Substance - Related & Addictive Disorders Flashcards
What are the four C’s of addiction?
- Craving the substance
- Loss of control of amounts or frequency of use
- Compulsion to use
- Despite consequences
Define intoxication.
Under the influence or high/positive feelings, Excess use of substance.
Define binge drinking.
Quickly drinking enough alcohol to make you intoxicated. May result in alcohol poisoning and can end in death.
Define tolerance.
Increased amount of substance needed to obtain the same affect. “He can hold his liquor”
Define withdrawal syndrome.
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.
What is the legal intoxication level for alcohol?
0.08 (clumsy movements)
What drugs are used to withdraw patients from alcohol?
- Diazepam (Valium) Long Acting
- Chlordiazepoxide (Librium) Long Acting
- Lorazepam (Ativan) Short Acting but quick onset with IV admin
Why do use benzodiazepines to withdraw patients from alcohol?
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.
Should a person ever withdrawal cold turkey?
No
What is Suboxone?
A combo of buprenorphine and naloxone in pill and film form.
Should you ever inject suboxone?
No, the Narcan will cause immediate withdrawal.
What does naloxone do?
Reverses respiratory depression in opioid OD, requires immediate ER follow up
Why do you use suboxone?
As a risk reduction to reduce death rate.
The symptoms of craving for alcohol and opioids are similar to what?
OCD
What are three drugs used to prevent alcohol relapse?
- Naltrexone (Trexan, ReVia)
- A’cam’prosate (Campral)
- Disulfiram (Antabuse)
What is alcohol aversive therapy?
You get sick if you drink alcohol.
Alcohol + disulfiram = ?
Hypotensive crisis
In order to take disulfiram (Antabuse) a patient must?
Be motivated not to drink, take daily, not ingest alcohol within 12 hours of taking Antabuse.
What is the cage aid questionnaire?
It screens for alcohol, illicit and prescription drug abuse
Define each letter of the cage aid questionnaire.
" 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?
A yes to one question in the cage-age questionnaire is a positive or negative screen?
Positive the nurse needs to do further screening
Define eye-opener.
Eye-opener means to use substance early in the morning to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
If a person has two addictions how do you treat them?
You treat both simultaneously.
What are four questions to ask on the specific use assessment?
- Route
- Quantity
- Usual pattern of use, occasional, monthly, weekly, daily?
- Time of last use
What is codependency?
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?”
What are the physical signs of alcohol intoxication?
Loss of motor control and coordination, slurred speech, vomiting, double vision, low blood pressure, decreased and shallow respirations, ataxia.