Withdrawal Management (Emilys case study)

The purpose of this assessment is to determine students knowledge on withdrawal management and to identify risks for a person living with a substance use disorder exiting residential treatment and to advise of harm minimisation and prevention strategies to reduce risks.

Task:

In this assessment, you are required to consider Emily’s case study and discuss withdrawal management as part of your alcohol and other drug assessment. To provide holistic health care, consider the physical, mental health and social-related harms Emily may be at risk of following successful detoxification and release from residential rehabilitation. You are also required to recommend appropriate harm minimisation strategies relevant to the harms identified. All sections need to use person-centred language as per the marking rubric.

Use the following headings

Introduction (approx. 100 words; minimum 1 reference): Provide a logical succinct overview of the main points.

Withdrawal management (approx. 500 words; minimum 5 references): Discuss withdrawal relevant to the main substances in the case study, including onset, signs, symptoms and poly-substance use. Critically evaluate withdrawal scales to monitor withdrawal to supplement your alcohol and other drug assessment as per clinical guidelines.

Responding to and managing risks and needs (approx. 500 words; minimum 5 references): Considering the social-related harm of ‘recent release from hospital or residential health setting’, identify and describe:

• two (2) physical health-related harms,
• two (2) mental health-related harms and
• two (2) social-related harms related to AOD use that Emily may be at risk of following release.

Harm minimisation (approx. 300 words; minimum 3 references): Identify and describe two (2) relevant AOD-related harm minimisation and prevention strategies for each physical, mental and social-related harms identified in relation to Emily’s case study.

Conclusion (approx. 100 words): Present a summary of the main points of the essay.

References: using APA 7^th referencing style

Total words: 1500 word count.