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test 4 Drug abuse 2 Flashcards

1
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what is a common inhalant

A

Difluroethane

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2
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what does Difuroethane cause

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increased muscle sensitivity to epinephrine

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3
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what causes death when using inhalents

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Suffocation
respritory depression
(B) Hepatotoxicity = cumulative damage
sudden sniffing death

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4
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what are the main OTC drugs abused by chidren

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Dextromethorphan

Coricidin HBP

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5
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what drug in increasingly being abuse by teens

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Coricidin: tripple C or Skittles

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6
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In the 40 year study named monitoring the future, what has been shown to decline

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alcohol use (41% use)
Binge drinking (12% use)
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7
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what is the main reason for historical lows in cigarette use in 2014

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increasing peer disapproval

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8
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T or F, Cigarette use is higher then E-cigarette use among teens

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F, more teens use e-cigarettes then traditional

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9
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where what the greatest decline in Illicit drug use found

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Synthetic marijuana (most students do not recognize it as dangerous)

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10
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what is the reported amount of use of bath salts as drugs

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11
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T or F - Substance abuse by people over 50 is expected to double by 2020

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T

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12
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T or F, Alcohol use is declining in adults 65 and Older

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F, it is increasing (40% of adults)

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13
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what are elderly most likely to die from

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when smoking, smoking related ilness such as COPD, Heart disease, stoke, cancer, and alzheimer’s disease

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14
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what is the most commonly abused drug

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Cannibis

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15
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what is the proportion of the young vs the old seeking treatment for substance abuse

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greater amount of older patients seeking treatment

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16
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what are the three major factors that contribute to dependancy on alcohol and prescription dugs

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  • Medications for chronic pain
  • phychological problems
  • loneliness and boredome
17
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what OTC drugs are most commonly abused by older adults

A

opioids
benzos
alcohol
sleeping preperations

18
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what is the most common CNS depresent to be abused

A

Opioids

19
Q

what are the most common CNS stumulants to be abused

A

amphetamines

methylphenidate

20
Q

what is alcohol oxidized to in the liver

A

acetalaldyhyde

21
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T or F ethyl alcohol is only partially absorbed from the GI tract

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F, it is completely absorbed

22
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three signs of sever intoxication

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seizures
Coma
death

23
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why is the danger of the use of alcohol increased with age

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  • decreased body water and lean body mass
  • declined liver and kidney function
  • malnutrition
  • injuries and falls
  • metabilize more slowly
  • alcohol stays longer in body
  • lowered body tolerance
24
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T or F as long as the drinking habits of the elderly don’t change, there will be no issues with alcohol consumption as age increases

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F, older people may develope problem even if their drinking habits do not change

25
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what are the signs of biological brain disorder (6)

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  • simple withdrawal
  • delirium tremens
  • seizures
  • organic hallucinations
  • psychosis
  • dementia
26
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hoe does chronic alcoholism causes fatigue and weight loss

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cirrhosis of the liver
heart disease
pancreatitis
pancreatic carcinoma

27
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what disease are known to get worse with alcoholism

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diabetes
hypertension
congestive heart failure
liver problems
memory problems
28
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what psychological problems are caused by chronic alcoholism

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Isolation
depression
anxiety
suicide
***caregiver burnout
legal probelm***
29
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asprin/NSAIDS + alcohol will cause what problems

A

GI bleeding

30
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acetometophen + alcohol is known to cause what issues

A

liver damage

31
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Cold/allergy meds and antihistamines + alcohol is known to cause what issues

A

drowsiness, impaired judgement, time coordination

32
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CNS drugs + alcohol are known to cause what issues

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sleepiness, poor coordination, dyspnea, tachycardia, memoy problems

33
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what are the signs of withdrawal from alcohol

A 
(occurs in stages)
paranoid behavior/delusions
disorientation
Grand mal seuzures
delerium tremens
34
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what are some physiological signs of alcoholism

A

bleeding problems
propharyngeal cancer
liver cancer

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