Substance Related Disorders Flashcards
Disorders of intoxication, dependence, abuse, and substance withdrawal caused by various substances, both legal and illegal.
Substance Related Disorders
Characterized by the continued use of a substance even after the user has experienced serious substance-related problems.
Substance Dependence
The dependent user desires the substance (“craving”) and needs more of the substance to achieve the effect that a lesser amount of the substance induced in the past.
Tolerance
Is the continued use of a substance in spite of school- or work-related or interpersonal problems, but the user has not gotten dependent on the substance.
Substance Abuse
The direct effect of the substance after an individual has used or has been exposed to the substance.
Intoxication
A drug or endogenous compound that lowers or depresses arousal levels and reduces excitability.
Depressants
A prescribed medication for anxiety and insomnia.
Barbiturates
A prescribed medication for anxiety and for their tranquilizing effect.
Benzodiazepines
It is odorless and tasteless and consumers of this drug often do so unknowingly.
Gamma Hydroxybutyrate
Are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical functions or both.
Stimulants
These stimulants are usually prescribed to people who are suffering from ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder.
Amphetamines
It lowers blood pressure and it is a nasal congestion treatment.
Ephedrine
This chemical is found in kola nuts, tea, coffee, and cocoa.
Caffeine
These classes of psychoactive drugs have in common that they can cause subjective changes in perception, thought, emotion and consciousness.
Hallucinogens
A type of hallucinogen that work by creating sensory deprivation in the brain so that the mind creates its own perceptions without the interference of actual external stimuli.
Dissociatives
