Substance Misuse

Introduction

In the promotion of the health care professionals and hospitals in the health and wellness for the entire population, different lifestyles and habits should be recognized. One of the major causes of the poor health among the society is the lack of knowledge and information about the different misuse of drug and other alcohols. This is not new in the community and for almost half of the population in certain place, there are drinkers and on the other hand, there are people that were engaged in drug addiction. The increasing rate of mortality is not only because of the well-known deadly diseases but also in the responsibility of the citizens such as mal-practice or abuse.

Substance Misuse in Healthcare

The substance misuse is the applied term for the problems arising in the use of drug and alcohol. The drug and alcohol dependency and sometimes used to the addiction or abuse. The term is also carried out for the importance in working or rehabilitation for the people particularly with the sensitive public and professional judgments. The substance misuse problems may affect or seen on the pregnant women or for parents. Therefore, there are many recommendations that can serve as strategies in improving the healthcare and facilitating the wellness. Through the useful skills and multidisciplinary training, the health care providers can establish a system wherein the people engaged in the substance misuse can be lessened.

There are number of professionals that are willing to place an effort to build the expertise in the way of their practice in lessening the impact of the substance misuse. One focus of the healthcare professionals is the present population wherein there are majority of pregnant women that recognized the substance misuse. In this case, different social and health care workers joined together to integrate in minimizing the rate of addiction and alcoholic individuals. Through assessing the different needs with the present situation, the health care professionals can provide the quality health care.

Many factors that affect the outcome of pregnancy or parenting and their health development for the infants and children in the participation of the substance misuse. The care and needs that the health personnel offered is also affected by the lifestyle and socialization of the person. Therefore, the healthcare professionals should also assess the different areas of their needs such as the individuals’ physical and psychological needs and other support needs that will take an effect onto their unborn child and children.

Guidelines

There are many guidelines that affect the good practice of the health care personnel. The very first source of valuable practice is the care process which is also important in all other sector of health care settings. The process of care is applied in the areas where the patient suffers a lot in the substance misuse. The care process involves the different keys such as the stage process that covers the different stages of drug and alcohol addiction and the needs for the type of treatment and service can be duly provided. The care starts with a proper planning taking into an account about the medical or drug history of the patient. The care management of the professionals comes in a wide-range of their expertise in applying and promoting different medical practices. A good practice of the individuals can be on the appropriate drug prescription. The healthcare professionals usually visit different community to provide adequate health care, medicines, and information regarding to the misuse of different substances.

Effects of Substance Misuse

The effect of the substance misuse may be on the well-being of an individual and his/her relationship on other people. The impact may appear in the development of the infants, not only in physical but also in their mental health, and the happiness and welfare of the children. Various evidences show that the children that living in homes with an adult engaged in the substance misuse experience the abuse and neglect. In the future, the children might show the same behavior with the idea of chaos and violence. Children might feel that their parents have more affection on their drugs or alcohol, and this is one of the many reasons why children suffer in the clouded feeling of unloved.

Conclusion

The substance misuse can be cures or treated even if it not a disease but a bad habit. Through the different techniques such as the prevention, support of the health car professionals, proper education, and public care, the individual might minimize or escape in their habits that will surely cause problems and trouble. In addition there is a need for the improvement in the health care system with appropriate investment and support coming from the government, the quality health care can be delivered.

Sources:

Children1st, 2008 Parental Substance Misuse [Online] Available at: http://www.children1st.org.uk/common/uploads/what_we_do/parental_substance_misuse.pdf [Accessed 26 Feb 2010].

Whittaker, A., 2003. Substance Misuse in Pregnancy, NHS Lothian [Online] Available at: http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/news/publications/substance_misuse_pregnancy.pdf [Accessed 26 Feb 2010].