Substance Flashcards
Is there disparities in smoking rates by education level
Yes from GED to high school graduation
What is the drug that causes most overdose deaths
Fentanyl
Why do so many overdoses happen
People don’t know exactly what they are getting
Why is there a rise in fent around 2013
An increase in manufacturing it
What are benzodiazepines
Anti-anxiety drugs
How do most overdoses happen
When used in combination
Do more people with mental illnesses use drugs compared to people without
Yes
What is the DSM for substanc eabuse
A pattern of bad use, and they have rippling effects in their life. Ex: legal, roles, physcial
What is the DSM for substance dependence
They have tolerance and withdrawl, large amounts, trying to stop, use it even though they know it’s bad
What is physiological dependence
They body needs it to function normally
What is psychological dependence
Compulsions such as gambling
What is tolerance
The drug become less effective so they need higher doses
What is a synergistic effect
Multiply effects
What is an antagonistic action
Opposing drugs lead to toxic levels
What is withdrawl
With the substance they have aversive symptoms
What are the psychological effect of drugs affected by
Person’s build, tolerance, environment, and mentality
What can the mental set lead to
Placebo effect
What is substance use disorders
Pattern of loss of control over usage
What is substance induced disorders
Intoxication, withdrawal
What is the DSM for substance use disorder
Large amounts, keeps taking it, bad life
What do depressants do
GABA agonists, Xanax and Valium, WITHDRAWL can be fatal
What are the risk factors for alcoholism
Men 2X more likely, early adulthood, family history, SES
What is the legal limit for driving
0.08
What can alcohol lead to
Cirrhosis (liver disease), Korsakoff’s syndrome, Wernicke’s disease, Fetal alcohol syndrome
What do stimulants do
Dopamine agonists, uses energy faster, cigaretes, ADHA, amphetamines, cocaine
What is the most widely abused illegal stimulant
Cocaine
What do amphetamines do
Lots of sopamine, CRASH
What are the symptoms of cocaine and amphetamines
Schizophrenia
What so opiates do
relieve pain, endorphins, HEROIN, physiological withdrawl
What do hallucinogenic drugs do
Serotonin or glatamate agonists, disrupt normal thought processes
What did Timothy Leary talk about
LSD can be ceneficial
What is the active ingrediant in marihuana
THC
What is the most widely used illegal drug
Marijuana
What can marijuana interfere with
Short-term memory
What is the dependance on marijuana
Psychological
What is the biological perspective
Neurotransmitter levels
What are the biological treatments
Detoxification in controlled enviorment, ANTAGONIST drugs (antabuse), antidepressants, replacement therapy, NALOXONE (opiate overdose)
What is the operant conditiong
Social reward, tension reduction
What is the classical conditioning model
Associations of feeling good
Does social learning play a part
Yes
What are the learning perspective treatments
Self-control (diaries), social-skills (say no), cue exposure
What are the cognitive perspective
Expectancy model
What is the expectancy model
We expext or are told of certain effect, SELF-EFFICACY (make us feel better)
What can happen if someone slips
A binge/ relapse
How do you prevent relapsing when someone slips
Not to overreact
What is the psychodynamic perspective
ORal fixation
What is the sociocultural perspective
Cultural factors, FRATS, WROK
Do we know if AA works
Not really
What does AA’s 12 steps focus on
Life style change, giving it all to God
What does AA do well in
Supportive people and managable (one day at a time)
What is anorexia nervose
Maintaing a low body weight, FEAR of gaining weight
What are the two types of anorexia
Restricting and binge-eating/purging
What is bulimia bervose
Binge and purge, dont’ need a low body weight
What is compensatory behavior
People feel they need to compensate thats why they vomit or exercise
What is the culture of EDs
Increasing in the US, most prevalant in the US and in WHITE people
When do EDs start
Tween and teen years
What are the really high comorbities with ED
phobias and PTSD
What are the physical consequences of EDs
Menstruation pause, anemia, skin, teeth, bowel, low BP, blackouts, suicide
