Substance Use Flashcards
1
Q
Substance use disorder
A
maladaptive pattern behaviors that are related to a continued use of drugs
2
Q
Tolerance
A
process through which the nervous system becomes less sensitive to the effects of drugs
metabolic- body adapted to drug
pharmacodynamic- changes in receptor binding
behavioral- resistance to drugs
3
Q
Withdrawl
A
cold-turkey- no medications
rapid- sedating pt and force body to detox
medical assisted- methadone
4
Q
symptoms of heroin use
A
dreamlike euphoria, positive emotional effects, naseua and vomiting, contricting of pupils, distrupts digestive system.
