Intro to Substance Use

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What are the 3 main things involved in drug taking?

Drug
Set → the individual
setting → the environment

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What does tramua do to drug taking?

Make it more likely

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Examples of trauma

  • Sexual abuse

  • Physical abuse

  • Neglect

  • Psychological abuse

  • Physical Violence

  • Death of care giver

  • Domestic Violence

  • Poor backgrounds, deprivation

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What is dependence defined as?

  • Disorders of regulation of use

  • Strong internal drive to use

  • Impaired ability to control use

  • Increasing priority given to use over other activities and persistence of use despite harm or negative consequences

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Where do pharmacists fit?

Community drug teams
GP

NSP

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How to manage withdrawal symptoms?

  • Tend to not last that long

  • Managed with tapering

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What do lots CDT use?

Non medical prescribing

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Why people People dependent on drugs get admitted to hospital & are at higher risk of death?

delay seeking care until a problem is severe
fear withdrawal symptoms in hospital

First 48 hours post discharge → high risk for overdose
Hospitals have variable policies