12-step programs - ✅✅ -A treatment approach that conceptualizes
substance use problems as a disease and emphasizes the need for humility
and social support to achieve abstinence; involves attending regular meetings
with other individuals with substance use problems
3 Substance-Induced Disorders - ✅✅-1. substance intoxication
2. substance withdrawal
3. substance-induced mental disorder
4 Clusters of Substance Use Disorders - ✅✅-1. Impaired control
2. Social impairment
3. Risky use
4. Pharmacological criteria
Abstinence Violation Effect - ✅✅ -Feeling shame or guilt after breaking a
period of abstinence; often results in continued substance use to alleviate
these negative emotions
Alcohol -✅✅ -a depressant that enhances gamma-aminobutyric acid
(GABA) (the brain's primary inhibitor neurotransmitter)
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Allostasis - -Physical changes in the brain (e.g., reduction in reception
number or sensitivity) due to recurrent substance use
ASSIST - ✅✅ -A measure administered to adolescents and parents to
screen for a wide range of substance use problems in adolescents
Cannabinoid Receptors - ✅✅ -Neurotransmitter receptors that regulate
appetite, pain sensation, mood, and memory
Cannabis - ✅✅ -naturally occurring drug that contains
delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
, Cannabis Youth Treatment Study - ✅✅ -A large study that examined the
relative efficacy of psychosocial treatments for marijuana and alcohol use
problems in adolescents
Circular Questioning -✅✅ -A family therapy technique in which the
therapists asks each family member to describe a problem or situation
Conduct Problems Pathway - ✅✅ -A developmental pathway used to explain
the emergence of substance use disorders; (1) neurobehavioral undercontrol,
(2) disruptive behavior and academic problems, and (3) peer rejection and
deviant peers who introduce and reinforce substance use
CRAFFT - ✅✅-One way to assess an adolescent's risk for substance use
problems
An acronym used to screen for substance use disorders in adolescents: car,
relax, alone, forget, friends, trouble
Decisional Balance - ✅✅ -A technique in which the therapist encourages the
adolescent to consider the costs and benefits of her substance use
Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - ✅✅-The most powerful cannabinoid
found in marijuana.
E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) - ✅✅ -A
serious health risk associated with vaping; symptoms include cough, chest
pain, shortness of breath, flu-like symptoms, digestive problems, and risk of
respiratory or cardiovascular failure
Functional Family Therapy - ✅✅ -A systems approach to treating
adolescents with substance use problems; therapists try to change the nature
of relationships and quality of interactions within the family
Gateway Hypothesis - ✅✅ -Posits that adolescents who use marijuana are at
increased risk of using other substances; has received mixed support in the
research literature
Hallucinogenics - ✅✅ -Bind to serotonin receptors and stimulate the locus
coeruleus, an area of the brain that regulates many other brain regions