Misc Drugs
____ is a carcinogen containing methanol, ethanol, and other solvents. Its inhaled for its depressant and psychedelic effects
Embalming fluid (formaldehyde)
_____ prevention tries to anticipate and prevent initial drug use. Target is young people who have little experience.
Primary Prevention
Who is the founders of AA and what year
_________ disorder refers to a mental state wherein a person’s mood fluctuates wildly between depressive and manic episodes.
Bipolar I
Name that Neurotransmitter: Functions: Muscle tone/ control motor behavior, energy, reward mechanisms, attention span, pleasure
Dopamine
Montana gin
_____ prevention seeks to stop further damage from habituation, abuse, and addiction to drugs and to restore drug abusers to health. It joins drug abuse treatment with strategies employed in primary and secondary
Tertiary Prevention
What is step 1 of AA all about?
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives have become unmanageable
The essential feature of _________is a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self image, and affects, along with marked impulsivity, that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Name that Neurotransmitter: Functions:mood stability, appetite, sleep control, sexual activity, aggression, self-esteem
Serotonin
____ is made from the roots of the piper methysticin plant which is found on the island of the South Pacific and in South America. Roots are chewed or crushed into a soapy liquid and swallowed.
Kava
Public Health Model
What is step 5 of AA all about?
____________ is a psychiatric diagnosis that may occur in patients within four weeks of a traumatic event. Features include anxiety, intense fear or helplessness, dissociative symptoms, reexperiencing the event, and avoidance behaviors
Acute stress disorder
Name that Neurotransmitter: Functions:Energy, motivation, eating, heart rate, blood pressure, dilation of bronchi, assertiveness, alertness, confidence
Norepinephrine, epinephrine
_____ secretes a psychedelic substance from its pores located on the back of its neck. This substance is collected and sprinkled onto cigarettes and smoked to induce a psychedelic experience.
The Bufo genus of toads secretes bufotenine
_____ is a prevention strategy that address the difficulty of getting and keeping people in recovery by focusing on techniques to minimize the personal and social problems associated with drug use rather than making abstinence the primary goal.
Harm Reduction
What is step 9
Made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
In a person with ___________, self-esteem depends on the approval of others. People with this disorder have an overwhelming desire to be noticed, and often behave dramatically or inappropriately to get attention.
histrionic personality disorder
Name that Neurotransmitter: Functions: inhibitor of many neurotransmitters, muscle relaxant, control aggression, arousal
GABA
_____ is a species of bream, becomes toxic if it eats a certain algae, if the fish is then eaten by a human, hallucinations can occur.
Sarpa Salpa fish
Discuss secondary prevention and give examples
Secondary prevention seeks to halt drug use once it had begun. Secondary prevention adds intervention strategies to education and skill building. Drug diversion programs-ie drug courts.
What is step 12
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
People with ___________ have odd behavior, speech patterns, thoughts, and perceptions. Other people often describe them as strange or eccentric. People who have this disorder may also: Dress, speak, or act in an odd or unusual way. Be suspicious and paranoid
schizotypal personality disorder
Name that Neurotransmitter: Functions: memory, learning, muscular reflexes, aggression, attention, blood pressure, heart rate, sexual behavior, mental acuity, sleep, muscle control
Acetylcholine