SBIRT - Modules 1 & 2 Study Guide
SBIRT acronym - Answer✔✔-Screening
Brief Intervention
Referral to Treatment
Substance - Answer✔✔-refers to a wide array of different chemical substances, that when ingested,
injected or inhaled can cause "psychoactive effects" - physical and/or psychological effects to the body
Major Psychoactive Substances - Answer✔✔-methamphetamine, tobacco, club drugs, hallucinogens,
heroin, inhalants, marijuana, cocaine, and prescriptions medication
Depressants
(3 categories of psychoactive substances) - Answer✔✔-Referred to as "downers" that slow down the CNS
to feel relaxed
Examples
- Alcohol
- Benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, Ativan)
- Opioids (Codeine, Heroin, Morphine, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone)
- Inhalants / Solvent (paint, glue, gases, nitrates)
- Barbiturates (Nembutal, Seconal)
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- Marijuana (low doses)
Stimulants
(3 categories of psychoactive substances) - Answer✔✔-Referred to as "uppers" that speed up the CNS to
cause alertness and excitability
Examples
- Caffeine
- Nicotine
- Amphetamines (Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta)
- Methamphetamine
- Cocaine (coke)
- Club drugs: MDMA (ecstasy, Adam, Molly), GHB (liquid x)
Hallucinogens
(3 categories of psychoactive substances) - Answer✔✔-Referred to as "psychedelics" that can cause
euphoria with distorted perceptions of reality, awareness, and emotions
Examples
- LSD (acid)
- Mescaline (peyote)
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