NA 701 - Substance Use Disorder
Substance use disorder - correct answer _____________________________ is
a disease of the brain characterized by the recurrent use of substances (e.g., alcohol, drugs) that cause
clinical and functional impairment such as health problems, disability, and failure to meet major
responsibilities at work, school, or home
mild, moderate, severe - correct answer Substance Use Disorder involves a
circuit of reward, withdrawal, memory and motivation and can be classified as _________, ___________
or ___________ depending on the level of impairment
reward, withdrawal, memory, motivation - correct answer Substance Use
Disorder involves a circuit of __________, ______________, ____________ and _____________ and can
be classified as mild, moderate or severe depending on the level of impairment
Addiction - correct answer The most severe, chronic stage of substance use
disorder, in which there is a substantial loss of self-control, as indicated by compulsive substance use
despite the desire to stop using.
Drug diversion - correct answer The transfer of any substance from the
purpose for which it is intended for any illicit use (e.g., personal use, sale).
Impairment - correct answer The inability or impending inability to engage
safely in professional and daily life activities as a result of a physical, mental or behavioral disorder (e.g.,
substance use, abuse, or addiction).
8, 10 - correct answer In the United States approximately ____ to _____
percent of people ages 12 or older are addicted to alcohol or other drugs.
12 - correct answer In the United States approximately 8 to 10 percent of
people ages ____ or older are addicted to alcohol or other drugs.
, 15 - correct answer An increasing concern is the deaths from overdose in the
general population, which have more than quadrupled over the past _____ years.
over prescription, prescribed, heroin, fentanyl - correct answer Overdose
causes are complex, but most often include the ________ _________________ of pain medications,
which can lead to using medications in higher quantities or for another purpose than prescribed, using
medications _______________ for someone else, or turning to the less expensive and readily available
illicit drugs such as ________ and some containing highly toxic _______________.
anesthesia - correct answer Substance use disorder is an occupational hazard
of disproportionately greater risk among the ________________ profession than in other practice
specialties due in part to stresses of working in a demanding profession, increased availability of highly
addictive medications, and possible environmental sensitization to the effects of such medications.
10, 15 - correct answer An estimated ____ to ____ percent of all clinicians,
including anesthesia professionals, will misuse drugs or alcohol at some time during their career.
disclosure, stigma, licensure, legal - correct answer The full scope of the
problem is likely underestimated due to the many factors that discourage _________________ such as
__________, potential for ______________ restriction or loss, potential for ____________ action, and
implications for patient care.
Drug diversion - correct answer __________________________ may occur
through procurement of medications directly from pharmacies, automated dispensing units, retrieval
from sharps waste containers of medications remaining in syringes, diversion directly from patient
medications, or indirectly through dilution of a medication to appear that nothing is missing from the
original container.
awareness, prevention, reporting, intervention, workplace - correct answer
Facility policy and education that address symptom ___________________, ________________,
___________________, safe __________________, and reentry to the ________________, when
appropriate, may minimize the risk of substance diversion and minimize adverse outcomes.
Policies - correct answer _________________ that advocate for fair and
uniform management of providers with suspected or diagnosed substance use disorder supports a safe
environment for prompt reporting, appropriate treatment, and the possible reentry of the anesthesia
professional into clinical practice.
