Substance Abuse Flashcards
Typically refers to a more severe substance use disorder that is characterized by having more symptoms, tolerance and withdrawal, by using more of the substance than intended by trying unsuccessfully to stop, by having physical or psychological problems made worse by the drug
ADDICTION
- larger doses of the substance being needed to produce the desired effect
- effects of the drug becoming markedly less if the usual amount is taken
TOLERANCE
- negative physical and psychological effects that develop when a person stops taking a substance or reduces the amount (muscle pains, twitching, sweats, insomnia, vomiting, diarrhea)
WITHDRAWAL
- people who have been drinking heavily for years experience this when the alcohol in the blood drops suddenly
- person becomes delirious as well as tremulous and has hallucinations
DELIRIUM TREMENS
- alcohol use disorder is often part of this
- abusing more than one drug at a time
POLYDRUG ABUSE
- leading cause of intellectual development disorder among children
- fetus growth is slowed, cranial, facial, limb anomalies
- can be caused even by moderate drinking
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
the addicting agent in tobacco
NICOTINE
ETS?
Environmental Tobacco Smoke / Secondhand Smoke
- dried crushed leaves of CANNABIS SATIVA
- smoked, chewed, ingested as baked goods
MARIJUANA
- most frequently used illicit drug
- most commonly used drug in all age groups
MARIJUANA
- much stronger than Marijuana
HASHISH
major active chemical in Mariuana
Delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Therapeutic Effects of MJ
- reduce nausea and loss of appetite that accompany chemotherapy
- effective for treatment for the discomfort of AIDS
group of drugs that in moderate doses relieves pain and induce sleep
OPIATES
- principal drug of illegal international traffic
- PLANT OF JOY
OPIUM
- separated from raw opium
- powerful sedative and pain reliever
MORPHINE