female) mimics the home environment,
not like a conventional hospital setting.
There is provision of entrepreneurial
training beyond the medical, psychiatric
and psychosocial treatment.

Unique Selling Points

We have a strong programme content

that is based on evidenced-based studies
on what works.
A full complement of health professionals
in the addiction industry.

Contact Us
Our Address:
Netwealth Consult Ltd,
Opposite Mining Quarters,
State Low Cost, Rantya,
Jos Plateau State
Phone No: 08036770092, 07050245234
Email: netwealth.consult@yahoo.com

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