Addiction
Addiction is moral failure--- True or False?
False: It is a medical disorder with biological, psychological, and sociocultural risk factors
“ If A patient shows slurred speech, confusion, aggressive behavior—what substance might be involved?”
ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
This is the need for increasing amounts of a substance to achieve the desired effect, as the body adapts to its presence over time ....Withdrawal or Tolerance?
Tolerance
Children of alcoholics face a fourfold increased risk for addiction-True or False
True
What is the core difference between addiction and habit?
Addiction involves compulsive, chronic need causing distress, loss of control, and impairment; habits do not
Which one slows reflexes and is CNS depressants? Alcohol or Opioids
Alcohol
A key neurotransmitter for addiction’s brain reward circuit? Dopamine or GABA?
Dopamine
Legal BAC threshold for intoxication while driving in the U.S.
BAC of .08%
Two personality traits linked to higher addiction risk:
Impulsivity and low self-esteem
“ What is priority intervention when A patient has tremors, nausea, agitation, and hallucinations after stopping alcohol.
Seizure precautions
A med administered during withdrawal?
benzodiazepines
Alcohol withdrawal starts usually when: Day 1/2 or Day 4?
Day 1/2
What kind of thinking refers to habitual patterns like denial, projection, and rationalization that perpetuate substance use and complicate recovery?
Addictive Thinking
“Patient withdrawing from opioids, in pain, sweating, vomiting—first step?”
Assess severity, monitor vital signs
Class of drug most likely to cause respiratory depression during intoxication?
Opioid
Cognitive and emotional defenses block:
Honest reflection and self-awareness
Finish this sentence: __________________such as abuse or neglect, heighten vulnerability, while self-medication for anxiety or depression
Adverse childhood events
Chronic use of Alcohol can lead to:
Liver disease
•___________ for anxiety or depression often drives substance use, leading to dependence.
•Self-medication
__________refer to the misuse of specific psychoactive substances such as alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stimulants, and tobacco. These disorders are diagnosed when a person’s use of these substances begins to interfere with their everyday functioning and wellbeing.
Substance use disorders