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W13 - Substance misuse, substance abuse, drug addiction Flashcards

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  1. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DRUG ADDICTION
  2. What are the substances that can be easily misused?
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Biochemical substance that directly modifies the functioning of the brain
* Psychiatric Care
* Addictology
* drug, substance, dope etc. etc.
* Psychoactive substance, or
* Psychotropic substance

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2. What are the Non-Substance Addictions (Behavioral addictions)?

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  • Gambling
  • Food
  • Sexual intercourse
  • Use of pornography
  • Use of computers (internet, video games)
  • Excercise
  • Shopping
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3. What are legal psychoactive substances?

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4. Dominant drug in countries?

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5. Demographic of cannabis use

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6A. List stimulants and hallucinogenic drugs?

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  1. Amphetamines
  2. Ecstasy
  3. LSD
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7. Demography of cocain use

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euphoric, stimulant, and sexual effects

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8. Features of OPIOIDS usegraphy

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9. What are the features of opioids?

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10. What are the consequences of “Substance misuse, substance abuse, substance addiction”?

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

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

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  • Abstinence is not the only goal but better life expectancy and life quality
  • Practical end Ethical question
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3. What is low threshold?

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  • Demedicalization
  • Case workers, Consultants etc.
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4. What are some special harm reduction programs?

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4. What are some special harm reduction programs?

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5. How does RECREATIONAL DRUG USE, CLUB TOURISM, HOLIDAY DRUG USE mean?

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6. What are the effects of ethyl alcohol on addiction?

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  • 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
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7. What are the cultural attitudes to ethyl-alcohol?

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  • Prohibition
  • Ambivalent
  • Permissive Mediterranean type
  • Permissive Eastern European type
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8. What are alcohol related health problems?

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9. What are the effects of Alcohol dependency?

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10. What are the features of alcohol abuse?

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11. What are the features of alcohol intoxication?

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12. What are ALCOHOL RELATED ACQUIRED BRAIN DEFICIENCIES?

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  • Belongs to neurology and psychiatry
  • Direct brain damage
  • Korsakoff’s syndrome
  • Wernicke’s encephalopathy
  • dementia
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13. What are the ALCOHOL INDUCED AND ALCOHOL CONNECTED MENTAL DISORDERS?

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  • Mood disorders
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Sleep disorders
  • Psychotic disorders
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13. What are the ALCOHOL RELATED SOMATIC MEDICAL DISEASES?

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  • Cirrhosis
  • Fatty liver
  • Hepatitis
  • Cancer
  • Gastric bleeding
  • Other gastrointestinal effects
  • Cardiomiopathia
  • Infections, ENT, dermato-, endocrino-, and all kind of problems effecting the entire medicine
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14. What is the TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS?

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