Alcohol use
The amount of wine that constitutes one drink
What is 5 ounces?
Covers 3 domains of alcohol use: consumption, drinking behavior, adverse consequences. Used to screen the adult population.
What is AUDIT?
Unsteady gait, incoordination, slurred speech, inattention, fall asleep.
What is alcohol intoxication?
Organ most often damaged with long-term alcohol abuse.
What is the liver?
Produced through fermentation.
What is alcohol?
What is 1.5?
Used as a better tool to screen for alcohol use disorder in women.
What is TWEAK?
Tolerance, Worry, Eye-opener, Amnesia, Kut down.
Increased heart rate, Blood pressure, alertness, weight loss.
What is nicotine use?
Feelings of jitteriness, hallucinations, rapid heart rate, sweating, sleeplessness.
What are symptoms of alcohol withdrawal?
Made from the poppy plant
What are opioids?
A definition of binge drinking
What is having > or = 5 drinks/occasion?
Used with the older population to screen for alcohol use disorder.
What is SMAST-G
Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test- Geriatric version.
Reddened eyes, tachycardia, dry mouth, increased appetite, especially for junk food. Can cause loss of coordination.
What is Cannabis?
A need to drink more alcohol to get the "high" affect.
What is tolerance?
Made from the leaves, stems, and buds of a plant. Usually smoked.
What is cannabis?
A definition of heavy drinking for men.
What is > or = 15 drinks/week?
Gold standard of diagnosis for Alcohol use disorder by the American Psychological Association.
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
Pupillary dilation, sweating, weight loss, talkativeness, agitation.
What is cocaine use?
Consequence of drinking while pregnant.
Described as stimulant, usually inhaled.
What is cocaine?
Number of Americans who report being current alcohol drinkers.
What is over half, or 56%?
Works well in busy primary care settings because it takes less than 1 minute to complete for alcohol use screening. Consists of 4 yes/no questions that are easy to remember.
What is CAGE?
Cut down, annoyed, guilty, eye-opener.
Pinpoint pupils, decreased pulse, respirations, and temperature. Sleepiness.
What is opioid intoxication?
Moderate drinking in women increases risk of this cancer.
What is breast cancer?
Addicts turn to this drug when prescription opioids become more difficult to obtain.
What is heroin?