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1|Page | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+CSAMS EXAM - substance use
characteristics and effects
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
limbic system
✓ contains the brain's reward circuit; links together structures that control
and regulate pleasure
drug use floods the brain with _________ or prevents its reuptake causing
similar effects
✓ dopamine
post acute withdrawal symptoms
✓ inability to think clearly
✓ memory problems
✓ emotional problems
✓ sleep disturbances
✓ physical coordination problems
✓ sensitive to stress
✓ *can last up to 2 years*
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regenerative PAWS
✓ improves over time; longer a person stays sober the less severe
symptoms become
degenerative PAWS
✓ gets worse the longer a person is sober; more likely to relapse and often
self-medicate to alleviate symptoms
intermittent PAWS
✓ comes and goes
Narcotics (opioids)
✓ fentanyl, heroin, morphine
depressants
✓ barbiturates, benzos, GHB, alcohol
stimulants
✓ amphetamines, cocaine, khat, methamphetamine
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