ETOH use disorder
4 a day/14 a week for men, 3 a day/7 a week for women.
What is considered the maximum safe number of drinks?
Most common mode of delivery for tobacco product
What is a cigarette?
Purdue Pharma introduced Oxycontin in the US this year
1996
Support group based on the assumption that individuals are powerless over their addictions
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
An integrated approach to the delivery of intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders
What is SBIRT?
In the state of Maine it is 0.08g/dL, which produces poor muscle coordination and impaired judgment
What is ETOH intoxication?
It is uncommon to begin using tobacco products after this age.
What is 18?
Withdrawal symptoms from most opioids begin after this amount of time
6 to 8 hours
Drug used to decrease pleasurable feelings from opiate or ETOH use
What is Naltrexone?
Any combination of of two or more substance use disorders and mental disorder
Co-occurring disorder
Starts 6-8 hours after alcohol cessation and includes tremors, nausea/vomiting, and increased B/P
What is ETOH withdrawal?
Symptoms include irritability, anxiety, depression, and insomnia
What is tobacco withdrawal?
Most intense period of opioid withdrawal symptoms
2nd to 3rd day
Works by reducing brain's dependence on ETOH
What is acamprosate calcium?
People who gain self worth from prioritizing the needs of others over their own
What is co dependence?
Class of drugs used to treat and prevent seizures from alcohol withdrawal
What is benzodiazepines?
Blocks the effects of nicotine if smoking is resumed
Varenicline
Sublingual tablet used to prevent withdrawal symptoms
What is suboxone?
Stress management strategies are used to address these before they threaten sobriety
What is triggers for use?
Priority assessment in ETOH or opioid overdose
What is airway?
It is the leading cause of intellectual disability in the United States
What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
Teaching patients to recognize these and provide alternatives is a useful strategy for cessation
Cravings
Three symptoms strongly suggestive of opioid overdose
Coma, pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression
A commonly used therapy to address core beliefs affecting substance use
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
This will help clinicians maintain objectivity while working with substance use disorders
A nonjudgmental attitude