Addictive Personality (Ch. 36)
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| What are the four elements of addiction? | 1. Excessive use or abuse of a substance 2. Display of psychological disturbance 3. Decline of social and economic function 4. Uncontrollable consumption of the substance (indicating dependence) |
| Aging causes changes in ________, _________, _________, and ________ of drugs. | Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion |
| What is the indicator of substance abuse becoming a disease and a problem? | The loss of control |
| What are the average ages that both boys and girls have their first alcoholic drink? | Girls: 13 Boys: 11 |
| Alcohol is considered what type of drug? | Gateway drug |
| What are the first areas of the brain affected by alcohol? | Higher centers of the brain, including frontal cortex |
| What does the frontal cortex govern? | Self-control |
| What are the active ingredients in alcohol? | Ethyl, alcohol, or ethanol |
| Alcohol does not require ______. | Digestion |
| The urine of a heavy drinker contains increased amounts of: | Electrolytes (especially potassium) Magnesium Zinc |
| What kind of seizures occur 12-24 hours after alcohol cessation? | Tonic-clonic (grand mal) |
| When do delirium tremens most often occur? | 1-4 days after cessation of alcohol |
| Administration of which drug is sometimes a way to encourage abstinence from alcohol? | Disulfiram (Antabuse) |
| What is the acute phase of recovery? | Detoxification |
| High doses of chlordiazepoxide (Librium) have the potential to cause ________ ______. | Urinary retention |
| What makes opioids highly addictive? | They replace natural endorphins in the CNS |
| What are the 3 types of opioid abusers? | 1. Street abusers 2. Abusers of prescription drugs (medical sources) 3. Methadone abusers |
| Which sedative hypnotic medications are commonly abused? | Barbiturates Benzodiazepines |
| List the symptoms of acute opioid overdose: | Severe respiratory distress Pinpoint pupils Stupor/coma |
| What is sometimes prescribed to reduce withdrawal symptoms of opioid dependence? | Clonidine (Catapres) |
| LSD does not produce compulsive drug-seeking behavior and experts consider it __________. | Non-addictive |
| In high doses, MDMA can trigger ____________. | Malignant hyperthermia |
| Malignant hyperthermia can lead to ______ and ______ failure. | Kidney and heart |
| Why does THC accumulate in the body? | Because of its fat solubility |
| Dopamine depletion by amphetamine use can cause what kind of symptoms? | Parkinson-like symptoms |
| What are the signs and symptoms of Korsakoff syndrome? | Muttering Short-term memory loss Painful extremities Foot drop |