Drugs of Abuse Flashcards
Alcohol or benzodiazepine intoxication
disinhibition, mood lability, incoordination, slurred speech, ataxia, blackouts (EtOH), respiratory depression
Alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal
Tremulousness, htn, tachycardia, anxiety, psychomotor agitation, N, seizures, hallucinations, DTs (EtOH)
Barbiturate intoxication
respiratory depression
Barbiturate withdrawal
anxiety, seizures, delirium, life-threatening CV collapse
Opioid intoxication
CNS depression, N/V, sedation, decreased pain perception, decreased GI motility, pupil constriction, respiratory depression
Opioid withdrawal
Increased sympathetic activity, N/V/D, diaphoresis, rhinorrhea, piloerection, yawning, stomach cramps, myalgias, arthralgias, restlessness, anxiety, anorexia
Amphetamines or cocaine intoxication
Euphoria, increased attention span, aggressiveness, psychomotor agitation, pupil dilatation, htn, tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias, psychosis (paranoia with amphetamines, formication with cocaine)
Amphetamines or cocaine withdrawal
Post-use “crash”: restlessness, HA, hunger, severe depression, irritability, insomnia/hypersomnia, strong psychological craving
PCP intoxication
Belligerence, impulsiveness, psychomotor agitation, vertical/horizontal nystagmus, hyperthermia, tachycardia, ataxia, psychosis, homicidality
PCP withdrawal
may have recurrence of symptoms due to reabsorption in GI tract
LSD intoxication
Altered perceptual states (hallucinations, distortions of time and space), elevation of mood, “bad trips” (panic reaction), flashbacks (reexperience of sensations in absence of drug use)
Cannabis intoxication
Euphoria, anxiety, paranoia, slowed time, social withdrawal, increased appetite, dry mouth, tachycardia, amotivational syndrome
Nicotine/caffeine intoxication
restlessness, insomnia, anxiety, anorexia
Nicotine/caffeine withdrawal
irritability, lethargy, HA, increased appetite, wt gain
