Substance Abuse and Treatment

Question 1

Three main variables affecting drug abuse?

Answer 1

Drug, user, and environment.

Question 2

Chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.

Answer 2

Addiction

Question 3

Emotional need for a substance, circumstance, environment that has no underlying physical need.

Answer 3

Psychological Dependence

Question 4

Not equivalent to addiction and may occur with chronic use of any substance.

Answer 4

Physical dependence

Question 5

Neural Mechanisms of Reinforcement

Answer 5

Mesolimbic DA system and VTA
Genetics in DA receptor-enhances addictive behavior
NTs

Question 6

Synthetic, psychoactive substances with structural similarity and activity to currently scheduled drugs, but not currently illegal.

Answer 6

Designer Drugs

Question 7

What are 4 hazards of substance abuse?

Answer 7

Infection, neglect of other behaviors, cost, and legal penalties

Question 8

3 approaches to discourage substance abuse relapse

Answer 8

Mutual support (friends, groups, etc.)

Lesson learned from the Narcotic Farm failure

Naltrexone (for opioids)

Question 9

3 approaches to discourage alcohol abuse relapse

Answer 9

Naltrexone

Acomprosate

Disulfiram

Question 10

3 Immunizations approaches

Answer 10

Cocaine
Methamphetamine
Heroin