Addiction
Addiction Development
Levels of Prevention
What is Addiction
100

When a reaction to a substance decreases with repeated administrations of the same dose

What is tolerance

100

No use and therefore no risk 


What is no contact 

100

Examples of this include health education related to addiction, and health related warnings on cigarette labels

What is primary prevention

100

What are 2 of the four C’s

What is craving, control, compulsion, consequences

200

Cravings for the substance accompanied by decreased physical and emotional health

What is withdrawal

200

Misuse of a substance that results in problems for users and often those associated with them

What is excessive use

200

Is concerned with limiting and reducing complications and dysfunction related to the experience of adduction

What is tertiary prevention

200

List 3 risk factors for becoming addicted

What is genetic factors, how drugs interact with the brain, environment, mental health issues, coping with thoughts and feelings

300

When the CNS and PNS become habituated to a psychoactive agent such that the person physically needs the drug to function

What is physical dependency

300

When someone is physically and psychologically dependent on a substance

What is addiction 

300

Examples of this include needle exchange programs, supervised injection sites and controlled drinking

What is secondary prevention

300

Examples of this include helping people learn safer ways to use a substance or recognize signs of an overdose

What is harm reduction

400

What are 2 of the elements of addiction?

What is Biological, psychological, and social

400

Substance use considered a social habit, integrated into their lives and not creating any biological, physiological or social issues

What is integrated use 

400

Programs and interventions designed to reduce adverse consequences associated with drug use, such as overdoses, infection and spread of communicable diseases

What is harm reduction 

400

What does CAGE stand for in the CAGE questions

What is Cut down/back, Angry or annoyed, Guilty, Eye opener