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Substance Abuse Disorders Overview

The document discusses substance use disorders and various substances like alcohol, caffeine, amphetamines, cannabis, and nicotine. It covers the epidemiology, comorbid disorders, etiology, neurological and physiological effects of substances. For alcohol it discusses subtypes of alcohol dependence and alcohol-related disorders. For caffeine it notes related disorders and comorbid use of sedatives. Amphetamines section lists types and discusses neuropharmacology. Cannabis section covers neurobiology and effects. Nicotine section lists health risks and discusses neurobiology mechanisms in the brain.

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Substance Abuse Disorders Overview

The document discusses substance use disorders and various substances like alcohol, caffeine, amphetamines, cannabis, and nicotine. It covers the epidemiology, comorbid disorders, etiology, neurological and physiological effects of substances. For alcohol it discusses subtypes of alcohol dependence and alcohol-related disorders. For caffeine it notes related disorders and comorbid use of sedatives. Amphetamines section lists types and discusses neuropharmacology. Cannabis section covers neurobiology and effects. Nicotine section lists health risks and discusses neurobiology mechanisms in the brain.

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PSYCHIATRIC 3: SUBSTANCE ABUSE( DR ROSALES) June 22, 2011

SUBSTANCE USE RELATED DISORDERS

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ALCOHOL RELATED DISORDERS

• DECREASE LIFE SPAN BY 10 YEARS TO 15 ALCOHOL


• 22,OOO DEATHS/YEAR
• 2 MILLION NON FATAL INJURIES • SINGLE DRINK EQUAL TO 12 G ALCOHOL
• BEER –HALF OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION • 12 OUNCES OF BEER
• LIQUOR -1/3 • METABOLISM IN ONE HOUR 15 TO 20 MG/DL
• 50% HOMICIDES;25% SUICIDES • Stomach absorption;SI
• Pyloric valve closure
EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR ALCOHOL RELATED DISORDERS • Peak blood conc.45 to 60 min. after ingestion
• Food delays absorption
• Rapid drinking decrease time to peak
• ALL SOCIOECONOMIC CLASS
concentration
• 70% OF ADULTS WITH COLLEGE DEGRESS ARE
• MELLANBY EFFECT
CURRENT DRINKERS; 40% WITH LESS
EDUCATION METABOLISM
• BINGE ALCOHOL USE SIMILAR ACROSS
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION • ALCOHOL-ACETALDEHYDE (ALCDH)ACETIC
• MEN > WOMEN ACID (ALDDH)
• 90% OXIDIZED IN THE LIVER;10% ECRETED
UNCHANGED INKIDNEYS AND LUNGS
CO MORBID DISORDERS
• CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM –UPREGULATION OF
ENZYMES
• ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER
• WOMEN,ASIANS,LOWER ENZYMES
• DEPRESSION- 30 T0 40% (WOMEN)
• ANXIETY DISORDER
• SUICIDE EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN

ETIOLOGY • NO SINGLE MOLECULAR TARGET


• “INTERCALATION IN MEMBRANES OF
• 60% GENETIC NEURONS”-FLUIDITY, STIFFNESS
• CHILDHOOD HISTORY OF ADHD, CONDUCT • RECEPTORS ENHANCED BY ALCOHOL-
DISORDER 5HT3,GABA A,NIC. ACH
• EEG,EVOKED POTENTIAL (P300) • INHITED RECEPTORS- GLUTAMATE,CALCIUM
• IDENTICAL TWIN/ADOPTIVE STUDIES CHANNEL
• 40% ENVIRONMENTAL
• PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS
• REDUCE TENSION • 0.05%- THOUGHT,JUDGMENT&RESTRAINT
• INC. FEELINGS OF POWER LOOSENED
• DEC.PSYCHOLOGICAL PAIN
• 0.1%-CLUMSY MOTOR ACTS
• PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY
• 0.2%-DEPRESSED MOTOR AREA,CONTROL OF
• DECREASE UNCONSCIOUS STRESS LEVEL
• FIXATED TO ORAL STAGE EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR
• BEHAVIORAL THEORY • 0.3%CONFUSION,
• EXPECTATIONS ABT. REWARDING EFFECTS OF • STUPOROUS
DRINKING • 0.4 TO 0.5%-COMA
• > RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION

