Intoxication
Symptoms include slurred speech, incoordination, unsteady gait, nystagmus, and impairment in attention
Alcohol Intoxication
Symptoms include tremors, tachycardia, anxiety, seizures, psychosis
Alcohol OR benzodiazepine Withdrawal
What medication quickly works as an opioid antagonist?
Naloxone
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Cannabis
Which stage of change involves considering the risks and benefits of change
Contemplation
Symptoms include being Talkative, Decreased need for sleep, restless, hypertension, pupillary dilation, seizures, potential psychosis
Stimulants (amphetamine, cocaine, etc)
Symptoms include Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Muscle Aches, dilated pupils, yawning, lacrimation
Opioid Withdrawals
What medication is a competitive inhibitor of Benzodiazepines at the GABA receptor?
Flumazenil
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"Shrooms" or Psilocybin
Term that describes needing an increased amount of a substance to achieve the same effect
Tolerance
Symptoms include Euphoria followed by apathy, constipation, pupillary constriction, dizziness, respiratory depression, bradycardia
Opioid Intoxication
Increased appetite, hypersomnia, psychomotor retardation, severe depression
Stimulant Withdrawal
What is the mechanism of action of Phencyclidine (PCP)
Primarily works as a N-methyl-aspartate glutamate receptor antagonist as well as a monoamine re-uptake inhibitor
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Phencyclidine
What binds to a receptor and stabilizes it in its inactive form?
Inverse Agonist
Visual hallucinations, euphoria, dysphoric/panic, tachycardia/hypertension
LSD, Lysergic acid diethylamide
irritability, anxiety, depressed mood, insomnia, decreased appetite
Cannabis Withdrawal
What is the mechanism of action of methadone?
Long acting opioid agonist
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Ketamine
What do pyruvate dehydrogenase and alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase have in common?
They both have Thiamine as a cofactor