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A wife refers her husband for substance abuse counseling. His drug of choice is cocaine which he has been using episodically with friends at a poker game (biweekly to weekly) for some years. She is disturbed at the illicit nature of the drug and the long standing use. He stated that though he recreationally uses, he doesn't crave cocaine, doesn't seek it out but rather uses with friends at the game who bring it. He feels that other than his wife being upset, he has no other social or occupational issues. Given the information provided, how is his use of cocaine BEST described? - IT IS NOT described as: Substance abuse, cocaine intoxication, or cocaine use disorder. What is Neuroplasticity? - the ability of the brain to form and reorganize synaptic connections following an injury or longterm drug use. What does the experienced effect of a drug depend upon? - t taken & past experiences of administration drug use How is drug tolerance BEST described? - A (Decreased) sensitivity to a drug overtime List some drug cues or triggers: - 1.Prior drug use setting 2.Drug Paraphernalia 3.Seeing others useWhat does (SASSI) stand for & what is it? - (Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory) a brief self-report questionnaire that identifies substance use disorder. For adults & adolescents. now there's 3rd edition (SASSI-3) for adults. (67 true & false items & a 26 item self report questions)