Drugs of abuse

Question 1

Intoxication

Answer 1

Intoxication is a condition that follows the administration of a psychoactive substance and results in disturbances in the level of consciousness, cognition, perception, judgement, affect, or behaviour, or other psychophysiological functions and responses

Question 2

Withdrawal

Answer 2

A group of symptoms of variable clustering and degree of severity which occur on cessation or reduction of use of a psychoactive substance that has been taken repeatedly, usually for a prolonged period and/ or in high doses. The syndrome may be accompanied by signs of physiological disturbance. A withdrawal syndrome is one of the indicators of a dependence syndrome

Question 3

Dependance in drug addiction

Answer 3

the combination of mental and physical dependence with uncontrollable behavior in obtaining and using a substance

As substance abuse becomes more frequent, the likelihood of developing a dependence disorder becomes greater

Mental dependence is when use of a substance is a conditioned response to an event or feeling. These are known as “triggers