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Addiction

Obsession, compulsion, or loss of control with respect to a use of a drug with genetic, environmental, and psycho-social factors

Intoxication

Maladaptive behavior or psychosocial changes caused by excessive use of alcohol or drugs

Tolerance

Needing increased amounts of a substance in order to receive that desired result to become intoxicated

Withdrawl

Negative physiological and psychological reactions that occur when a drug taken for a long period is reduced in dosage or no longer taken

Who has the highest prevalence of using alcohol or alcohol abuse?

Native American and Alaskan Natives

Limbic System

Responsible for urge associated with addiction= pleasure principle

What part of the brain remembers pleasure experiences?

amygdala and hippocampus

Substance abuse causes an increase in what neurotransmitter?

Dopamine

CAGE

Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye Opener

CAGE-AID

Same as cage but used for other substances other than just alcohol

Codependence

cluster of behaviors involving the families of patients in which the members do for others things that they could well do for themselves

Detoxification

Acute care, given to people that are experiences signs of withdrawal after discontinuing a substance

Rehabilitation

Short term, offers professionally directed evaluation and treatment for those with acute distress and moderate impairment

Halfway Houses

Offer residential treatment in a substance-free communal or family environment that provides opportunity for independent growth

Partial Hospitalization

intensive form of outpatient programming for those individuals who do not need 24 hour residential programming but who benefit from a combinatinon of multidisciplinary treatment atleast 3 days a week for atleast 10 hours per week

Intensive Outpatient Treatment

Non residential program with atleast one individual session per week, meds may be given but not monitored, attend atleast 3 days a week between 5-10 hours per week

FRAMES

Used for brief interventions, Feedback Responsibility Advice to change Menu of treatment Empathetic Communication Self Efficacy

Clonidine

Alpha 2 Agonist, reduces "fight or flight" Used with heroin withdrawal

Disulfiram

Used for alcohol withdrawal

Methadone

Used for detoxification maintenence, stimulates opioid affect




*Controversial because it can become addictive as well*

Buprenorphine

Decreases withdrawal symptoms, partial agonist

Naloxone

Decreases cravings, Antagonist