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Slippery Path
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Mind Map on Slippery Path, created by rand firas on 17/10/2016.
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Slippery Path
Drugs
Any substance other than food that can be inhaled, injected, smoked, dissolved under the tongue, etc
Recreational drugs
Psychoactive drugs that alter the mental state
Depressants
Stimulants
Psychedelic
Types:
Alcohol
Cannabis
Caffeine
Opium
Nicotine
MDMA
Cocaine
Heroin
Ketamine
LSD
Magic mushrooms
Risk Factors
Most likely to start during puberty
Peer Pressure
Curiosity
Rebellion
Modelling parent behaviour
Ignorance
Poly Pharmacy
Reasons it is followed
Lessen the negative effect of one of the drugs
Sleep problems
Attempt to reduce dependance
Some people only feel the effect in combinations
Tolerance
A state in which an organism no longer responds to the drug
Difference between tolerance and resistance
Tolerance: Diminished response of the body to a drug
Resistance: the ability of microorganisms and cancer cells to withstand drug effect against them
Physiological effect of addiction
Depression
Anxiety
Violence
Hallucinations
Apathy
Routes of administration
Insufflation (Eg, Cocaine)
Chewing/Sublingual (Eg, LSD)
Intravenous (Eg, Heroin)
Orally (Eg, Ecstasy)
Smoking (Eg, tobacco)
Signs & symptoms
Sudden change in behavior
Red/glassy eyes
Loss of interest
Injection spot
Rehabilitation
Help addicts to re-enter society
Individual Counselling
Group therapy
Withdrawal Syndrome
Anxiety
Headaches
Insomnia
Sweating
Delirium Tremens
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Relapse
Due to craving
Stress
Depression
Wanting more and more
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, etc
Risk Factor
Quantity of alcohol
Genetic factors
Iron overload
Gender
Malnutrition
Tests
CBC
Liver biopsy
Liver Function test
Treatment
Less Alcohol
Vaccines against hepatitis A&B
Diuretics
Vitamin K and Sodium
Antibiotics
Symptoms
Fatigue
Poor appetite/weight loss
Spidery blood vessels on the skin
Ascites
Jaundice
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