NSG 322 Topic 10: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders || A+
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alcohol is often... correct answers •used in combination with other substances
marijuana correct answers •Recreational use
•Legalized in some states
•Medicinal use
•Legalized in several states
•Use remains federally prohibited
nicotine correct answers •Historic trends continue:
•cigarettes
• pipes
•chewing tobacco
•Newer trend:
•e-Cigarettes ("vaping")
opioids correct answers •Includes prescription pain relievers & heroin
•Opioid overdose is at epidemic levels (A leading cause of death in the U.S.)
•Women dying of heroin overdose has tripled
prescription abuse correct answers •Opioids
•Sedatives (e.g., benzodiazepines)
•Stimulants
medications that fall under the opioid class correct answers •hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin),
, •oxycodone (e.g., OxyContin, Percocet),
•Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
•morphine (e.g., Kadian, Avinza),
•codeine, and related drugs.
Dependence/Addiction and changes in the brain correct answers The most important structural or
architectural change takes place in the circuitry of the brain — particularly in the wiring of the
reward pathway
withdrawal symptoms may occur if drug use is suddenly reduced or stopped are... correct
answers restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with
goose bumps ("cold turkey"), and involuntary leg movements.
the 4 Cs of addiction correct answers •Compulsive behavior (finding & taking the substance)
•Cravings
•Chronic, relapsing brain disorder
•Cognitive impairment
How do drugs work in the brain to produce pleasure? correct answers Most drugs of abuse
directly or indirectly target the brain's reward system by flooding the circuit with dopamine.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter present in regions of the brain that regulate movement, emotion,
cognition, motivation, and feelings of pleasure. The overstimulation of this system, which
rewards our natural behaviors, produces the euphoric effects sought by people who abuse drugs
and teaches them to repeat the behavior.
Alcohol and other CNS depressants act on what NT correct answers GABA
tolerance can lead to correct answers dependence, then addiction, then overdose
Certified.
alcohol is often... correct answers •used in combination with other substances
marijuana correct answers •Recreational use
•Legalized in some states
•Medicinal use
•Legalized in several states
•Use remains federally prohibited
nicotine correct answers •Historic trends continue:
•cigarettes
• pipes
•chewing tobacco
•Newer trend:
•e-Cigarettes ("vaping")
opioids correct answers •Includes prescription pain relievers & heroin
•Opioid overdose is at epidemic levels (A leading cause of death in the U.S.)
•Women dying of heroin overdose has tripled
prescription abuse correct answers •Opioids
•Sedatives (e.g., benzodiazepines)
•Stimulants
medications that fall under the opioid class correct answers •hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin),
, •oxycodone (e.g., OxyContin, Percocet),
•Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
•morphine (e.g., Kadian, Avinza),
•codeine, and related drugs.
Dependence/Addiction and changes in the brain correct answers The most important structural or
architectural change takes place in the circuitry of the brain — particularly in the wiring of the
reward pathway
withdrawal symptoms may occur if drug use is suddenly reduced or stopped are... correct
answers restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with
goose bumps ("cold turkey"), and involuntary leg movements.
the 4 Cs of addiction correct answers •Compulsive behavior (finding & taking the substance)
•Cravings
•Chronic, relapsing brain disorder
•Cognitive impairment
How do drugs work in the brain to produce pleasure? correct answers Most drugs of abuse
directly or indirectly target the brain's reward system by flooding the circuit with dopamine.
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter present in regions of the brain that regulate movement, emotion,
cognition, motivation, and feelings of pleasure. The overstimulation of this system, which
rewards our natural behaviors, produces the euphoric effects sought by people who abuse drugs
and teaches them to repeat the behavior.
Alcohol and other CNS depressants act on what NT correct answers GABA
tolerance can lead to correct answers dependence, then addiction, then overdose
