Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders Flashcards
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10 classes of substances
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- Cannabis
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Stimulants
- Hallucinogens
- Inhalants
- Sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics
- Opioids
- Caffeine
- Other/unknown
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Substance Use Disorders criteria
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2+ symptoms within 12-month period
Can be diagnosed for all classes except caffeine
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Substance Use Disorders specifiers
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- Severity (based on number of symptoms)
- Early or sustained remission
- On maintenance therapy
- In a controlled environment
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Substance-Induced Disorders categories
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- Intoxication
- Withdrawal
- Substance-induced mental disorder
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Alcohol Intoxication criteria
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- Problematic behavioral and psychological changes
- 1+ symptoms (slurred speech, incoordination, unsteady gait, nystagmus, impaired attention or memory, stupor, coma)
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Alcohol Withdrawal criteria
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- 2+ symptoms (autonomic hyperactivity, hand tremors, insomnia, nausea, hallucinations or illusions, anxiety, psychomotor agitation, seizures)
- Symptoms develop within hours to a few days of reduced or ceased alcohol use
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Alcohol-Induced Major Neurocognitive Disorder criteria
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- Significant decline in 1+ cognitive domains
- Affects daily living
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Alcohol-Induced Major Neurocognitive Disorder types
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- Amnestic-confabulatory type (primarily affects memory), also called Korsakoff syndrome
- Nonamnestic-confabulatory type (primarily affects other domains)
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Korsakoff syndrome
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- Alcohol-Induced Major NCD (amnestic-confabulatory type)
- Linked to thiamine deficiency
- Involves retrograde amnesia and confabulation
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Opioid Intoxication criteria
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- Problematic behavioral or psychological changes
- Pupillary constriction
- 1+ symptoms (drowsiness, coma, slurred speech, impaired attention or memory)
Can occur with or without perceptual disturbances
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Opioid Withdrawal criteria
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- 3+ symptoms (dysphoric mood, nausea, muscle aches, diarrhea, yawning, fever, insomnia)
- Symptoms develop after ceased use or after use of opioid antagonist
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Stimulant Intoxication criteria
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- Problematic psychological and behavioral changes
- 2+ symptoms (tachycardia or bradycardia, pupillary dilation, elevated or lowered blood pressure, perspiration or chills, nausea, weight loss, psychomotor agitation or retardation, respiratory depression or cardiac arrhythmia, seizures, coma)
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Stimulant Withdrawal criteria
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- Dysphoric mood
- 2+ symptoms (fatigue, vivid unpleasant dreams, insomnia or hypersomnia, increased appetite, psychomotor agitation or retardation)
- Symptoms develop within hours to several days of ceased stimulant use
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Tobacco Withdrawal criteria
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- 4+ symptoms (irritability, anger or anxiety, impaired concentration, increased appetite, restlessness, depressed mood, insomnia)
- Symptoms develop within 24 hours of reduced or ceased tobacco use
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Typical course of tobacco withdrawal
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- Symptoms develop within 24 hours
- Symptoms peak from 48-72 hours
- Symptoms gradually decrease over several weeks
- Cravings last longer than withdrawal symptoms (can lead to relapse)