What You Need to Know About Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and ADHD
Objectives:
• Describe the reason why people with ADHD have an increased risk for SUD
• Understand the risk factors
• Learn about the proactive approaches to manage the risk
• Describe the right ADHD treatment for your child
• Analyze medication concerns
• Describe resiliency skills that will help a child be more successful and say no to drugs and other risky behaviors
• Describe the ADHD treatment approach for people with ADHD with or without co-occurring SUD.
Help Your Child to Avoid Trouble and Protect Their Medicine from Misuse
Objectives:
• Explain the difference between misuse vs. abuse
• Describe misunderstandings and facts
• Understand why people misuse medication
• List tips to help students protect their medication
• Learn what students can say if asked to share or sell
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