Substance-related Addictive Disorders

Disulfiram deters a client from consuming alcohol. What two drugs reduce cravings for ETOH?

Cocaine withdrawal is more dangerous than alcohol withdrawal?

Substance use disorders are complex ___

Benzodiazepine withdrawal can result in what two things?

A medically-managed program that is accessed while a client's body clears itself of drugs?

What is the difference between synthetic and organic drugs?

A program for nurses with a problem that has or could impair their ability to practice safely?

Name the defense mechanism: "I use drugs to cope with the pressure of my job!"

For many drugs of abuse, withdrawal has an ___effect from the drug's original effect.

Wet brain and alcoholic delirium or psychosis are also known as?

A nurse should expect a client with opioid intoxication to exhibit?

This is specific to each substance and they each have their own characteristic syndrome?

Death from delirium tremens is often related to?

Cotton fever is when a client gets sick from filtering drugs through cotton balls?

A client using bath salts presents to the ER, the RN might assess which physical symptoms?

Alcohol is to intoxication as stimulants are to:

A client presents under the influence of alcohol, the RN should do what first (priority)?