W13 - Substance misuse, substance abuse, drug addiction

Question 1

1. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
2. What are the substances that can be easily misused?

Answer 1

Biochemical substance that directly modifies the functioning of the brain
* Psychiatric Care
* Addictology
* drug, substance, dope etc. etc.
* Psychoactive substance, or
* Psychotropic substance

Question 2

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
2. What are the Non-Substance Addictions (Behavioral addictions)?

Answer 2

• Gambling
• Food
• Sexual intercourse
• Use of pornography
• Use of computers (internet, video games)
• Excercise
• Shopping

Question 3

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
3. What are legal psychoactive substances?

Answer 3

Question 4

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
4. Dominant drug in countries?

Answer 4

Question 5

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
5. Demographic of cannabis use

Answer 5

Question 6

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
6A. List stimulants and hallucinogenic drugs?

Answer 6

1. Amphetamines
2. Ecstasy
3. LSD

Question 7

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
7. Demography of cocain use

Answer 7

euphoric, stimulant, and sexual effects

Question 8

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
8. Features of OPIOIDS usegraphy

Answer 8

Question 9

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
9. What are the features of opioids?

Answer 9

Question 10

I. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
10. What are the consequences of “Substance misuse, substance abuse, substance addiction”?

Answer 10

• Strong physical and psychological dependency > massive withdrawal syndromes
• Lonely or small groups, hidden
• Variety of somatic complications > medical involvement
• Criminalisation on long run
• Rehabilitation centres

Question 11

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
1. What are the 2 Basic concepts of modern addictology?

Answer 11

Question 12

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
2. What is harm reduction?

Answer 12

• Abstinence is not the only goal but better life expectancy and life quality
• Practical end Ethical question

Question 13

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
3. What is low threshold?

Answer 13

• Demedicalization
• Case workers, Consultants etc.

Question 14

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
4. What are some special harm reduction programs?

Answer 14

Question 15

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
4. What are some special harm reduction programs?

Question 16

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
5. How does RECREATIONAL DRUG USE, CLUB TOURISM, HOLIDAY DRUG USE mean?

Answer 16

Question 17

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
6. What are the effects of ethyl alcohol on addiction?

Answer 17

• Third highest mortality rate after cardiovascular and cancer disorders
• Ethyl alcohol = Ethanol
• C2H5OH (from C6H12O6 and CO2)
• simple, organic, often found in Nature
• fermentation (max 18%) v. destillation
• methabolism > CH3-COH with alcohol- dehydrogenase (liver), then further
• prime effect on GABA system

Question 18

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
7. What are the cultural attitudes to ethyl-alcohol?

Answer 18

• Prohibition
• Ambivalent
• Permissive Mediterranean type
• Permissive Eastern European type

Question 19

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
8. What are alcohol related health problems?

Answer 19

Question 20

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
9. What are the effects of Alcohol dependency?

Answer 20

Question 21

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
10. What are the features of alcohol abuse?

Answer 21

Question 22

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
11. What are the features of alcohol intoxication?

Answer 22

Question 23

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
12. What are ALCOHOL RELATED ACQUIRED BRAIN DEFICIENCIES?

Answer 23

• Belongs to neurology and psychiatry
• Direct brain damage
• Korsakoff’s syndrome
• Wernicke’s encephalopathy
• dementia

Question 24

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
13. What are the ALCOHOL INDUCED AND ALCOHOL CONNECTED MENTAL DISORDERS?

Answer 24

• Mood disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Sleep disorders
• Psychotic disorders

Question 25

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
13. What are the ALCOHOL RELATED SOMATIC MEDICAL DISEASES?

Answer 25

• Cirrhosis
• Fatty liver
• Hepatitis
• Cancer
• Gastric bleeding
• Other gastrointestinal effects
• Cardiomiopathia
• Infections, ENT, dermato-, endocrino-, and all kind of problems effecting the entire medicine

Question 26

II. Basic concepts of modern addictology
14. What is the TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS?

Answer 26