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Substance abuse Flashcards

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Substance and abuse Principles

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  1. Biological, Genetic, pharmacological
  2. Cultural factors
  3. social Factors
  4. contextual factors
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Licit

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(legal) Coffee, tea, caffeine, tobacco

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Illicit

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(illegal) Marijuana, cocaine, LSD

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Psychoactive

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Classified as either licit or illicit

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Synthetic/designer drug

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Created using man-made chemicals rather than natural ingredients (ecstasy, MDMA)

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What impact has the media had on substance abuse

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Music influencers. movies, tv, commercials, and comedians

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Why do people begin to use drugs

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they help with relaxation, tension, relieve, anxiety

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When does it lead to abuse

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Motive

Excessive use, worry about availability, reliance, and refusal to admit

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carrer pattern of addiction

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  1. experimentation
  2. escalation: increasing use
  3. maintenance: belief that is fits in well to day to day goals
  4. dysfunction: problems w use interfering with day to day goals
  5. recovery: getting out of drug use
  6. ex-addict
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psychological explanation

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  1. inability to cope with anxiety
  2. blindly using drugs without want to understand the harmful effects of drug use
  3. Self Medicating
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Schedule 1

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Substnaces have high-abuse potential and no currently approved medicinal uses

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Schedule 2

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high-abuse potential but are approved for medical uses and can be prescribed (oxycodone, and fentanyl)

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Schedule 3-5

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substances reflect the likeli

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FDA steps to new drug

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Step1: preclincial research and development
Step2: clinical research and development
Step3: permission to market

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How to prevent drug use

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  1. supply reduction
    2: inoculation: aims to protect drug users by teaching them responsibility and explaining the effects of drugs on bodily and mental functioning
  2. demand Reduction: aims to reduce the actual demand for drugs
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CNS (central)

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receives input from all sensory systems and cereal cortec

, includes the brain and spinal cord
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made of the basal ganglia, limbic system, and the. hypothalamus

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PNS (periphial)

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Input: to brain and spinal cord (conveys sensory info, pain and pressure)

Output: somatic (voluntary Movement) and autonomic (involuntary movement)

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Agonist

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substances or drugs that activate receptors

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Antagonist

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substances or drugs that attach to receptors and prevent them from activating

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Homeostasis

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Internal and external changes in the environment

Body self-regulates via nervous system and endocrine system

equilibrium

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Neurotransmitter

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CHemical messengers that travel and attach to receiving proteins called receptors on target calls

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Plateau effect

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the maximum effect a drug can have regardless of the dose

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Cross-tolerance

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development of tolerance to one drug causes tolerance to related drugs

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potency

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amount of drug necessary to cause an effect

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toxicity

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the capacity of a drug to do damage or cause adverse effects in the body

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Margin of safety

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the range in dose between the amount of drug necessary in order to cause a therapeutic effect and toxic effect

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dose response

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the relationship between dose and concentration

many factors can affect the way an individual repsonds to a drug, depending on dose, tolerance, and potency

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Cumulative effect

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the build up of drug concentration in the body due to multiple doses taken within short intervals

when the body is unable to metabolize the substance properly before the next dose

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Dose response factors

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form of the drug

rate of absorption

rate metabolized

eliminated

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Drug misuse

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the use of a substance for a purpose not consistent with legal or Medical guidelines

negtive impact on health or functioning

causes: family history of addiction, peer pressure, early use, mental health disorder

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Five stages of drug dependence

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  1. Physical dependence
  2. withdrawl and rebound
  3. psychological dependence
  4. craving
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Four methods of administration

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  1. smoking
  2. intravenous
  3. snorting
  4. oral

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