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chapter 23
substance abuse
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abstinence syndrome: | A constellation of physiologic changes undergone by people who have become physically dependent on a drug or chemical who are abruptly deprived of that substance. |
| Addiction: Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug-seeking use despite complications or negative consequences | Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug-seeking use despite complications or negative consequences |
| Substance use disorders: | occur when the recurrent use of alcohol and/or drugs causes clinically and functionally significant impairment. |
| Enabling: | The behavior of family or friends who associate with the addict that results in continued substance use disorder. |
| Habituation: | Physiologic tolerance to or psychological dependence on a drug |
| Misuse: | Use of a drug for a disease state in a way considered inappropriate |
| Physical/physiologic dependence: | The state in which the drug is necessary for the continued functioning of certain body process. |
| Psychologic dependence: | The state in which, following withdrawal of the drug, there are manifestations of emotional abnormalities and drug-seeking behavior. |
| Relapse: | Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop |
| Tolerance: | With repeated dosing, the dose of a drug must be increased to obtain the same effect. |
| Withdrawal: | The constellation of symptoms, as specified in the DSM-5, that occurs when a physically dependent person stops taking the drug. |
| Mixed Opioid: CNS Depressants | Ethyl Alcohol |
| Opioid Analgesic: Agonists | Heroin |
| Opioid Analgesic: Agonists | meperidine (Demerol) |
| Benzodiazepine: Sedative-Hypnotics | diazepam (Valium) |
| CNS Stimulants | Cocaine |
| CNS Stimulants | Methamphetamine (Desoxyn) |
| CNS Stimulants | Caffeine (Stay Awake) |
| CNS Stimulants | Nicotine (Nicorette, Nicoderm) |
| Withdrawal Drugs | |
| Norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake Inhibitor (NDRI) | bupropion (Wellbutrin SR) |
| Nicotine receptor partial agonists | varenicline (Chantix) |
| Psychedelics (Hallucinogens) | Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) |
| Psychedelics (Hallucinogens) | Phencyclidine (PCP) |
| Psychedelics (Hallucinogens) | Ecstasy |
| Psychedelics (Hallucinogens) | Cannabis (Marijuana) |
| Additional Opioid Analgesics Substance Abuse Drugs | Methadone (Methadose), morphine (MS Contin), fentanyl (Duragesic), oxycodone [acetaminophen/oxycodone] (Percocet), hydrocodone [acetaminophen/hydrocodone] (Vicodin) |