Understanding Addiction and Addiction Treatment

Question 1

Misconceptions

Answer 1

Marker of spiritual flaw
Individual has no responsibility
SHould be able to stop bc it is a behavior
Med-assisted tx is just replacing one with another

Question 2

Prinmciples of tx of opioids

Answer 2

Longer tx - better outcome

Methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone

Question 3

4 perceptices

Answer 3

Disease- what a patient has
Dimensiojnal - what a patient is (cog capacity and personality)
Behavior - what a patient does
Life story (environ) - what paitnet encounters

Question 4

Goals of tx

Answer 4

Stepped care approach

No single tx for everyone

NOT curing

Question 5

Pharmacologic effects

Answer 5

Suppress w/d symptoms (meth, bup)
Suppreess craving (meth, nal)
Stabilize (meth, bup) dependence level
Block opioid effects (ll)

Question 6

Contingency managmenet

Answer 6

Behavioral therapy uses rewards to encourage and promote

Question 7

CM basic

Answer 7

Choose 1 target desired baehavior and define how will measure

Reward tied to producing that behavior