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Substance related disorders include disorders related to:
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1.Taking a drug 2. Medication side effects 3. Exposure to toxins |
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Substance use disorders include
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1.Abuse 2. Dependancy |
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Substance Abuse
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Maladaptive pattern of substance use manifested by recurrent and significant adverse consequences related to the repeated use of the substance. Criteria: over 12 months, reduce social and occupational behaviors, spend lots of time getting taking and recovering. |
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Substance Dependancy
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Essential feature is a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues use of the substance despite significant substance related problems. There is a pattern of repeated self administration that can result in tolerance, withdrawal, and compulsive drug taking behaviors. |
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Tolerance
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need an increase of amount to experience intoxication don't increase amount but still use without intoxication |
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Withdrawal
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tremors nausea delerium |
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Compulsive Drug-taking Behaviors
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habitual less debatable than addiction |
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Route of Administration
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give us an idea of time and onset intervenous, intermuscular, inhaling, drinking, and eating |
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Speed of Onset
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correlated with addictiveness
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Duration
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short acting substances tend to have higher potential for the development of dependency and abuse
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Addiction
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problematic behavior different for everyone |
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Routine use
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weekly or monthly
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Age
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younger= more likely to change the neurochemistry of the brain and form use habits of impulsive behavior
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Alcohol
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Most costly substance to Americas Health Care accessibility and lack of treatment success can die from detoxing men: 2 a day - 4 a day is problematic women: 1 a day - 3 a day is problematic 1.5oz liquor, 6oz wine, 12oz beer |
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Problematic Drinking
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After 5-10 years= physical effects mental health problems psychosis, depression, dementia, korsakoff syndrome, esophageal cancer, serosis mal nutrition, vitamin deficiency, |
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Only100% preventable form of retardation often misdiagnosed |
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Marijuana
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Canada will be the first country to legalize it medically legal in 20 states available for research in 27 most commonly used substance in the world 143 million a day hash is most potent peaked in the 70s after acid was tainted, decreased in the 80s due to cocaine use, regained popularity in 92 schedule 1 drug next to heroine inhibits hippocampus and memory can cause anxiety and psychosis if chronically used or used when young |
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Methamphetamine
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similar effects to cocaine most users start at 26-29 used cocaine first at 17-25 cheaper and lasts longer absorbed through skin heart attack and organ failure chronic use looks like schitzophrenia |
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Ketamine
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Veterinary tranquilizer cousin of PCP violent reactions and psychosis disassociated amnestic |
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GHB
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Liquid ectasy found in the brains hypothalamus was used therapudically coma or death from respiratory depression sensual not sexual vomiting bowel movements |
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LSD
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1938 headache cure 200 time more potent than psilocybin 60sand 70s 17-25 bad trips can lead to suicides or dangerous behaviors |
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Perscription
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becoming a problem for drug abuse taken in another way than recommended, not prescribed to user, or taken too much/for longer |
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Embryonic period
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crucial that all needs are met
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Placenta
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nourishes the fetus through the umbilical cord
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Umbilical Cord
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life line nutrients maintains a birth weight so that the baby can afford to lose weight in the first weeks of life outside the womb |
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Amniotic Fluid
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temperature and climate control shock absorbtion |
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Terantigens
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any substance that could potentially effect the way the baby develops during and after pregnancy.
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Drugs During Pregnancy
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prescription and non prescription pose threats thalidomides caused limb deformation antinausea |
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