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Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER: intentional use of drug other than intended, to achiee

altered state of consciousness, leads to mental, phyusical, emotional or social impariment of using, family or society

Abuse potential - CORRECT ANSWER: speed of action and how long lasts/ and social factors

Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER: arousal reactions or inhibitory factors

Active listening - CORRECT ANSWER: reflect pt emotions, counselor remains neutral

Additive Effect - CORRECT ANSWER: when two or more drugs used same time result

are equal to the sum of the actions of the drugs used

ADH - CORRECT ANSWER: antidireutic hormone - can inhibit production and output of ADH by pituitary region of brain, causing kidneys to reasbsorb less water, and produce more urine

ADS - CORRECT ANSWER: Alc dependence scale...25 item, severity of alc...is a

quantitative measure

Advocacy coordination in case mgt - CORRECT ANSWER: involves coordinating with

family, community agencies, legal system and legislative bodies

Affect - CORRECT ANSWER: outward expression to internal state 1 / 3

Aftercare - CORRECT ANSWER: called continuing care, follows discharge, case mgr

helps transition, and take responsibility for their lives

AHMD - CORRECT ANSWER: alco heart muscle disease - serious condition where

heart does not pump amt of blood needed for demands of body

Alco W/D - CORRECT ANSWER: anxiety, hyper arousal, elevated vitals, sweating,

shakes, altered perceptin, visual/tactile hallucinations and illusions/swizures, possible death if combined with alco or barbituate

Alcoholic hepatitis - CORRECT ANSWER: heavy or extnded bout of alco, inflammation of liver, metablilism is disrupted, jaundice, may be reversible with medical intervention

Aldehyde dehydrogenase - CORRECT ANSWER: some people lack and this helps

break down acetaldehyde (byproduct of alc) down, increased causes to feel sick, flush, especially in Asians

Amphetamine - CORRECT ANSWER: direct the release of dopamine and

norepinephrine and blocks reuptake creating euphoric effect

Anemia - CORRECT ANSWER: insufficeient function of red blood cells, affects nutrient levels, buildup of toxins reduces red blood cells production, those that are produced are defective and can cause bleeding from ulcers

Antagonistic interactions - CORRECT ANSWER: occur when two or more drugs used

same time, results are less than the sum of the acitons of the drug or they cancel the effects of each other

Assesment - CORRECT ANSWER: gathering info about pt in order to make informed

diagnostic impression

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Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER: collection of data from indiv/sources to determine

extend of problems/weakness/streng and used for planning treatment

Attempts to eliminate - CORRECT ANSWER: users partner realizes usage not normal

and pressures him to quit/cut back

Attending - CORRECT ANSWER: cues that let pt know your listening

AUDIT - CORRECT ANSWER: world health organization, over 8 suggests harmful

consumption, looks at frequency

AUI - CORRECT ANSWER: screening tool...frequency, patterns and how use is

perceived and attempts to control

AVE - CORRECT ANSWER: abstinence violation effect - tendency for some to use

substances problematically when they believe abstinence is too difficult, happens when person attempts to abstain and then faces conflict and guilt

Axis I - CORRECT ANSWER: mood disorders

Axis II - CORRECT ANSWER: personality disorder

Axis III - CORRECT ANSWER: medical

Axis IV - CORRECT ANSWER: environmental and social problems

Beck depression - CORRECT ANSWER: 21 item...depression symptoms for 2

weeks...29-63 depression

Behavioral tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER: when, after peiro of time repeated drug

use the user is able to modify their behav in hopes that others wont notice intoxication

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