Drugs of Abuse Flashcards
What drug treat opioid overdose?
Naloxone
brand name Narcan
What drug treat benzodiazepine overdose?
Fumazenil
What drugs treat PCP overdose?
Lorazepam, Haloperidol
What drugs treat smoking cessation?
Varenicline (partial nicotine receptor agonsit)
Bupropion (non competetive antagonist)
Clonidine
What are the complications of cocaine abuse?
weight loss
dry mouth
itchy/bleeding nose (saddle nose)
irritability
What are the symptoms of PCP overdose?
Dissociation, Agitation, Violent Behavior
Horizontal or Vertical Nystagmus
Rhabdomyolysis
Which drug causes red eye?
Marijuana
Which drug cause bug crawling feeling?
Amphetamine and Cocaine
What are the symptoms of withdrawal of benzodiazepine?
Rebound insomnia, rebound anxiety
What are the symptoms of withdrawal of barbiturate?
Agitation, anxiety, hyperreflexia, life threatening seizure
Which drug cause teeth grinding?
Stimulants (ie Amphetamines)
Which drug increases appetite?
Marijuana
Which drug decreases appetite?
Stimulants (cocaine, Amphetamines)
Phentermine (weight loss drug)
Nicotine
Why drug abusers (IV) easy to get right side endocarditis and which microbe is the MCC?
Venous return to the right side of the heart.
Staph
Which antibiotics should use empirically in IV drug abusers?
Vancomycin (if suspect MRSA)
Oxacillin/Nafcillin (low risk MRSA)
Which drugs are not addictive?
LSD
PCP
Ketamine
What are the symptoms for bath salt?
extreme agitation jerking muscle movements delirious thoughts paranoia. fever rhabdomyolysis
What are the symptoms for spice?
Tachycardia (heart toxicity) agitation hallucinations hypertension diaphoresis Rhabdomyolysis seizure
What are the symptoms of jimsonweed?
Hallucination Urinary retention Constipation Dry mouth Tachycardia Hyperthermia Mydriasis
How do you diagnose of inhalant abuse?
- Euphoria and occasional hallucinations
- CNS depression
- Acute cardiotoxicity
substance lining the perioral area in a patient abusing the by “bagging”
What is the treatment of opiod withdrawl
Clonidine for acute symptoms
Methadone, Buprenorphine for opioid dependence
How do you treat PCP Overdose
Lorazepam
Haloperidol
What is the treatment for Jimsonweed?
BZD
Physostigmine
Drugs dose affect by Nicotine use?
Need for a higher doses of beta blockers and BZD
nicotine induces CYP450
What are the long term effectsof Amphetamines?
Paranoid psychosis
Necrotizing Arteritis
