Chapter 31 addication Flashcards
is a condition of continued use of substances despite adverse consequences
addication
the drinking of alcohol or dugs for the purpose of intoxication or in the case or prescription drugs for purposes beyond intended use
abuse
the drinking of alcohol or swallowing smoking sniffing or injecting of mind altering substance
use
the state of being psychologically or pyshiologcally depdent on a drug after prolonged use
depdence
substance diangosis and a psych one
dual diagnosis
try to go off and have psychical responses
physically depdent
biological need for the drug that causes symptoms
with drawl
a gradual decrease in the action of a drug at a given dose or concentration in the blood. The ability to ingest an increasing amount of alcohol before a high is experienced
tolerance
abuse of alcohol and build up to barbs or cocaine anphimentenps
cross tolerance
addiction to alchol
alcholoism
the process of safely and effectively withdrawing a person from an addictive substance usually under medical supervision
detox
the recurrence of alcohol or drug dependent behavior in an individual who has previously achieved and maintained abstinence for a significant time
relapse
Blood Alchol level
the level of alcohol in the blood used to determine intoxication
a degenerative brain disorder caused by thiamine deficiency characterized by vision impairment, ataxia hyptoension confusion coma
wernickes encephalopathy
problem acquiring new info and retrieving memories involving the heart and vascular and nervous systems
korsakoffs amnestic syndrome
occurs with symptoms of increased heart reate BP diaphoresis mild anxiety restlessness and hand tremors
alchol withdawal syndrome
actue withdrawl syndrome characterized by autonomic hyper arousal disorientation hallucinations tremors and grand map seizures
delirium tremens
just don’t care about anything because they have been doing so long
amotivational syndrome