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SLEEP • DEMENTIA
• DECREASE REM,DEC.DEEP SLEEP, SLEEP • PERSISTING AMNESTIC D/O
FRAGMENTATION • PSYCHOTIC D/OWITH DELUSIONS

PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS SUBTYPES OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

• FATTY LIVER • TYPE A- MILD DEPENDENCE, Late onset


• ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS • TYPE B-SEVERE DEPENDENCE, early onset
• HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS • Antisocial alcoholism
• ESOPHAGITIS • Developmentally cumulative
• GASTRITIS • Negative effect alcoholism
• ACHLORHYDRIA • Developmentally limited alcoholism
• GASTRIC ULCER
• PANCREATIC CANCER
• FAILED NUTRIENT ABSORPTION
• HYPERTENSION
• INC. RISK MI,CVD
• INC. RESTING CO,HR,O2 CONSUMPTION
• INC.
HEAD,NECK,ESOPHAGEAL,STOMACH,HEPATIC,C
OLONIC,LUNG CANCER
• HYPOGLYCEMIA
• MYOPATHY

ALCOHOL RELATED DISORDERS

• ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS


1. ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
2. ALCOHOL ABUSE

• ALCOHOL INDUCED DISORDERS


1. ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
2. ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL

• ALCOHOL INDUCED
1. PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
2. MOOD DISORDER
3. ANXIETY DISORDER
4. SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
5. PERCEPTUAL D/O
• INTOXICATION DELIRIUM
• WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM

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NEUROLOGICAL AND MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS OF


ALCOHOL USE

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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

• HALF LIFE 3 TO 10 HOURS


• TIME OF PEAK CONC. 30 TO 60 MG
• ANTAGONIST OF ADENOSINE RECEPTORS
• INHIBIT Gi protein inc. cAMP in neurons
• Dopamine and NE
• Global cerebral vasoconstriction
• ?rebound, coronary artery

CAFFEINE RELATED DISORDERS

• A CUP- 100 TO 150 MG


• TEA – 30 TO 100 MG
• CHOCOLATE BAR- 25 T0 35 MG
• SOFT DRINKS- 25 TO 50 MG
• DECAF- 2 TO 4 MG
• COMORBID USE OF SEDATIVE AND HYPNOTIC

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AMPHETAMINE RELATED DISORDERS(STIMULANT)

 METAMPHETAMINE
 METHYLPHENIDATE
 EPHEDRINE
 PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
 PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE
 PHENTERMINE
 MODAFINIL

NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

• RELEASE DOPAMINE
• VENTRAL TEGMENTAL
AREACEREBRALCORTEX AND LIMBIC AREA
• DESIGNER AMPHETAMINE
• DA,NE,SEROTONIN

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CANNABIS RELATED DISORDER

• NEUROBIOLOGY TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL

• G PROTEIN LINKED RECEPTOR (Gi)


• Monoamine and gaba
• Euphoria peak in 30 min then 2 to 4 hrs
• ? Reward center
• Amotivational syndrome,cognitive impairment

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NICOTINE RELATED DISORDER

NEUROBIOLOGY

• LUNG CANCER, EMPHYSEMA,


CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
• SECONDHAND SMOKE
• SCHIZOPHRENIA-REDUCE SENSITIVITY TO
OUTSIDE STIMULI;INCREASE CONCENTRATION
• AGONIST OF NICOTINIC ACH RECEPTORS
• BRAIN 15 SEC. HALF LIFE 2HOURS
• ACTIVATE THE REWARD CENTER
• INCREASE NE,E, VASOPRESSIN,
ENDORPHIN,ACTH AND CORTISOL

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