Substance and Addictive Disorders Flashcards
What is the difference between Substance USE disorders and Substance INDUCED disorders
substance use = maladaptive behaviour involving the use of a psychoactive substance
Substance Induced = disorders that are influenced and can be worsened by substance abuse
What is Tachycardia
abnormal rapid heartbeat
Substance Abuse Disorders involve a pattern of recurrent use that leads to damaging consequences, what are some of the damaging consequences
- failure to meet a major role responsibility (work)
- Putting yourself in situations where substance abuse is physically dangerous (driving)
- repeated problems with the law (DUI)
- recurring social or interpersonal problems because of substance abuse
How many symptoms are required for a diagnosis
2 symptoms
What used to be classified as an impulse control disorder in former editions of the DSM but is not considered a substance use disorder, and why
Gambling Disorder = has the same expression, causes, and treatment as substance abuse disorders
What is Delirium Tremens (DT)
abusing alcohol and relapsing after going cold turkey (shaking, rapid heart beats, hallucinations etc)
What is the treatment for delirium Tremens
Benzophiasaphines and high doses of Vitamin B1
What is the difference between Physiological Dependance and Psychological Dependance
Physiological = the body has changed as a result of the drug use so now it depends on a supply of the drug (if it stays the same)
Psychological = compulsive use and impaired control of the drug use
What are the top 3 most commonly used drugs in North America
Tobacco (25%)
Alcohol (15%)
Marijuana (5%)
What are the 3 steps to drug dependance
- Experimentation (temporarily makes then feel good)
- Routine use (begin to structure their lives around the drug, may still believe they have control, and will go through any means to get it like lying and stealing)
- Addiction/Dependance (even if they don’t want to use the drug anymore, they down stop because of withdrawals)
What is a Depressant
A drug that slows down the central nervous system. It reduces feelings of tension and anxiety. Also impairs our cognitive processes
What are the 3 types of depressants
Alcohol, Barbituates, and Opiates
What is in alcohol that makes it a drug
Ethanol
What are the 5 risk factors for alcoholism (what can cause it)
- Gender (rates are equal but females progress faster and later)
- Age (starting before 40)
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Family History (heritable and modelling)
- Sociodemographic Factors (vary across ethic groups)
According to the medical perspective, and what people thought alcohol was in the 1960s, what is alcohol??
It is a disease that can’t be cured
