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What is drug abuse?
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Maladaptive pattern of use leading to significant impairment in 1 or more areas
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What is drug dependence?
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when a person uses alcohol or drugs despite extreme negative consequences such as impairment to daily living; leads to tolerance & withdrawal when stops taking
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What is drug
withdrawal? |
painful physical & psychological symptoms that follow discontinuance of a drug
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What is drug detoxification?
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Safely removing the chemical out of the body
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What is drug tolerance?
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A phenomenon that occurs after heavy drug or alcohol use in which the user needs more & more of the drug to achieve the same effect
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What is comorbidity/co-occuring?
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mental illness & substance abuse occuring at the same time
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What is poly substance abuse?
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Using more than 1 substance at a time
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What is drug rehabilitation?
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Addressing the psychological issues that's causing the pt to have a substance abuse problem
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What is codependency?
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The relationship with family members or friends to the addict
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What is blackout?
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Phenomenon in which a person functions while drinking but later has no memory of what occurred during that period, with no accompanying loss of consciousness
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What is physical abuse?
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actual physical force by one person or group against another
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What is sexual abuse?
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forced or coerced sexual acts performed on a non-consenting person
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