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Week 8- Overdosable Substances Flashcards

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What does substance/ drug abuse mean?

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  • Use of pharmacological substances for purposes other than a medically defined reason
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What does drug dependence/ addiction?

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  • A craving for the drug, an overwhelming feeling of the need to obtain and continue to use the drug
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What does tolerance mean?

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  • The need for increasingly higher amounts of the drug to get the same effects
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What does withdrawal mean?

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  • A psychological or physical rxn when the substance is stopped
  • Most s/s of withdrawal are the exact opposite of what exposure to the substance causes
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What are the routes of exposure?

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  • Ingestion: can cause immediate or delayed effects
  • Inhalation: rapid absorption vial alveoli in the lungs
  • Topical: entry across the skin or mucous membranes
  • Injection: cause immediate and delayed effects
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What is the class of Alcohol?

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  • CNS Depressant
  • Affects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on alcohol?

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  • Mental confusion
  • Vomiting
  • Seizures
  • Trouble breathing
  • Slow HR
  • Clammy skin
  • Dulled responses
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What is the class of morphine?

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  • Narcotic analgesia
  • Affects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on morphine?

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  • Cold, clammy skin
  • Hypotensive
  • Sleepiness
  • Nausea/ vomiting
  • Slow breathing
  • Slow weak pulse
  • Altered LOA
  • Pinpoint pupils
  • Coma, possible death
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What is the class of marijuana?

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  • Depressant with psychoactive properties
  • Affects both the SNS & PNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on marijuana?

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  • Dry mouth
  • Bloodshot and/or glassy eyes
  • Delayed rxn time
  • Impaired motor skills
  • Poor coordination
  • Fatigue
  • Increased appetite
  • Weight gain
  • Particular “odor”
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What are the class of percocet?

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  • Opioid
  • Affect the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on percocets?

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Mild s/s: dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, dry mouth

Severe s/s: extreme fatigue, jaundice, chest pain, shallow breathing, seizures, agitation, hypothermia

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What is the class of fentanyl?

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  • Opioid, used to reduce pain
  • Affects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on fentanyl?

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  • Extreme happiness
  • Pain relief
  • Euphoria
  • Drowsiness
  • Nausea
  • Confusion
  • Resp depression & arrest
  • Cyanotic, clammy
  • Unconscious
  • Coma & death
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What is the class of cocaine?

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  • Psychostimulant drug, tropane alkaloid
  • Affects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed or OD on cocaine?

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  • Increase BP, HR &Temp
  • Diaphoretic
  • Loss of appetite
  • Dilated pupils
  • High amount consumption is linked w convulsions, cardiac arrest, strokes, death, delusions & hallucinations
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What are the class of benzodiazepines?

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  • Sedatives
  • Affects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on Benzodiazepines?

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  • Slurred speech
  • Loss of coordination & balance
  • Altered LOC
  • Memory loss
  • Decrease in BP
  • Slow & shallow breathing
  • Bradycardia
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What is the class of amphetamines?

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  • Stimulant
  • Affects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on amphetamines?

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  • Agitation
  • Hyperthermia
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypertension
  • Diaphoresis
  • Prolonged QT syndrome
  • Cardiac dysrhythmias
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What is the class of methamphetamine?

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  • Psycho-stimulants
  • Affects the CNS, meth increases the activity of several neurotransmitters, including dopamine
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What are the S/S if exposed/ OD on meth?

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  • Chronic meth users can experience insomnia, anxiety, confusion, psychosis
  • Tachypnea, tachycardia, irregular rhythm, hypertension, hyperthermia, memory loss and anorexia
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What is the class of ecstay?

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  • Substituted amphetamine- stimulant and psychedelics
  • Affects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed to ecstasy?

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  • Feelings of euphoria
  • Wakefulness
  • Intimacy
  • Sexual arousal
  • Disinhibition
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What are the s/s of OD on ecstasy?

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  • Abnormal HR & rhythm
  • Body temp dysregulation
  • Hyperthermia
  • Seizures
27
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What class is phencyclidine?

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  • Dissociative anesthetic
  • Affects the SNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on phencyclidine?

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  • Erratic behaviour
  • Hallucinations
  • Dissociation
  • Blank stares
  • Slurred speech
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What is the class of LSD?

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  • Hallucinogen
  • Affects the CNS
  • Acts on your brain and changes your mood, behaviour, and the way you relate the world around you
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on LSD?

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  • Hallucinations
  • Panic
  • Paranoia
  • Psychosis
  • Tachycardia
  • Agitation
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What is the class of Psilocybin?

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  • Psychedelic
  • Affects the SNS (increase in BP, loss of appetite, no salivation)
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on Psilocybin?

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  • Visual or auditory hallucinations
  • Increased emotions
  • Loss of appetite
  • Dry mouth
  • Nausea
  • Blurred vision
  • Loss of coordination
  • Psychosis
  • Increased resps, temp, BP, increased perspiration
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What is the class of ketamine?

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  • Dissociative anesthetic
  • Affects both the CNS and PNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on ketamine?

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  • Decreased resps
  • Altered LOC
  • Apnea
  • Hypotension
  • Bradycardia
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Seizure
  • Coma
35
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What is the class of adderall?

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  • Is a stimulant
  • Effects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on adderall?

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  • Mydriasis
  • Tremor
  • agitation
  • hyperreflexia
  • combative behaviour
  • confusion
  • hallucinations
  • delirium
  • anxiety
  • paranoia
  • movement disorders
  • seizures
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What is the class of paint thinner?

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  • Inhalant
  • Affects the CNS
38
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on paint thinner?

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  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Mouth/ throat irritation
  • Pain
  • Memory loss (after a few days of exposure)
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What is the class of cyanide?

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  • Poison/ human carcinogen/ used in manufacturing
  • Affects the CNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on cyanide?

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  • Headache
  • Nausea/ vomiting
  • Dizziness
  • Rapid HR
  • Unconsciousness
  • Convulsions
  • Resp failure
  • Coma
  • Death
41
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What is the class of tylenol?

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  • Analgesic (pain reliever) & antipyretic (fever reducer)
  • Affects the CNS, inhibits synthesis of prostaglandins
42
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on Tylenol?

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Asymptomatic until 24hrs after
- Nausea/ vomiting
- Lethargy
- Abdo pain
- Can lead to liver failure

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What is the class of gravol?

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  • Anticholinergic
  • NVS affects- SNS
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on gravol?

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  • Increase HR, temp, dilated pupils, no bowel sounds, dry pt
45
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What is the class of benadryl?

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  • Antihistamine
  • Affects the CNS system by blocking histamine receptors
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What are the s/s if exposed/ OD on benadryl?

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  • Altered LOC
  • Drowsiness
  • Dry mouth
  • Fever
  • Seizures
  • Coma

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