Question | Answer |
Continued use despite related problems | Substance abuse |
A severe condition, a disease. Characterized by physical problems and disruption in work, family, and social life. An addiction | Substance dependence |
Coexistence of substance abuse and psychiatric disorder at the same time | Dual diagnosis |
Abuse of multiple substances at the same time | Polydepence |
Tolerance and withdrawal symptoms | Physical dependence |
More of the substance is needed for the same effect | Tolerance |
A biological need that develops when the body becomes adapted to having the substance in the system | Withdrawal symptoms |
Medication that decreases effect of another | Antagonist |
Either drug potentiates (enhances) the effect of the other (barbs + ETOH) | Synergistic |
Behaviors that exist separately from addiction, but in dysfunctional relationship with Addicts (Overinvolvement, control their behavior, need for approval, sacrifices for abuser) | Co-dependence |
Experiments. Starts with ETOH & smoking. Gateway drug, | Adolescents |
Wernicke encephalopathy (CNS), Korsakoff psychosis. G.I. Esophagitis. Gastritis. Pancreatitis. Cirrhosis. TB. AA. Homicides. Fetal alcohol syndrome | Alcohol medical comorbidities |
Have you ever felt you ought to cut down on your drinking? Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking? Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to study your nerves or get rid of | CAGE screening tool |
Strausse/relax. Escape. Disinhibition. Relieve depression/sleep. Change mood. Fun/social. Illness-sleep and pain. Religious/culture. Peer pressure | Drugs/ETOH reasons for use |
Loss of control over substance ingestion. Substance use despite consequences. Tendency to relapse. | Addiction |
Intolerance of frustration and pain. Lack of success in life. Lack of affection and meaningful relationships. Low self-esteem. Risk taking propensity | Psychological theory |
Denial. Projection (responsibility for behavior). Rationalization. Minimization (that is bad is gamma not as much as) | Defensive coping |
Anxiety. Insomnia. Hyper alert. Irritability. Nausea. Vomiting. Anorexia. Tremors. Jerky movement. Startled easily. Poor formed hallucinations. Increased BP & pulse | Alcohol W/D. Early sign (24--48 hours) |
Tachycardia. Disorientation. Diaphoresis. Clouding of consciousness. Visual and textile hallucinations. Paranoid delusions. Fever 100-103°F | Alcohol W/D delirium. Emergency. Peaks 2-3 days (48 to 72 hours) |
Alcohol abuse. Alcohol dependence. Alcohol intoxication. Alcohol withdrawal. Ineffective individual coping | Nursing diagnosis |
Detox-life-threatening. Closely monitor. Maintain quiet, calm environment (decrease CNS irritability). Maintain orientation-clock, calendar | Interventions 1 |
Give benzodiazepines-not PRN. Maintain hydration. Seizure precautions. Give thiamine (prevents Wernicke disease) | Interventions 2 |
Q 1 hrs , Q 2 hrs. Use clinical Institute withdrawal assessment (CIWA-AR). Keep in safety zone | Alcohol WD assessment |
Aim is self responsibility. So what type of Tx (inpatient/outpatient) | Interventions |
Remember behaviors: manipulative, dysfunctional anger, impulsive, grandiose. Develop warm excepting manner. Self-awareness. Knowledge of addiction. | Alcohol Communication guidelines 1 |
Ability to form caring relationships. Capacity to tolerate depression and anxiety. Persistence and patience. Capacity to listen. Aniston | alcohol Communication guidelines 2 |
Expect abstinence/sobriety. Individual goals and interventions. Set limits and behavior and cond. Where tx will cont. Support & redirect defenses (don't remove). Recognize their progress is carried out is slow stages. Look for therapeutic leverage | Interventions Alcohol |
Acceptance facilitates change. Ambivalence is normal | Motivational interviewing Alcohol |
Express empathy. Develop discrepancy. Avoid arguments. Roll with resistance. Support self Efficacy | Alcohol motivational interviewing |
Anatabuse disliram. Antabuse diet | Stays in system 14 days
Rxn in 15 mins |
Antabuse
Thiamine-(__1__)
Multivits
Pyroxidine (__2__)
Acromprosate
Naltrexone | 1. B1 carb metabolism
2. B6 l glycogen release from the liver |
Alcohol . Benzo's. Barbiturates withdrawls are? | Life-threatening |
____Receptors are down regulated with benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and alcohol | GABA
General depressant withdrawal syndrome |
Dependent on the half-life of the substance
The___of the half-life of the substance the___the withdrawal | Severity and length of what what what drawl. Longer. Shorter |
__1_Is highly addictive, illegal opiate.
⬆️⬆️Use with young PT, sniffed or smoked.
