Substance Use

Question 1

People who meet criteria for substance use disorders usually have a co morbidity with?

Answer 1

• ADHD

- Conduct problems

Question 2

To increase sensation, users may seek?

Answer 2

• novel, complex, and ambiguous stimuli
• • attitudes about substance abuse and having friends with similar attitudes
• perceiving oneself to be physically older than same age peers
• school disconnectedness

Question 3

other causes for SUD:

Answer 3

• peer pressure
• false consensus (everyones doing it)
• family functioning

Question 4

Cortical effects of heavy drinking from teens:

Answer 4

• altered gray and white matter

- altered hippocampus, amygdala, PFC

Question 5

What evidence is there to show that cannabis is addictive?

Answer 5

• withdrawal responses

- deprivation causes symptoms

Question 6

What are things to consider about cannabis and psychosis?

Answer 6

• Ratio of THC (induces psychotomimetic effects) to CBD

- earlier use

Question 7

what is the family based approach to treatment for cannabis?

Answer 7

• modify negative interactions between family members

- multi systemic therapy

Question 8

what is the motivational interviewing approach to treatment for cannabis?

Answer 8

• patient centered

- looks at discrepancies between a persons current values and behaviors and their future goals