Substance Abuse

Question 1

Alcoholism

Answer 1

Define by consequence of alcoholism as well as one of the following
Consumption of large quanitite of alcohol for an dextended period, Pyshiological evidence of ethanol addiction, abnormal chronic loss of control after first drink, or damage to social or economic status.

Question 2

Alcohol

Answer 2

CNS depressant
Low dose inhibition of emotion and behavior
high doses depress motor control
highest doses depresses excitatory synapses causing drowsiness, sleep, coma, and even death

Question 3

Long term impact of alcohol abuse

Answer 3

Cirrhosis, cerebral atrophy, cardiovascular damage, cancer, gastrointestinal ulcers, dementia, and Karsakoff’s syndrome

Question 4

Delirium tremens, alcohol hallucinations, and alcohol amnestic disorder

Answer 4

psychoacitve substance induced organic mental disorders

Question 5

Alcohol idiosyncratic intoxication

Answer 5

Occurs when heavy consumption is suddenly stopped or reduce

Question 6

Alcohol hallucinosis

Answer 6

Persistent visual or auditory hallucination following the reduction or cessation or chronic heavy alcohol consumption

Question 7

Alcohol withdrawl delirium

Answer 7

Autonomic disturbance and delirium

Question 8

Drug Abuse predispositions

Answer 8

Family history of alcoholism
family history of criminality or antisocial behavior
problems in parental direction or discipline
parental drug use or parental attitudes approving use
school failure in mid to late elementary school
antisocial behavior during early adolescences

Question 9

Common characteristics among drug abusers

Answer 9

• using drugs to facilitate coping with sexual, communication and assertiveness problems
• In lower socioeconomic classes, drugs may be used to achieve an exciting life
• in higher socioeconomic classes, drugs may be used to compensate for a lack of meaning in life.
• the less consistent the drug use is with a user’s background, the more likely it is that the user is suffering form a severe underlying mental disturbance.
• the user frequently indentifies with older, ‘quasi-parenting “ delinquents, peers or siblings.

Question 10

Most commonly abuses drugs

Answer 10

Marijuana, Cocaine, crack cocaine/freebase cocaine