Part Two: MAT Training

Part Two: MAT Training T/F: Maintenance doses of opioid addiction treatment medications also relieve acute pain. - False. Patients shown to be hyperalgesic means that they experience; a. no pain b. pain less severely c. pain more severely d. allergic reactions to analgesics - c. pain more severely T/F: Carbamazepine or Phenytoin can lead to sharp reductions in serum methadone levels. - True. Adequate doses of methadone seemed to: a. increase cocaine use b. decrease cocaine use c. have no bearing on cocaine use d. none of the above - c. have no bearing on cocaine use T/F: A history of seizures or toxic psychosis during withdrawal from a sedative-hypnotic or anxiolytic drug or from alcohol is an absolute indication for inpatient detox. - True. Accuracy of screening instruments for COD may be compromised if adminsitered to patients with: a. liver impairments b. renal impairments c. cognitive impairments d. a and b - c. cognitive impairments What is the "MMSE"? - A common screening tool known as: "Mini Mental Status Examination" _______ are those in which substance-related symptoms continue long after a person stops using a drug. a. Substance-Induced Pervasive Disorder b. Substance-Induced Persisting Disorder c. Substance-Indicated Pervasive Disorder d. Substance-Indicated Persisting Disorder - b. Substance-Induced Persisting Disorder Substance-induced disorders tend to: a. dissipate with abstinence b. increase with abstinence c. alter with abstinence d. reveal themselves with abstinence - a. dissipate with abstinence T/F: Psychotropic medications should be prescribed prior to treatment medication for MATS patients. - False. It takes an average of _____ days for stabilization on buprenorphine. a. 1-2 b. 3-7 c. 8-10 d. 11-15 - b. 3-7 It takes an average of _____ weeks for stabilization on methadone: a. 1-2 b. 3-4 c. 5-6 d. 7-8 - b. 3-4 weeks T/F: Patients presenting with suicidal or homicidal ideation should be treated immediately. - True. T/F: Medications such as SSRI's can be administered before stabilization in MAT. - True. Administering SSRI's before a patient is stabilized in MAT may: a. facilitate engagement in treatment and addiction recovery b. prevent stabilization in treatment and addiction recovery c. prevent engagement in treatment and addiction recovery d. disrupt engagement in treatment and addiction recovery - a. facilitate engagement in treatment and addiction recovery Methadone substantially _____ fluctations in maternal serum opioid levels, protecting a fetus from repeated withdrawal episodes. a. reduces b. increases c. stabilizes d. eliminates - a. reduces