NURS 3121- Week 8 Exam Study Guide
Solutions
portugal - Ans:-decriminalized drugs in 2001
what factors led to opioid problem - Ans:--highly addictive drugs
-aggressive sales forces and marketing
-new medical approach to pain
-unrealistic expectations of pain relief
-opportunistic drug traffi...
-effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual not just the personal substance use
-medications are an essential element of treatment especially when combines with counselling and
other behavioural therapies
-many people with substance use disorders to addiction have co-occuring conditions
-detoxification is only one stage of addiction treatment and is not effective as a stand alone treatment
diagnostic criteria for addiction - Ans:✔✔-a problematic pattern of opioid use leading to clinically
significant impairment or distress
criteria for being diagnosed with addiction - Ans:✔✔-pt must have at least 3 within a 12-month period
-larger amounts, over longer periods of time
-unsuccessful in cutting down or controlling use
-excessive time spent obtaining, using and recovering from the drug
-craving, strong desire
-failure to fulfill occupational, personal, academic, role obligations as a result of use
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