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Sleep-Wake Disorders and Substance-Related Disorders
Question:
Prevalence for alcohol use disorder in U.S.
Answer:
4.6 % for teens 8.5% for adults higher for men (12.4%) than women (4.9%)
Question:
Prevalence for cannabis use disorder in U.S.
Answer:
3.4 % for teens 1.5% for adults higher for adult men (2.2%) than adult women
(0.8%)
,Question:
Prevalence for opioid use disorder in U.S.
Answer:
0.37% for adults likely underestimated due to large amount of incarcerated
individuals prevalence higher for men (0.49%) then women (0.26%)
Question:
Treatment for Substance related disorders
Answer:
CBT
individual and group counseling
inpatient and residential treatment
intensive outpatient treatment
medication to reduce cravings, reduce withdrawal symptoms
anti depression and anti anxiety medications
peer support groups
,Question:
Substance related disorders symptoms
Answer:
cognitive, behavioral, and psychological symptoms are present
brain changes are evident beyond detoxification
Question:
Required for a diagnosis of a substance disorder
Answer:
impaired control, social impairment, risky use, pharmacological indicators:
tolerance and withdrawal
Question:
Impaired control
Answer:
individual uses a substance for longer than intended or larger amounts than
intended
individual wants to reduce use but has trouble doing so
individual devotes an excessive amount of time to obtaining the drug, using
the drug, or recovering from the drug
individual experiences intense cravings
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Social Impairment
Answer:
individual may continue to use the drug despite problems fulfilling work,
family, or school obligations
individual may continue to use the substance despite persistent/recurring
social or interpersonal problems that are caused by the drug use
individual may give up important social occupation or recreational activities
because of drug use withdrawal from family and hobbies may occur
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Risky Use
Answer:
occurs in physically hazardous ways
continues despite the individual knowing that they have a
persistent/recurrent physical or psychological problem that is either caused
by or made worse by the substance use
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Tolerance
Answer:
requiring a markedly increased dose of the substance to achieve the same
effect