__(___) can't be crushed and injected. Popular in rule areas
___Is a cocaine powder mixed with __1__ | Heroin.
OxyContin (Perodan)
Speedball |
Changes the brain so users only purpose is to get more drug.
Inj. X 4 q day | Opioids |
Scarred and collapsed veins. Abscesses. Bacterial infections (TB & pneumonia). Liver and kidney disease (powder). Damage from inhalation (depressed resp). Decreased immune response. Hepatitis B and C. HIV 39 | Opioids-long-term consequences |
Warm and flushed. Dry mouth. Heavy feeling in extremities. N, V. Severe itch. Anxiety. Impaired cognition. Sense of floating. Hypertonic. Anorexia. Pinhole pupils | Opioids intoxication. S/S |
Unconscious. Coma. Respiratory depression. Cardiac &/ or respiratory arrest. Treatment? | Opioid overdose. Narcan |
WD in few hours. Peaks 24-48 hours. Last about one week. Not fatal (except to a fetus) | Opioid withdrawal |
craving, runny nose, dilated pupils, tearing, sweating and yawning | Initial Opiate WD |
Increased BP, T, P, R, insomnia, muscle twitching, diarrhea, chills, spontaneous erection and ejaculation, N, V, ABD PAIN | 12 hrs Opiate WD |
Muscle aches, hyper sensitive to light and sound, headache. | 72 hrs opiate WD |
TX. Monitor VS remain with. Offer fluids and light foods. Keep the environment calm. Sometimes small doses of___wean | Opiate WD. Methadone |
Stimulant. (_1_). Smokeless form. Gives general sense of (__2__). High energy-used to (__3__). Used to prevent sleep and increase alertness. Initially-rush (state of agitation imay become violent) | Amphetamine 1. Crank 2. Lose wt |
⬆️⬆️ P & BP, Heart rhythm irregularities. __1_ Damage to small vessels in the brain==____ | Amphetamines S/S |
Anxiety, confusion, insomnia, paranoid, auditory and visual hallucinations, labial moon, SI and HI, out-of-control rages | Amphetamines S/S. Chronic use |
Observation. Calm environment. Benzodiazepines. Antipsychotics. Withdrawal-maintain safety | NSG Interventions-amphetamine high |
Fever. Convulsions. Life-threatening
Tx= | Amphetamine overdose
Ice bath. Anticonvulsants |
LSD and PCP are? | Hallucinogens and dissociative |
B, B/P, dizzy, anorexia, dry mouth, sweating, nausea, numbness, tremors, labial mood, sensory perceptual alterations, hallucinations | LSD high S/S |
Persistent psychosis and hallucinogens persisting disorder (HPPD)
Often starts in elementary school as tattoos | Longer effects of LSD |
First develop as surgical anesthetic-never used humans | PCP |
Panting, elevated T, P, BP | Low dose PCP S/S |
Dangerously elevated B/P, P, R, nausea, blurred vision, dizzy, decreased awareness of pain, and muscle contractions | Moderate dose PCP S/S |
Convulsions, coma, hyperthermia, death | High does PCP |
Memory loss, the speech problems, depression may last one year | WD PCP |
Antidepressants can help reduce HPPD. Assist in developing appropriate problem-solving. Referred to narcotics anonymous (NA). Help to deal with long-term impairments. Women assess for rape trauma syndrome | PCP nursing TX |
Ectasy MDMA 3,4 methyldioxymethamphetamine has | Stimulant and associative properties |
Hi last 3 to 6 hours. Elevated heart rate and BP. Alertness. Paranoia. Malignant hyperthermia | Ectasy signs and symptoms of high |
Lowered inhibitions. Increased perceptual awareness. Confusion. Hallucinations. Depression. Sleep problems. Drug craving. Increased anxiety | Ectasy signs and symptoms of high |
HA. Chills. I twitching. Job clenching. Blurred vision. Nausea | Ectasy WD. S/S |
