Substance Use Disorders Lecture Notes

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts related to substance use disorders, including impaired control, social impact, risky use, tolerance, withdrawal, intoxication, and treatment approaches.

Urge to use the substance

A strong desire or compulsion to use a substance, indicating impaired control over substance use.

Impaired social life

Problematic effects on a person's life, such as failure to fulfill role obligations or withdrawal from activities.

Risky use

Continuing to use a substance even when it's physically hazardous.

Tolerance

Requiring an increased dose of a substance to achieve the same effect or experiencing a decreased response to the same dose.

Withdrawal

Symptoms caused by a decline in the concentration of a substance in the body.

Substance intoxication

A reversible substance-specific syndrome due to the ingestion of a substance, characterized by problematic behavioral or psychological changes accompanied by specific symptoms.

Substance withdrawal

Substance-specific problematic behavioral, psychological, or physiological changes due to the cessation or reduction of substance use.

Substance induced mental disorders

Specific syndromes, such as depression or anxiety, caused by substance use, usually temporary but sometimes persistent.

Risk factors for substance use disorders

Biological and psychosocial factors potentially leading to substance use disorders, such as genetics, early substance use onset, adverse childhood experiences, and psychiatric comorbidities.

Dopamine, nucleus accumbens

Every drug with addiction potential will increase in the .

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)

Medications like methadone and Suboxone, used to address the physiological dependence associated with opioid use disorder.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Addressing the cognitions or thoughts surrounding substance use behaviors and attempting to change them.

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Exploring the ambivalence about stopping substance use to help the patient find their own motivation for quitting.

Narcan

A reversal medication for opioid overdoses that can prevent respiratory distress and death.