NCAC II Treatment and Counseling A+

NCAC II Treatment and Counseling A+ Tolerance mechanisms - ANS-Managing drug use by controling the environment Stages of addiction - ANS-1)Treatment initiation 2)Early abstinence 3)Maintenance of abstinence 4)Advanced recovery Meds facilitating recovery - ANS-1) Agonist- mimic effect 2)antagonists- block effect 3)antidipsotropics- cause adverse effect with consumption 4) antipsychotics- control symptoms Drug and alcohol screening - ANS-1)Drug Abuse screening test (DAST) 2)substance abuse problem checklist 3)CAGE 4)alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) 5)Michigan alcoholism screening test (MAST) 6) alcohol use inventory (AUI) Personality dx - ANS-Never appropriate dx early on in treatment. Could be transient and go in remission with substance use tx Counseling - ANS-Discuss why relapse happened and how to prevent it in future If drug screen + and client denies matter is best dropped for that session Current model of addiction - ANS-1)sense of craving or compulsion 2)loss of personal control over behavior 3)continuation of the behavior despite negative consequences Levels of care - ANS-...