Protocols
This assessment scale is used to determine severity of alcohol or benzo withdrawal
What is CIWA
This medication, no longer widely used, can cause nausea and vomiting if alcohol is consumed (or even touched).
What is Disulfiram or Antabuse?
This medication, originally manufactured as a blood pressure medication, is now widely used in a detox setting to help with anxiety
What is clonidine?
ATS stands for this
What is Acute Treatment Services?
What is clinical opiate withdrawal scale
This medication is usually taken 3x daily to help curb alcohol cravings?
What is Campral/Acamprosate?
What is a hormone?
Narcan consists of this medication
What is Naloxone?
This class of medication, used when detoxing from ETOH, includes medications like Valium, Ativan or Librium.
What are benzodiazepines?
What is Vivitrol?
Cyclobenzaprine is used for this
What is muscle relaxer?
A medical term determining how long a medication lasts in the bloodstream
What is half-life?
Detox, or ATS LOC, usually lasts for this long.
What is 7-10 days?
What are Buprenorphine and Naloxone?
Recent studies have found that long-term use of this medication may be linked to Alzheimer's disease.
What is Benadryl?
This medication sold over the counter, used to treat stomach cramping and diarrhea, is chemically similar to opiates
What is Imodium?
Alcohol and BZOs have this effect on the nervous system.
What is a depressant?
This medication, typically used as a muscle relaxer, has shown some effect in curbing cocaine cravings.
What is baclofen?
Alcoholics can suffer from deficiency of this vitamin, due to poor absorption, leading to memory loss.
What is B1 or Thiamine?
What is 8?