The Federal Substances Abuse And Mental Health

As the acceptance and incidence of mental health has increased over the years, there is a dire need for constant change when it comes to mental health services. After reviewing both the State of Mental Health in America: 2017 and the Mental Health Reform Act 2016, I feel as though the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) alongside the state and federal governmental programs are addressing the issue head on and with purpose. Although there are lapses within the legislation, especially regarding the lack of grants offered for treatment of the homeless, the Mental Health Reform Act 2016 effectively addresses mental health and substance abuse appropriately while increasing managing to make mental health services more

With 33 million Americans utilizing healthcare services as a means to manage mental health conditions and illnesses, adequate delivery of mental healthcare, treatment, and practice is becoming increasingly more important in the American landscape of wellness (SAMHSA, 2004a). The mental health system continues to be a challenging area of healthcare, due to: increased usage of coercion into treatment, diversity in care delivery systems, an unevolved quality measurement mechanism, and a drastically different business and marketplace infrastructure. These factors added to the, already, present stigma associated with mental health, culminates into an extremely

In 1971, Richard Nixon launched the war on drugs stating, “America’s public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all out offensive” (Sharp, 1994). Since this war was declared 45 years ago the prison population has risen dramatically and has cost tax payers a substantial amount of money, with no end in sight. Nearly sixty five percent of the 2.3 million U.S. prisoners meet the criteria for substance abuse or addiction, yet only eleven percent receives treatment during their incarceration and a large majority of these offenders return to prison within years of being released. Our society needs to become more proactive when fighting this war versus what we have done in the past by being solely reactive. We need to give these nonviolent drug offenders a chance to succeed by offering rehabilitation services instead of sending them to prison (Howard, 2015).

Please review the case notes for this patient. This is a DCF case and her teenage kids has been removed for the second time. She is recommended for mental and substance abuse treatment from DCF. Deborah works for SalusCare in the prevention department and she has a lot of information about this case that she will put in the SalusCare medical record file. The information that Deborah has access to is from the DCF data base.

Thousands of years ago, humans first started drinking wine, then later on in around 4000 B.C. narcotics were used, but during the 19th century is when the active substances in drugs were found. Many of these substances were given over the counter and weren 't regulated, which meant that people could easily obtain substances such as morphine, cocaine, landuam, and many others. During the early 1900s, an estimate of about 250,000 people were abusing a substance within the United States. Substance abuse is a serious problem which can affect one 's physical and psychological capabilities, their relationships, and also their daily life overall. Overusing a substance may lead to addiction, which can be hard to overcome, but it 's not impossible.

Reported heroin use in the United States is rising. Recent data suggest that almost 700,000 Americans consumed heroin last year, which represents an almost 40% increase from 2007 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association, 2014; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association, 2008). An overwhelming increase in the dependence on prescription opioid analgesics over the last two decades combined with a supply heavy market of high quality-low cost heroin imported from South America may be concurrent factors driving this trend (Cicero, Ellis, Surratt, & Kurtz, 2014; Mars, Bourgois, Karandinos, Montero & Ciccarone, 2014; Lankaneau et al., 2011).

In and around most large cities in America, the rising substance abuse epidemic has brought about a renewed interested in determining the root cause of substance abuse, the effects of substance abuse on individuals and societies, and the substance abuse treatment modalities that achieve the best outcomes. In reviewing the current research on substance abuse there seems to be no one clear cause of substance abuse disorders, although there is strong evidence that a number of life circumstances may predispose an individual to a substance abuse disorder, as well as a number of protective factors that may reduce an individual’s risk of developing a substance abuse disorder. One important risk factor that is commonly associated with substance

Substance abuse among Healthcare Providers is a significant problem in the healthcare community. Multiple studies have estimated that 10 – 15 percent of healthcare providers in the United States may become chemically dependent at some point in their careers. “When alcohol is excluded from such assessments, the incidence of drug dependency is estimated to be between 1 and 2 percent.” (Booth, et al, 2002). This statistical estimate seems to be on par with substance abuse in the general population; (Nationwide Trends) however, the repercussions of substance abuse among healthcare providers are severe and can lead to permanent revocation of licensure to practice medicine.

Mental health is defined as a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. We have been aware of mental health since prehistoric times, but we began making advances towards helping people with their mental health in the 1840s when activist Dorothea Dox requested for better living conditions for individuals that are mentally ill. In just 40 years, Dox effectively influenced the U.S. government, and got the funding to build 32 psychiatric hospitals all over America. Since then, we have made considerable progress, there are currently 5,627 psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. Though we have come far, we are still not far enough. Approximately 60% of adults, and nearly 50% of youth with a mental illness received no mental health services in the previous year.

The need for mental health services exceeds the availability of mental health providers thus the Primary Care Providers (PCPs) ), Family Medicine and Pediatricians are often the first providers to recognize and treat patients with the behavioral health disorders. Behavioral and emotional problems are common in the children, adolescent and the adult population and can negatively impact quality of life.

Mental health services ended up being far from reached by patients with primary psychiatric disorders. Mental health care means not only improving access but also improving clinical quality and ensuring cultural competence. It is the ability to treat and support programs to encounter individuals on personal terms and in methods that are customarily aware.

Drugs are widespread throughout political, economic and social problem. Implications for producing, transit and consumer nations. Ever since the mid-1980s, the drug problem increase over time and effort through drug dealers. The drug related criminality in major cities makes police officers develop effective force towards the dealing problem.

The article explains how individuals with substance abuse disorders have occurred with a serious mental health illness in their lives. Since these individuals are not receiving the proper treatment needed to help with their co-occurring disorders. They are continuing to have mental illness and substance abuse disorder. The authors suggests for people with these co-occurring disorders to give treatments in order to view their pattern with their substance abuse.

Cigarettes are the most important substance to address in the United States because they are not only extremely addictive, but they have the potential to cause a variety of serious health conditions and affect individuals who are close to and care for the user. Tobacco use poses a serious health threat especially among the young population of America and has significant implications for the nation’s public and economic health in the future. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the impact of cigarette smoking on the economy is huge. Seventy-five percent of American health care money spent is due to the effects of tobacco causing various chronic diseases. Such diseases include, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, congenital defects, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stroke, birth defects, etc. “Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causes many diseases, and reduced the health of smokers in general” (CDC, 2015).

According to Patel, Flisher, Hetrick, and McGorry(2007), treatment of for mental disorders has not been easy even in the developed country considering the limited professionals. Even when one accesses treatment, the interaction between patients and caregivers can sometimes be strained bythe absence of mental health professionals, the non-specialists struggle before they can offer quality mental-health care (Patel, Flisher, Hetrick,&McGorry, 2007). According to WHO (2008), there have been increased cases associated with lack of treatment especially with persons with alcohol and substance abuse.