Alcohol
The legal limit for alcohol in most states when conducting a breathalyzer or a laboratory blood alcohol concentration.
What is 0.08%?
What is Methadone?
This demographic group has the highest rate of completed suicide.
What is older adult males?
A type of non-substance dependence: (something that individuals may develop dependence/addiction with that is not a substance)
A form of depression that usually occurs during the winter in areas where there is less daylight.
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?
A class of medication is often used in alcohol withdrawal treatment (detox).
What are the Benzodiazepine medications (Lorazepam, Diazepam, etc.)?
True or False. Heroin is an opioid medication?
Considered a lethal method of suicide (multiple correct answers)
Multiple correct answers.
This was the original of many 12-step programs used to treat individuals with addictive disorders.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
A symptom of Major Depressive Disorder according to the DSM IV. (multiple possible answers)
What are multiple possible answers?
A serious medical emergency that can occur approximately 2 to 3 days after cessation of alcohol. It involves disorientation, psychotic manifestations, and cardiac dysrhythmias and can ultimately result in death.
What is Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium?
This cultural group has a higher rate of alcohol use disorder and suicide (two possible answers).
What is either Native Americans or Alaskan Natives?
Long term effects of this addictive substance can result in hypertension stroke, and respiratory diseases, as well as oral cancer.
What is nicotine?
Negative sexual side effects are common with this class of antidepressant medications.
What are SSRIs?
A type of liver disease/damage that can result from chronic use of alcohol.
What is Cirrhosis of the liver?
This medication, available for IV (or intranasal use) can temporarily relieve the effects of opioid overdose.
What is naloxone?
This can be a protective factor for suicide prevention (ie: a reason that might prevent a person from committing suicide). Multiple possible answers.
What are multiple possible answers~
What is the "first step" in AA?
What is admitting powerlessness and unmanageability?
A medical term that means lack of ability to experience pleasure.
What is anhedonia?
This is a daily oral medication that is a type of aversion (behavioral) therapy used to treat alcoholism. Concurrent use with alcohol may cause nausea, vomiting, hypertension, respiratory depression and death.
What is Disulfiram?
This is the medical term for "gooseflesh" that can occur with opioid withdrawal. This is where the term "cold turkey" originated.
What is piloerection?
Absolutely essential to assess for if a client admits to having thoughts about suicide/suicidal ideation (SI).
What is a plan?
This medication, also an antidepressant, is used to decrease nicotine cravings and manifestations of withdrawal. Side effects include dry mouth and insomnia
What is Bupropion?
A type of antidepressant medication that can be lethal in overdose due to cardiotoxicity.
What are tricyclic antidepressants?