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Intoxication
is the reversible effects of using a drug including psychological or physiological
Withdraw
Is the psychological or physiological change from cessation or reduction of substance use
Abuse
Is the social, dangerous situations and failed obligations at work school, or home, and legal ramification that are due to substance use. Substance is used despite consequences over a period of a year.
Dependence
Maladaptive use that leads to tolerance and withdraw and a significant time spent trying to purcure substance. Supercedes a diagnosis of substance abuse.
Alcohol Withdraw
Most serios form is delerium trements that begins with in 72 hours of cessaion that include tremors and seizures. Also hallucination, autonomic instability and fluctuating psychomotor activity.
Treatment of Alcohol Withdraw
Benzodiazepines. Thiamine. Folate
Amphetamines/cocain withdraw
Bromocriptine. Buproprion
Opiate Withdraw Treatment
Methadone. Clondidine. Buprenophine
Anabolic Steroid Withdraw Treatment
SSRI
Symptoms of Alcohol Withdraw
Tremors. Hallucinations. Seizures. Delirium termens.
Amphetamines/cocaine withdraw Symptoms
Anxiety, tremors. Headaches. Depression. Increased appetitie. Suicide
Opaties Withdraw Symptoms
Fever, chills, lacrimation, abdominal cramps. Muscle spasms
Anabolic Steroid Withdraw Symptoms
Depression, headaches, anxiety, increased concern over apperance.
Treatment of Overdose of Cocain
Antipsychotics, BZs, antihypertensives
Treatment of Hallucinogens Intox
Antipyschotics. Bz. Talking down.
Inhalant Intox treatment
Antipsychotics
Treatment of Opiate Overdose
Nalaxone
Anabolic Steroids Intox
Antipsychotics
Positive Test for CAGE
2 Answere questions
Detoxification
5 to 10 days in hospital to see they are safetly detoxed
Rehabilitation
28 days to prevent relapse.
Most Common Abuse Substances
Caffiene. Alcohol. Nicotene.
MOA of Alcohol
Activates GABA and serotonin. GABA is inhibitory.
Metabolization of Alcohol
Alcohol via alcohol dehydragenase to acetylaldehyde. Acetylaldhyde dehydrogenase to acetate.
Differential to Alcohol Intoxication
Hypoglycemia. Hypoxia. Ethylene glycol. Et-OH drug overdose. Methanol poisoning. Pyschosis. Psychomotor Seizures. Hepatic Encephalopathy.
Acid/Base Chemistry and Alcohol
Causes Anion Gap Metabolic acidosis. Methanol. Ethanol and Ethylene glycol.
Treatment of Alcohol Inoxication
Obtain finger stick glucose to exclude hypoglycemia. Thiamine and Folate, and naloxone for the effects of opiod usage.
Long Term Effects of Alcohol Use
Wernicke's encephalopaty (ataxia, confusion). Karsakoffs (imparied recent memory, anterograde amensia)
Coaine MOA
Blocks dopamine reuptake form the synaptic cleft.
Cocaine Intox
Patient presents with euphoria with high or low blood pressure, tachy or bradychardia, psychomotor agitation. May lead to MI due to cocaine's vasoconstrictive properties.
Differential Diagnosis to Cocaine Intox
PCP. Amphetamine. Sedative Withdraw.
Coaine Intox Treament
For mild use benzodiazapine. For severe halaperidol. Symptomatic support
Cocaine Dependence Treatment
TCA. Dopamine agonists. Psychotherapy.
Amphetamine Types
Methamphetamine. Methylphenadate. Dextroamphetamine. Substituded amphetamines is MDMA and MDEA.
Classic vs. Designer Amphetamines
Classic release dopamine form the nerve endings. Designer release serotonin and dopamine.
Differential Diagnosis to Amphetamine
PCP. Cocaine. High doses cause psychotic episode similar to schizphrenia.
Treatment of Amphetamines
Mild intox give BZ. Severe give Halaperidol.
PCP MOA
Works by being an NMDA antagonist and releasing dopamine.
PCP Intox
Rotary nystagmus. Out of control behavior. HTN. Tachycardia. Muscle rigidity.
Treatment of PCP
Monitor vitals and electrolytes. Acidify urine with ammonium Cl-. Diazepam for muscle spasms. Haloperiodal for severe agitation.
Differential Diagnosis for PCP Intox
Psychotic states. Cocaine Intox. Schizophrenia.
Treatment of Sedative Hypntoics
For barbituates alkalinize the urine with sodium bicarbonate. For BZ flumanizil, as long as not dependent. For both improve respiratory status and control hypotension.
Opiate Intoxication
Respiratory depression. Constricted pupils. Constipation. Nausea and vomitting.
Opiate and MAOI
Merpidine given with MAOI can cause seritonin syndrome.
Differential Diagnosis of Opiate Intox
Sedative hypnotics. Alcohol.
Treatment of Opiate Overdose
Nalaxone may cause withdraw.
Merpidine and Pupils
Only opiate that dilates pupils
Opiate Withdraw
Dysphoria. Insomnia. Lacrimation. Rhinorrhea. Yawning. Piloecrection. Nausea vomiting.