Definitions
Signs and Symptoms
Medications
Literature
Treatment
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This involves loss of control of alcohol consumption, alcohol use despite associated problems, and a tendency to relapse.
What is alcoholism?
100
These signs and symptoms being demonstrated are indicative of this:
What is withdrawal? Clinical manifestations include shaking, diaphoresis, tachycardia, seizures, and hallucinations.
100
This medication helps decrease cravings by blocking opiate receptors:
What is Naltrexone (Trexan, Revia)?
100
The goal of this is to help the individual learn from situations so that periods of sobriety can be lengthened over time and relapses are not viewed as total failure:
What is relapse prevention?
100
This option, developed by AA prototypes, offers the behavioral, cognitive, and dynamic structure needed in recovery:
What is 12-step program?
200
In most states, a person is considered intoxicated when a blood alcohol level of what has been reached?
What is 0.10mg or greater? In the state of Alabama, driving with a blood alcohol level above 0.8mg is considered a crime.
200
These signs and symptoms being demonstrated are indicative of this:
What is intoxication? Clinical manifestations include incoordination, unsteady gait, drowsiness, and low blood pressure.
200
This drug helps motivate patients to stay sober by causing unpleasant effects when alcohol is consumed:
What is Disulfiram (Antabuse)?
200
One of the most effective treatment modalities for all addictions has been this 12-step program:
What is alcohol anonymous (AA)?
200
This first step of the treatment plan involves the support system confronting the individual and offering treatment options:
What is substance-abuse intervention?
300
True or False: Alcohol, a CNS depressant, acts on GABA receptors and decreases bioavailability of glutamate, norepinephrine, and dopamine, which explains the addictive nature of alcoholism.
FALSE. Alcohol, a CNS depressant, acts on GABA receptors and INCREASES bioavailability of glutamate, norepinephrine, and dopamine, which explains the addictive nature of alcoholism.
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These signs and symptoms being demonstrated are indicative of this:
What is tolerance? A person's physiological reaction to a drug decreases with repeated use; the previous amount of alcohol use does not have the same effect.
300
This medication is a maintenance drug that helps recovering alcoholics stay sober by suppressing excitatory neurotransmission and enhancing inhibitory transmission:
What is acamprosate (Campral)?
300
The action of this drug can last from 5 days to 2 weeks:
What is Disulfiram (Antabuse)?
300
The model allows the nurse to take advantage of any interaction with a substance-abusing patient and use it as an opportunity for managing associated behaviors:
What is the FRAMES model?
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