SM_123b: Substance Use Disorders Flashcards

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Substance disorders consist of ____, ____, ____, and ____

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Substance disorders consist of risk harmful use, social impairment, impaired control, and physical dependence

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____ represent 50% of the risk for substance abuse disorders

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Genetics represent 50% of the risk for substance abuse disorders

  • Impaired breakdown of alcohol: decrease risk
  • Low level sensitivity to alcohol: increase risk
  • Some psychiatric disorders: increase risk
  • Some personality traits: increase risk
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____ and ____ are traits that increase risk for substance abuse disorders

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Negative emotionality and poor executive function are traits that increase risk for substance abuse disorders

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Environmental risk factors for substance abuse include ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____

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Environmental risk factors for substance abuse include family, peers, social / cultural, adverse effects, current status, and current situation

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Psychosocial risk factors include ____, ____, ____, and ____

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Psychosocial risk factors include social control, social learning, behavioral choice, and stress & coping

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Motivations have two dimensions ____ and ____

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Motivations have two dimensions valence (direction of mood change) and source (change mood by altering)

  • Valence: positive mood, negative mood
  • Source: internal state, external situation
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Motives for substance abuse include ____, ____, and ____

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Motives for substance abuse include social, enhancement, and coping

  • Social: be sociable
  • Enhancement: get high, fun
  • Coping: forget problems, cheer up
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Motives link ____ traits to influence substance abuse

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Motives link personality traits to influence substance abuse

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____ is main neurotransmitter implicated in substance abuse

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Dopamine is main neurotransmitter implicated in substance abuse

(mediates reward)

(there are others)

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Drugs ____ dopamine D2 receptors

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Drugs decrease dopamine D2 receptors

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Neural systems for ____, ____, ____, and ____ are involved in substance abuse

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Neural systems for inhibitory control, motivation / drive, learning / memory, and reward / salience are involved in substance abuse

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Substance use disorders are characterized by ____, ____, ____, and ____

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Substance use disorders are characterized by loss of control, compulsive behavior, continued use despite negative consequences, and changes in brain structure and function

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Treatment for substance abuse should match ____

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Treatment for substance abuse should match severity

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Psychosocial treatment for substance abuse involves ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____

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Psychosocial treatment for substance abuse involves motivational interviewing, 12-step facilitation, cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management, and couples / family therapy

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Psychosocial treatment for substance use targets ____, ____, ____, and ____

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Psychosocial treatment for substance use targets social control, social learning, behavioral choice, and stress and coping

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Alcohol has ____ and ____ effects

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Alcohol has direct and indirect effects

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Advers effects of alcohol include ____, ____, and ____

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Advers effects of alcohol include depression, mild-moderate cognitive deficits, and Wernicke’s encephalopathy / Wernicke-Karsakoff syndrome

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____ is a mu opioid antagonist used to treat alcohol abuse by decreasing positive reinforcement

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Naltrexone is a mu opioid antagonist used to treat alcohol abuse by decreasing positive reinforcement

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____ is glutamate antagonist used to treat alcohol abuse by reducing craving, dysphoria, and anxiety

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Acamprosate is glutamate antagonist used to treat alcohol abuse by reducing craving, dysphoria, and anxiety

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Disulfiram is used to treat alcohol abuse and acts by ____

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Disulfiram is used to treat alcohol abuse and acts by preventing conversion of acetaldehyde to acetate by irreversible inhibiting acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, causing accumulation of acetaldehyde

(flushing, nausea, vomiting)

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____ are used to treat alcohol abuse but have side effects of motor and cognitive impairment

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Benzodiazepines are used to treat alcohol abuse but have side effects of motor and cognitive impairment

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Cannabinoids have psychoactive component which is ____ (agonist) and non-psychoactive component which is ____ (antagonist)

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Cannabinoids have psychoactive component which is THC (agonist) and non-psychoactive component which is cannabidiol (antagonist)

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Endocannabinoids act on the CB1 receptor to cause ____

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Endocannabinoids act on the CB1 receptor to cause psychoactive effects

(CNS)

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Endocannabinoids act on the CB2 receptor to cause ____

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Endocannabinoids act on the CB2 receptor to cause immune upregulation / inflammation

(immune cells)

26
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Describe adverse effects of marijuana

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Marijuana adverse effects

  • Cannabis use disorder: high
  • Motor vehicle accidents: high
  • Symptoms of chronic bronchitis: high
  • Diminished lifetime achievement: high
  • Progression to toher drug use: medium
  • Schizophrenia: medium
  • Depression / anxiety: medium
  • Abnormal brain development: medium
  • Lung cancer: low
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Synthetic cannibinoids have ____ than THC because they are ____ at the CB1 receptor

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Synthetic cannibinoids have greater potency than THC because they are full agonists at the CB1 receptor

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____ are not detected in urine toxicology

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Synthetic cannibinoids are not detected in urine toxicology

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Cocaine ____ dopamine reuptake, metabolizes ____, and has effects lasting ____

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Cocaine decreases dopamine reuptake, metabolizes rapidly, and has effects lasting 1-2 hours

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Amphetamine ____ dopamine reuptake and ____ dopamine release, metabolizes ____, and has effects lasting ____

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Amphetamine decreases dopamine reuptake and increases dopamine release, metabolizes slowly, and has effects lasting 10-20 hours

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Adverse effects of stimulants are ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____

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Adverse effects of stimulants are myocardial infarction, stroke, persistent psychosis, decreased inhibitory control, and altered risk-reward decision making

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____, ____, and ____ are serotonergic hallucinogens

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LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline are serotonergic hallucinogens

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PCP and ketamine are dissociative anesthetics that are ____

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PCP and ketamine are dissociative anesthetics that are NMDA glutamate receptor antagonists

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Opioids include ____, ____, and ____

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Opioids include opiates, semi-synthetics, and synthetics

  • Opiates: detected on urine toxicology screen
  • Semi-synthetics: sometimes detected on urine toxicology screen
  • Synthetics: NOT detected on urine toxicology screen
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Endogenous opioid receptors include ____, ____, and ____

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Endogenous opioid receptors include mu, delta, kappa

  • Mu: euphoria, analgesia, decreased breathing / muscle tone
  • Delta: decreased breathing, euphoria
  • Kappa: analgesia, sedation, and miosis
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B-endorphins act on ____ opioid receptors

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B-endorphins act on mu opioid receptors

(also delta)

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Enkephalins act on ____ opioid receptors

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Enkephalins act on delta opioid receptors

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Dynorphins act on ____ opioid receptors

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Dynorphins act on kappa opioid receptors

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Adverse effects of opioids include ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____

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Adverse effects of opioids include nausea / vomiting, constipation, itching, cognitive slowing / fatigue / drowsiness, and overdose

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____ is a mu opioid receptor agonist used to treat opioid abuse

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Methadone is a mu opioid receptor agonist used to treat opioid abuse

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____ is a mu opioid receptor partial agonist used to treat opioid abuse

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Buprenorphine is a mu opioid receptor partial agonist used to treat opioid abuse

(combined with naloxone to decrease diversion)

42
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____ is a mu opioid receptor antagonist used to treat opioid abuse in select populations

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Naltrexone is a mu opioid receptor antagonist used to treat opioid abuse in select populations

43
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Mechanisms of action of drugs of abuse include ____, ____, and ____

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Mechanisms of action of drugs of abuse include blocking dopamine / 5 HT / NE receptors, modulating ion channels, and modulating receptors