____Is inexpensive and inhalant form of cocaine | Cocaine |
Smoked response in 10 seconds. High last five minutes when smoked. High last 30 minutes when snorted | Cocaine |
Tolerance. Becomes more sensitive to anesthetic and convulsant effects without increased dose | Cocaine. Chronic use |
Constricted blood vessels. Dilated pupils. Increased temp, P, BP. Euphoric, sociable, mentally alert. Alert to sight, sound in touch. Decreased need for food and sleep. Enhance perception of physical ability. Heart rhythm changes-chest pain | Cocaine. Intoxication S/S |
Respiratory failure. Seizures. Headache. Stroke. Coma. ABD pain--N | Cocaine. Intoxication (S/S Cont) |
At loss-malnourished. Tremors-Redigo-muscle twitches. Paranoia. Restlessness, irritability, High anxiety. Sudden death | Cocaine. Chronic cues. S/S |
Binge use>>>>___ hallucinations. __Loss of smell, nosebleeds, problem swelling, horse, constant runny nose. Ingestion>>>____. Injection infection (____) | Auditory. Snorting. Bowel gangrene. HIV, Hep
Cocaine, chronic use S/S |
Small birthweight, small head circumference, shorter lenght. Children have difficult time bonding and later blocking out distractions | Cocaine. Chronic use. Fetal exposure |
Cocaine + alcohol == | Cocaethylene |
Longer duration. More ataxic then either drug alone. Most common to drug combination resulting in death | Cocaethylene |
Depression. Fatigue. Agitation. Suicidal thoughts. Paranoia. Insomnia or hypersomnia | Cocaine WD |
Monitor VS. ✅✅ SI. Promote sleep. Admin antiDe. Remain w/disoriented or frightened. Orient to reality. Refer to Cocaine Anomonymous (CA).
Important--cues can trigger memories and memories and cravings (___) | Cocaine Nursing Tx
(Change environment) |
Gateway drug. | Marijuana |
Peak 10 min. Intoxification 2--3 hrs. Effects 24 hrs | Marijuana |
N w/chemo. Appetite stimulant w/AIDS | Marijuana |
⬇️⬇️Birth wt & risk nonlymphoblastic leukemia. Emphysma &/or cancer. Risk for infection D/T ⬇️Immune system. (Asperilla or salmonella, HIV) risky sexual behavior | Marijuana |
Red eyes. Dry mouth. ⬆️⬆️Appetite. Increased pulse. Decreased reflexes. Panic reaction. Mild euphoria. Reduce inhibition | Marijuana Use S/S |
Safe environment. Monitor. Increased fluids. | Marijuana Tx |
Toxic psychosis | Marijuana OD |
Safety for WD. May last for days | Marijuana Tx |
Irritability, insomnia, anorexia, agitation,mrestlessness, tremors, depression | Marijuana WD S/S, |
Safety & psychological needs w/depression. Recovery: pulmonary damage, reproductive hormones.(__1__) early recovery deterrent drug. Assist pt to identify as problem. Assist developing problem solving strategies. Refer to narcotics anonymous (NA) | Marijuana Tx |
No single tx appropriate for all Pts. Tx readily available. Effective tx attends the MULTIPLE NEEDS of pt. Continually assess & modify tx & services as needed ensuring that the plan meets Pts chaning needs | Principles of effective drug addiction tx |
For Effective tx it is critical that pt remain in tx adequate amt of time. Counseling (1:1, group, behavioral therapies) CRITICAL for effective tx. Medications important element of tx | Principles of effective drug addiction tx |
Methadone | Heroin |
Naltrexone (Trexan or ReVia) | Opiate |
Opiate agonist, blocks opiate WD & S/S | Buprenorphine |
SR 141716 | Marijuana |
Disulfiram (Antabuse) | Alcohol |
Calms glutamate receptors for alcohol | Acomprosate |
Non-opioid suppressor of opiate WD Symptoms (high b/p med) | Clonidine |
Tx underlying depression | AntiDe |
Dual dx | Integrated tx |