Etiology
Assessment
Pharmacological Interventions
Interventions
Resources in Community
100

What is the body’s primary stress response system called?

What is Fight, Flight or Freeze? 

100

Name the four domains in the holistic model of addiction.

What are biologic, psychologic, social, and spiritual?

100

What happens during Opioid overdose?

What is Respiratory distress?

100

What domain(s) should interventions be focused on?

What is the multimodal domain, addressing biologic, psychologic, and social aspects of care?

100

What is one major program that follows 12-step interventions in the spiritual domain? 

What is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?

200

What are risk factors that contribute to changes in gene expression?

What are trauma, prenatal and postnatal stress, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)? 

200

What should we rule out when assessing a patient with substance use or addiction?

What are other medical or psychiatric conditions that may mimic substance use or withdrawal?  --> (Examples: hypoglycemia, head injury, infection, delirium, or psychiatric disorders such as anxiety or psychosis.)

200

What do the symptoms of Opioid withdrawal mimic?

What are "Flu - like" Symptoms 

200

What do we want to promote reduction of?

What is substance use and stigma?

200

What is the core goal of harm reduction programs?

What is to minimize harm to individuals by providing clean supplies, sharps containers and safe injection sites without requiring abstinence?

300

What is it called when the brain changes due to substance use?

What is a neurobiological change? (Neuroadaptation) 

300

What is the first priority when assessing someone with suspected intoxication?

What is ensuring airway, breathing, and circulation (ABC)? --> Identify Respiratory distress

300

What medication is used for opioid overdose?

What is Narcan (Naloxone)?

300

What domain are medication interventions in?

What is the Biological domain? 

300

What is the nurse’s role in advocating for people with substance use disorders? Reduce what? 

What is it to reduce stigma and promote access to evidence-based treatment?

400

Which Pathway / Axis dysregulates due to substance use?

What is the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis? 

400

What is included in a comprehensive substance use assessment?

What are pattern of use, quantity, route, duration, withdrawal history, and psychosocial supports?

400

What is the medication given for Opioid withdrawal?

What is Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT)?

400

Why is addiction not just a “failure of willpower”?

What is because it results from neurobiologic and psychosocial changes that alter brain function and behaviour?

400

What is the interdisciplinary team that works with the police department? 

What is Mobile Integrated Crisis Response (MICR)? 

500

What is the self-reinforcing cycle in which substance use alters brain reward and stress pathways, leading to craving, use, withdrawal, and relapse?

What is the Cycle of Dependance? 

500

What is the purpose of multidimensional assessment in substance use?

What is to guide individualized treatment by assessing biological, psychological, and environmental domains?

500

What is the key note to remember in Narcan Administration?

Narcan has a shorter half-life than opioids, so repeated doses may be required to prevent relapse into respiratory depression?

500

What is the communication technique often used to address ambivalence about change?

What is motivational interviewing?

500

Which resource provides outreach and support for clients in the community?

What is ACT, Phoenix Society, iHART?

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