Positive reinforcement The process by presentation of a stimulus, usually pleasant (e.g. the drug itself), increases the probability of a response. Rapid opioid detox A general term for procedures involving the use of opioid antagonists to induce withdrawal from opioids (See 2.2.3) Receptors Brain structures which bind particular drugs; the effects of a drug are experienced when the drug has attached itself to its corresponding receptor Recovery capital The sum total of all the personal, social, and community resources a person can draw on to begin and sustain his recovery from drug and alcohol problems () Relapse Return to problematic use of alcohol or drugs. ShOWS Short Opiate Withdrawal Scale (See Appendix 2) SOWS Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (See Appendix 2) Takeaways Doses of medication provided for administration away from the dosing point; administration of takeaways may or may not be supervised by a responsible adult. See also unsupervised dosing. (See 2.3.6) Tolerance Requiring higher doses of the drug to experience the same effects Unsanctioned Usually referring to use of drugs that is not in accordance with a medical prescription Unsupervised dosing Refers to takeaway of medication that are administered without supervision by a responsible adult. See also Takeaways. (See 2.3.6) Withdrawal Signs and symptoms associated with cessation of a substance on which a person is dependent. Appendix 1: Definitions of opioid dependence Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders After a major review, the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has now been released. (See ) DSM-IV had separate diagnoses of substance and dependence which have been combined in DSM-5 into a diagnosis for substance use disorder. The DSM-5 substance use disorder criteria are nearly identical to the DSM-IV substance abuse and dependence criteria combined into a single list, with two exceptions. The
Positive reinforcement The process by presentation of a stimulus, usually pleasant (e.g. the drug itself), increases the probability of a response. Rapid opioid detox A general term for procedures involving the use of opioid antagonists to induce withdrawal from opioids (See 2.2.3) Receptors Brain structures which bind particular drugs; the effects of a drug are experienced when the drug has attached itself to its corresponding receptor Recovery capital The sum total of all the personal, social, and community resources a person can draw on to begin and sustain his recovery from drug and alcohol problems () Relapse Return to problematic use of alcohol or drugs. ShOWS Short Opiate Withdrawal Scale (See Appendix 2) SOWS Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale (See Appendix 2) Takeaways Doses of medication provided for administration away from the dosing point; administration of takeaways may or may not be supervised by a responsible adult. See also unsupervised dosing. (See 2.3.6) Tolerance Requiring higher doses of the drug to experience the same effects Unsanctioned Usually referring to use of drugs that is not in accordance with a medical prescription Unsupervised dosing Refers to takeaway of medication that are administered without supervision by a responsible adult. See also Takeaways. (See 2.3.6) Withdrawal Signs and symptoms associated with cessation of a substance on which a person is dependent. Appendix 1: Definitions of opioid dependence Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders After a major review, the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has now been released. (See ) DSM-IV had separate diagnoses of substance and dependence which have been combined in DSM-5 into a diagnosis for substance use disorder. The DSM-5 substance use disorder criteria are nearly identical to the DSM-IV substance abuse and dependence criteria combined into a single list, with two exceptions. The
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