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Substance - Related & Addictive Disorders Flashcards

1
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What are the four C’s of addiction?

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  • Craving the substance
  • Loss of control of amounts or frequency of use
  • Compulsion to use
  • Despite consequences
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2
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Define intoxication.

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Under the influence or high/positive feelings, Excess use of substance.

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3
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Define binge drinking.

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Quickly drinking enough alcohol to make you intoxicated. May result in alcohol poisoning and can end in death.

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4
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Define tolerance.

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Increased amount of substance needed to obtain the same affect. “He can hold his liquor”

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5
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Define withdrawal syndrome.

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Decline of blood or tissue concentration of substance and physiologic symptoms occurred. Results in cravings leading to drug seeking of substance to prevent withdrawal symptoms.

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6
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What is the legal intoxication level for alcohol?

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0.08 (clumsy movements)

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7
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What drugs are used to withdraw patients from alcohol?

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  • Diazepam (Valium) Long Acting
  • Chlordiazepoxide (Librium) Long Acting
  • Lorazepam (Ativan) Short Acting but quick onset with IV admin
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8
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Why do use benzodiazepines to withdraw patients from alcohol?

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Benzo’s increase GABA inhibitory effect on the brain when a person is withdrawing from alcohol, they also help prevent seizures and severe withdrawal (DT’s), benzodiazepines have a calming effect.

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9
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Should a person ever withdrawal cold turkey?

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No

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10
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What is Suboxone?

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A combo of buprenorphine and naloxone in pill and film form.

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11
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Should you ever inject suboxone?

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No, the Narcan will cause immediate withdrawal.

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What does naloxone do?

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Reverses respiratory depression in opioid OD, requires immediate ER follow up

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13
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Why do you use suboxone?

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As a risk reduction to reduce death rate.

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14
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The symptoms of craving for alcohol and opioids are similar to what?

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OCD

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15
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What are three drugs used to prevent alcohol relapse?

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  • Naltrexone (Trexan, ReVia)
  • A’cam’prosate (Campral)
  • Disulfiram (Antabuse)
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16
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What is alcohol aversive therapy?

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You get sick if you drink alcohol.

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17
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Alcohol + disulfiram = ?

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Hypotensive crisis

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18
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In order to take disulfiram (Antabuse) a patient must?

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Be motivated not to drink, take daily, not ingest alcohol within 12 hours of taking Antabuse.

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19
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What is the cage aid questionnaire?

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It screens for alcohol, illicit and prescription drug abuse

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20
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Define each letter of the cage aid questionnaire.

A 
" have you ever..."
C- Cut down use of drinking or drugs?
A- annoyed by others criticism?
G- Felt guilty about your use?
E- eye-opener ever needed?
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21
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A yes to one question in the cage-age questionnaire is a positive or negative screen?

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Positive the nurse needs to do further screening

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22
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Define eye-opener.

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Eye-opener means to use substance early in the morning to prevent withdrawal symptoms.

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23
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If a person has two addictions how do you treat them?

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You treat both simultaneously.

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24
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What are four questions to ask on the specific use assessment?

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  1. Route
  2. Quantity
  3. Usual pattern of use, occasional, monthly, weekly, daily?
  4. Time of last use
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25
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What is codependency?

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Codependency results in over responsibility, the individual does for others and only sees one’s value in doing that.
Ask the spouse:
“Are you making lots of sacrifices for the other persons happiness, but not getting much in return?”

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26
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What are the physical signs of alcohol intoxication?

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Loss of motor control and coordination, slurred speech, vomiting, double vision, low blood pressure, decreased and shallow respirations, ataxia.

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27
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What is a physical sign of alcohol poisoning?

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Decreased and it’s shallow respirations, May lead to intubation, coma or death

28
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What are the psychological effects of alcohol intoxication?

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Poor judgment, loss of memory, blackouts, decreased alertness, lack of inhibitions.

29
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What is a blackout?

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No memory of what happened.

30
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What are the risk factors for addiction?

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Genetics and social experimenting.

31
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When do signs of alcohol withdrawal develop?

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Within a few hours after the last drink, approximately 2 to 6 hours.

32
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What are physical signs of alcohol withdrawal?

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Diaphoresis, shaking, tremors, insomnia, nausea/vomiting, dilated pupils, clammy skin.

33
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When can grand mal seizures occur in alcohol withdrawal?

