QUIZ 3 Flashcards
Addiction
national health problem
Substance use disorder and other related disorder
3rd preventable cause of death in the US
Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism
causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions
Alcohol
Examples of infants suffering physiological & emotional consequences of prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs
fetal alcohol syndrome, neonatal abstinence syndrome, “crack babies”
Chemical abuse also results in _____ ____
increased violence
Examples of violence
domestic abuse, homicide, and child abuse and neglect
Most commonly abused drug (w/ percentage)
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride or “Shabu” remains the leading substance being abused comprising ( 92% )
Cannabis “Marijuana” ( at 27% )
Distant 3rd MDMA or Ecstasy ( 0.65% )
nature of drug taking
Mono drug
administration routes
through inhalation/sniffing and oral ingestion
current drug users in the Philippines
1.8 million
used illegal drugs once in their lives
4.8 million Filipinos
What is the cause of Drug addiction in the Philippines
Poverty
Unemployment
Social inequality
It is a social and health concern
drug use and abuse
Types of Substance Abuse
Polysubstance abuse
Designer drugs or club drugs
Intoxication
Withdrawal syndrome
Detoxification
Substance Abuse
Substance Dependence
Categories of drugs include
Alcohol
Sedatives, hypnotics, and anxiolytics
Stimulants
Cannabis
Opioids
Hallucinogens
Inhalants
abuse of more than one substance
Polysubstance abuse
synthetic substance made by altering existing medications
Designer drugs or club drugs
use of substance that results in maladaptive behavior.
Intoxication
negative psychological and physical reaction that occur when the use of substance ceases or dramatically decreases.
Withdrawal syndrome
process of safely withdrawing from a substance
Detoxification
using a drug in a way that is inconsistent with medical or social norms and despite negative consequences
Substance Abuse
includes problems associated with addiction, such as tolerance, withdrawal, and unsuccessful attempts to stop using the substance.
Substance Dependence
a pattern of more severe difficulties for people with alcoholism begins to emerge by the age of
mid 20’s to the mid 30’s
episode during which the person continues to function but has no conscious awareness
Blackout
person continues to drink, he/she needs more alcohol to produce same effect.
Tolerance