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Exam 3.2 Flashcards

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Mentally ill inmates

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have difficulty obtaining parole due to discipline problems

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Ohio’s prison mental health system

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is considered one of the best

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3
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Threshold dose

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the minimum amount required to produce a therapeutic or psychoactive effect

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Effective dose

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the dose needed to produce a desired effect

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Lethal dose

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the amount that will cause death

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Synergistic drug interaction

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potentiating, effect of 2 drugs is greater than the sum of each drug (2+2=7)

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Additive drug interaction

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2+2=4

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Antagonistic drug interaction

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complete or partial canceling effect, 2+2=0

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Independent drug interaction

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drugs have no effect on one another

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Risk factors

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increase the probability of drug use

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Protective factors

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decrease the probability of drug use

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Legal drugs (licit)

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includes those that can be closely regulated, likely regulated, and not regulated, alcohol, nicotine, otc, prescription

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Illegal drugs and controlled substances (illicit)

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regulated by Controlled Substances Act of 1970, marijuana, stimulants, depressants, club drugs, designer drugs, anabolic drugs, inhalants

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Alcohol

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1 drug problem in US

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Alcohol issues

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binge, underage, problem drinkers

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Alcoholism

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physical dependence, tolerance and withdrawal present, loss of control

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17
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Cost of alcohol abuse

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$220 billion

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18
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Blood alcohol concentration

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percentage of concentration of alcohol in blood, .08% considered intoxication in most states

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-V)

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identifies and describes mental disorders, provides diagnostic instructions for each, has significant implications for whether a treatment should be reimbursed by insurance

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Nicotine

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psychoactive and addictive drug found in cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, and e-cigarettes, produces tolerance and withdrawal

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Nicotine is the #1 drug in terms of

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its direct impact on mortality and health of users

22
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Environmental tobacco smoke

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a human class A carcinogen (same as asbestos), aggravates asthma

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Harmful components of tobacco smoke

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tar, CO, nicotine

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Impact of nicotine addiction

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20.4% of HS seniors smoke, accounts for 443,000 deaths each year, accounts for loss of $193 billion

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Synar Amendment

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prohibits distribution of tobacco products to those under 18 years old

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Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (2009)

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FDA has oversight over tobacco products

27
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Over the Counter drugs

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legal drugs other than alcohol and tobacco that can be purchased without a prescription, carefullly regulated by FDA, most provide symptomatic relief not a cure, subject to misuse and abuse

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Prescription drugs

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can be purchased only with a prescription, some people have serious side effects, regulated by FDA, over 4000 available, subject to misuse and abuse

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Concerns with prescription drugs include

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dependence, adverse reactions, resistant pathogens, unintentional overdose

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Controlled Substances Act of 1970

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Schedule I-cannot be cultivated, manufactured, bought, sold, or used in US, no accepted medical uses, high potential for abuse; Schedule II-medical uses, scheduled based on potential for risk of dependence or abuse

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Drug Enforcement Agency

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responsible for enforcing Controlled Substances Act

32
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Illicit drug issues

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drug trafficking and associated violence, crime, communicable disease, addiction, and detrimental community impacts, injection users are at high risk for bloodborne pathogens

33
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Marijuana

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derived from hemp plant, most abused illicit drug in US, produces tolerance but no withdrawal

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Acute effects of marijuana use

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reduced concentration, slowed reaction time, impaired short term memory, impaired judgment

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Chronic effects of marijuana use

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damage to lungs, amotivational syndrome

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Other concerns with marijuana use

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brings people in contact with those involved in illegal activities, often involves polydrug use

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Narcotics

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numb the senses and reduce pain, high potential for abuse, produce tolerance and physical dependence

38
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Synthetic narcotics

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oxycontin and codiene

39
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Opium and its derivatives

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morphine and heroin, come from an oriental poppy plant

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Concerns of narcotic abuse

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drug trafficking and associated violence, crime, communicable disease, addiction, etc., bloodborne pathogens in injection users

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Stimulants

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drugs that increase the activity of the CNS, produce rapid tolerance and withdrawal

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Common types of stimulants

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cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, ephedra

43
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Formication

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the sensation that bugs are crawling under the skin

44
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Hallucinogens

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produce illusions, changes in perceptions, synesthesia, naturally derived and synthetic, produces tolerance but not withdrawal (some disagreement)

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Common types of hallucinogens

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LSD, mescaline (peyote), psilocybin (mushrooms)

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Depressants

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slow the CNS, may lower anxiety and inhibitions, produces tolerance and withdrawal, strong physical dependence

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Common types of depressants

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alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines (xanax and valium), methaqualone

48
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Club drugs and designer drugs

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may have similar effects as other drugs but often have multiple effects that make them difficult to classify, often produced synthetically in labs

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Examples of club and designer drugs

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MDMA (ecstasy) is the most popular, rohypnol (date rape drug)

50
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Anabolic drugs

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protein-building, have some legitimate medical uses, sometimes abused by athletes and body builders, acute and chronic side effects

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