Substance-related & Addictive Disorders Flashcards
What is the essential feature of a substance use disorder
Cluster of cognitive/behavioral/physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite significant substance related problems
Criterion overall grouping of SUDS
Impaired control/social impairment/risky use and pharmacological criteria
Criteria A of SUDS
The individual may take the substance in larger amounts or over a longer period than was originally intended
Criteria B of SUDS
Individual expresses a persistent desire to cut down or regulate substance use and may report unsuccessful at efforts to decrease/discontinue use
Criteria C SUDS
Individual may spend a great deal of time obtaining the substance using the substance or recovering from its affects
Criteria D SUDS
Cravings;  Intense desire/urge for the drug
Types of substances
Alcohol
caffeine
cannabis
hallucinogens
inhalants
opioids
sedative
hypnotics
anxiolytics
stimulants
tobacco
Substance-induced disorders includes what..
Substance intoxication
substance withdrawal
and substance/medication induced mental disorders
Substance intoxication:
What is the essential feature of the development of this (criteria A) 
Development of a reversible substance-specific syndrome due to the recent ingestion of a substance
Substance intox criteria B and c
(B) The clinically significant problematic behavior is associated with intoxication or attributable to the physiological effects of the substance on the central nervous system and develops shortly after use and
(C) accompanied by substance-specific signs and symptoms
T or F: substance intoxication applies to tobacco use
False
Substance withdrawal criteria a
Development of a substance specific problem behavioral change that is due to the cessation of or reduction in heavy and prolong substance use
Alcohol use disorder
a: problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to impairment/distress, at least two of the following within a 12 month period
- Alcohol is often taken in larger amounts over a longer period than was intended
- There is persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down use
- Great deal of time spent in activities to obtain use or recover from it affects
- Cravings
- Recurrent use resulting in failure to fulfill major role obligations
- Continued use despite having persistent social/enter personal problems caused by its affects
- Important social/occupational/recreational activities are given up or reduced because of use
- Recurrent use and situations in which it is physically hazardous
- Use is continue despite knowledge of having a persistent/recurrent physical problem that is likely to have been caused by use
- Tolerance (1. I need for markedly increased amounts to achieve intoxication or affects/ 2. A markedly diminished affect with continued use of the same amount)
- Withdraw
Substance use disorder specifiers
In early remission (more than 3 mo, less than 12)
In sustained remission (12+ months)
Mild, mod, severe
Alcohol intoxication
A: recent ingestion of alcohol
B: Clinically significant problematic behavioral/psychological changes that develop during or after alcohol ingestion
C: one +
1. Slurred speech
2. Uncoordination
3.unsteady gait
4.impairment and attention/memory
5. stupor or coma