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Substance Use disorders Questions and
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psychoactive substance
Ans: substance that alters thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors
Commonly referred to as "drugs"
These substances can range from:
legal (e.g. Caffeine, Nicotine)
to prescription (e.g. Valium, Vicodin)
to illegal (e.g. LSD) drugs
Two types of substance-related disorders
Ans: Substance Use Disorders are characterized by:
Impaired control
Social impairment
Risky use
Tolerance/withdrawal
Substance Induced Disorders:
Are characterized by
Intoxication and withdrawal
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Substance/medication induced mental disorders
Impaired control
Ans: Substances used in larger amounts or for longer periods
of time than intended
Expresses desire to stop using substances, but reports an
inability to do so (e.g. frequent relapses)
Spends a great deal of time obtaining and using substances as
well as and recovering from its effects
Craves substances often
Social impairment
Ans: Recurrent substance use may result in a failure to fulfill
major obligations at work, school or home
Important activities may be given up because of substance use
Continued use of substances despite interpersonal issues that
are caused by or exacerbated by substance use
risky use
Ans: Continued use of substance despite knowledge that
substances may be physiologically or psychologically impairing
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(e.g. drinking even when the individual knows it is bad for their
liver problems)
Recurrent substance use in situations where it's ph ysically
hazardous (e.g. driving drunk)
tolerance
Ans: o With repeated use of a substance, the nervous system
becomes less sensitive to the physiological effects of that
substance over time
o That means more use of the substance is required in ord er to
obtain the same level of intoxication
For example: You now need to drink 1 bottle of wine to get the
same 'high' you used to get from drinking 2 glasses
withdrawal
Ans: Set of physiological symptoms a person experiences when
drug use is stopped or decreased (specific symptoms depend on
substance)
Withdrawal symptoms for nicotine include: irritability,
jitteriness/muscle tremors, insomnia and nausea
Withdrawal symptoms for alcohol in the most severe cases
include: convulsions, hallucinations, and possibly alcohol
withdrawal delirium
Typically not seen with cannabis or hallucinogens
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Substance Use disorders Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
psychoactive substance
Ans: substance that alters thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors
Commonly referred to as "drugs"
These substances can range from:
legal (e.g. Caffeine, Nicotine)
to prescription (e.g. Valium, Vicodin)
to illegal (e.g. LSD) drugs
Two types of substance-related disorders
Ans: Substance Use Disorders are characterized by:
Impaired control
Social impairment
Risky use
Tolerance/withdrawal
Substance Induced Disorders:
Are characterized by
Intoxication and withdrawal
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Substance/medication induced mental disorders
Impaired control
Ans: Substances used in larger amounts or for longer periods
of time than intended
Expresses desire to stop using substances, but reports an
inability to do so (e.g. frequent relapses)
Spends a great deal of time obtaining and using substances as
well as and recovering from its effects
Craves substances often
Social impairment
Ans: Recurrent substance use may result in a failure to fulfill
major obligations at work, school or home
Important activities may be given up because of substance use
Continued use of substances despite interpersonal issues that
are caused by or exacerbated by substance use
risky use
Ans: Continued use of substance despite knowledge that
substances may be physiologically or psychologically impairing
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(e.g. drinking even when the individual knows it is bad for their
liver problems)
Recurrent substance use in situations where it's ph ysically
hazardous (e.g. driving drunk)
tolerance
Ans: o With repeated use of a substance, the nervous system
becomes less sensitive to the physiological effects of that
substance over time
o That means more use of the substance is required in ord er to
obtain the same level of intoxication
For example: You now need to drink 1 bottle of wine to get the
same 'high' you used to get from drinking 2 glasses
withdrawal
Ans: Set of physiological symptoms a person experiences when
drug use is stopped or decreased (specific symptoms depend on
substance)
Withdrawal symptoms for nicotine include: irritability,
jitteriness/muscle tremors, insomnia and nausea
Withdrawal symptoms for alcohol in the most severe cases
include: convulsions, hallucinations, and possibly alcohol
withdrawal delirium
Typically not seen with cannabis or hallucinogens
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