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7-48 hrs

34
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When do signs of alcohol withdrawal peak?

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24 to 48 hours

35
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If symptoms of alcohol withdrawal get worse, at 48 to 72 hours what comes next?

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Delirium tremors

36
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What is the mortality rate with severe withdrawal delirium?

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5%

37
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What are the symptoms of severe withdrawal delirium?

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  • Hallucinations either visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or taste
  • Poor sleep, restlessness, nightmares
  • Seizures are possible 24 hours to one week after last drink
38
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DTs include what?

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High fever, severe restlessness, agitation, tremors, rapid heartbeat, rapid breathing.

39
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What do you do if a patient has DT symptoms?

A

Call a doctor

40
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What is the clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised ( CIWA-Ar) used for?

A

Assessment tool for symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

41
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What are four goals of alcohol withdrawal/detox?

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  • provide benzo’s for symptom triggered treatment
  • to reduce complications of withdrawal by providing nutritional needs, vitamin B1 and folate and thiamine
  • prevent alcohol withdrawal delirium with benzo’s
  • encourage rehabilitation to maintain abstinence
42
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What are three nursing cares for alcohol detox?

A
  • provide water
  • provide IV nutrition supplements ( thiamine, b1, folate)
  • assess patient’s symptoms using CIWA-Ar screen to know when to give benzo’s (symptom triggered treatment)
43
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What does alcohol use deplete?

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Thiamine & vit B1

44
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Why must thiamine be given?

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Depletion can cause brain damage thiamine must be given or the brain will not be able to make new memories.

45
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What is confabulation?

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Because the patient is unable to make new memories related to thiamine deficiency, patient will fabricate memories without intention to deceive but is able to join in conversation.

46
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Define illusions as related to alcohol withdrawal symptoms.

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These are not hallucinations they are misinterpretations of real objects in the environment in the early stages of withdrawal.

47
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What is the nursing care for a patient that is experiencing illusions from alcohol withdrawal symptoms?

A

Orient the patient and explain what they are seeing

48
Q

Patients that are experiencing alcohol withdrawal delirium need what type of observation?

A

One to one

49
Q

Every day how many people in the United States died from overdose of prescription painkillers?

A

44

50
Q

Opioids are also known as what?

A

Narcotics

51
Q

What is the major reason for death of a heroin user?

A

Respiratory depression due to overdose

52
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What are physical signs and symptoms of opioid use?

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Pupil construction, slurred speech, impairment of attention or memory, drowsiness.

53
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How long do the symptoms of opioid use last?

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4-5 hrs

54
Q

Withdrawal from narcotic/opioids May would occur within what timeframe?

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4 to 12 hrs

55
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How long do the symptoms of withdrawal from narcotics/opioids last?

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14 days

56
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What are the physical signs of narcotic/opioid withdrawal?

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Muscle aches often in the legs and back, abdominal cramping, nausea vomiting, diarrhea, gooseflesh, runny nose, yawning, insomnia, tearing of the eyes.

57
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What is gooseflesh?

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Bumps on the skin

58
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What is suboxone?

A

Buprenorphine and naloxone

59
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Is suboxone addicting?

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Yes can cause respiratory depression if OD on it

60
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What does suboxone do for opioid withdrawal?

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It relieves the withdrawal symptoms without the high.

61
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Why is naloxone added to buprenorphine to make suboxone?

A

It is added to prevent injecting the drug the person will go into immediate withdrawal.

62
Q

What is the cows scale?

A

Clinical opioid withdrawal scale, it evaluates withdrawal symptoms

63
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The amount of suboxone given is based on what?

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The level of withdrawal symptoms.

64
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What is the difference between symptom triggered administration versus administration at a scheduled time?

A

Symptom triggered administration is given based on the level of withdrawal symptoms, giving medication at a scheduled time is given regardless of symptoms.

65
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Define a synergistic effect.

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Enhances or intensifies the effects of another drug when certain drugs are taken together. Benzo’s and alcohol taken together will have a synergistic effect.

66
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What is an antagonistic effect?

A

When drugs are combined they weaken or inhibit the effect. CNS stimulants such as cocaine taken with a CNS depressant such as heroin will equal each other out.

67
Q

Define synesthesia.

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Hallucination. Client hears a sound that results in the client seeing a color, the senses cross.

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