Withdrawal | Overdose | Interventions | Detoxification | Terminology |
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What is Alcohol withdrawal
tachycardia, hypertension, hypersensitivity, tremors
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What is inhalants
Sudden sniffing death syndrome
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What is Alcohol use disorder
thiamine and folic acid
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What is Benzodiazepine detoxification
tapering doses of diazepam or clonazepam over 8-12 weeks
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What is tolerance
a condition in which higher doses of a substance are required to achieve the same effect as the first
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What is Sedative/hypnotic/anxiolytic
hypertension, tonic/clonic seizures, anxiety
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legal limit of alcohol
What is blood level of 0.08%
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What is 12 step program (AA, NA)
program steps include spiritual, cognitive, and behavioral components
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What is Methadone
used in a maintenance program, helps to relieve opiate withdrawal symptoms, helps to reduce cravings, classified as a narcotic agonist and analgesic
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What is addiction
a condition of continued use of a substance despite adverse consequences
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What is Cocaine
severe anxiety, drug seeking behavior, intense depression
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What is Opiate OD
respiratory depression, stupor, and coma
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What is Acute alcohol withdrawal / Delirium Tremons
decreased stimuli, falls risk, suction set up, seizure precautions
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What is Disulfiram
client education includes reading labels, is an adjunct therapy for abstinence
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What is detoxification
the process of safely and effectively withdrawing from a substance - usually occurs under medical supervision
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What is Nicotine withdrawal
Mood changes, increased appetite, sleep disturbance
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What is MDMA/Ecstacy
malignant hyperthermia, renal failure, cardiac arrest
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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
focus is on the immediate problem, examines the thinking process that leads to decisions to use a substance, helps to identify triggers and coping mechanisms
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What is Naltrexone
blocks opioid receptors and reduces alcohol cravings - is an adjunctive treatment of alcohol or narcotic dependence
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What is denial
the clients inability to accept his or her loss of control over substance use or severity of the consequences associated with the substance abuse
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What is Opiate withdrawal
lacrimation, goose flesh, dilated pupils, rhinorrhea
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What is Stimulant (cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamine)
chest pain, seizure, cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiac arrest
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What is Therapeutic Relationship
self awareness, listening to what the client is saying, expressing care and concern for the client, communicate the treatment plan, provide fair and consistent consequences for negative behavior
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What is Buprenorphine/Naloxone (Suboxone)
maintains abstinence from opiates and decreases opiate cravings, is a combination drug - partial opioid agonist and partial opioid antagonist
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What is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
an amnestic disorder (organic brain disorder) that includes an acute phase (_____) and a chronic phase (____)
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