Substance Abuse Terms

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Substance Abuse

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Recurrent use of a substance that results in failure to manage work, school,

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Dependence

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When use is out of control and continues despite adverse effects

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Blackouts

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A form of amnesia for events that occured in a drinking episode

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Wernickes Encephalopathy

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CNS problem with symptoms of ataxia, confusion and abnormal eye movements due to chrnoic thiamine deficiency

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Korsakoff's

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CNS damage realted to long term ETOH use characterized by short term and long term memory deficits

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Alcohol Dementia

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Impaired memory, abstract thinking and judgement and personality change realted to chronic ETOH abuse

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Withdrawl

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Physiological, behavioral, cognitive and affective symptoms that occur after abrupt reduction or discontinuation of a substance that has been used continually for a long period of time

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Delirium Tremors

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Symptoms include: confusions, disorientation, hallucinations (usually viual or tactile), tachycardia, severe tremors, diaphoresis, and agitation. Fever is usually present but not always. Usually occurs on 2nd or 3rd day of withdrawl but can happen up to 14 days in withdrawl.

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Denial

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Major defense mechanism that helps maintain a chemical dependence

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Enabling

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any action by a person that consciously or unconsciously factilitates substance dependence in another i.e making excuses, lying to others, etc.