| Show Drug and alcohol treatment expert addresses students Dave Jensen Contributing Writer Dr Gary Q Jorgensen director of the University Hospital Alcohol and Drug Abuse Clinic spoke to students Tuesday Feb 14 The discussion entitled The Psychological Aspects of Substance Substance Substance Sub Sub- stance Abuse was attended primarily by nursing and psychology students Jorgensen explored the realm of the mind and behavior behavior behavior be be- havior as they pertain to and andare andare andare are affected by alcoholism and chemical dependency Over 25 years experience in the field of substance abuse and prevention lends credence to Jorgensen's observations observations observations and provides justification justification justification jus jus- jus- jus for his so-called so offensive opinions Jorgensen Jorgen Jorgen- sen the father of six children spoke with candor about a serious health threat but infused it with enough humor and personal insight to keep it from being just another statistic-ridden statistic lec lec- lec- lec ture In outlining the psychoactive tive effects of addiction JorI Jorgensen Jorgensen Jor- Jor I gens gensen en noted if you really like the taste of alcohol youre you're in deep trouble and said high risk takers have a greater rate of addiction than the average chemical user Narcotic drugs like Per- Per codan and Demerol intended intended intended in in- tended as pain killers provide an easy overdose and after the process of addiction addiction ad ad- diction result in a painful withdrawal An overdose of a sedative hypnotic such as Valium or alcohol can result in coma or death Withdrawal is extremely dangerous as well Central Nervous System Stimulants CLASS may be as asmild asmild asmild mild as caffeine or as lethal as cocaine and its derivatives Both are addi addictive five According cc to Jorgensen cocaine is the only drug animals will take until they die Drugs like LSD and marijuana are hallucinogens which interfere with memory and interrupt complex sequential sequential se sequential se- se thinking Yet even with ramifications like these some people voluntarily muck up their brains with that sludge While he refrains from being judgmental tal Jorgensen is by his own admission biased towards the horror that he has seen firsthand The final chemical category includes the solvents solvents solvents sol sol- sol sol- vents common household or industrial substances such as glue solvent based cleaners etc Not all addictions are chemical however Jorgensen spoke of a cycle of de co Defined as an addiction addiction ad ad- diction to another persons person's behavior dependency co-dependency stems from an occurrence such as divorce abuse death of a loved one low self es teem low financial status or other harm or fears resulting from interpersonal relation relation- shi ships ps Expressed as anger these events are perpetuated by an overindulgence in drinking drugs gambling eating sex work or other forms of compulsive addictive addictive addictive addic addic- tive or repetition behaviors which are inappropriate People who harbor resentments resentments resentments resent resent- ments are in trouble all the time said Jorgensen whose advice to those in trouble is isto isto isto to dive into your fears U |
