Nicotine Use Disorder
My presentation is on Nicotine Use Disorder. It falls under substance related disorders in the DSM IV and is defined as, "The disorders related to the taking of a drug of abuse (Including Alcohol), to the side effects of a medication and to toxin exposure". Let me first start with a brief introduction of smoking (the number one nicotine related killer) and some statistical data retrieved from the US Centers For Disease Control.
Tobacco smoking is the number one cause of reversible mortalities in the United States. Tobacco use is related to 400,000 deaths annually in the United States. A person who smokes one pack a day has an average life expectancy 5 years less than a nonsmoker, and for a two pack a day smoker, 7 years less. Smoking is responsible for 30 percent of all cancers in the general population and 90 percent of all lung cancers in men and 79 percent in women. It also triplicates the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. There is also an increased risk of emphysema and bronchitis.
However, nicotine dependence applies to all forms of tobacco to include cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipes and cigars. It can also include prescription medications such as the nicotine gum and patch. The relative ability to produce dependence depends on the method of administration (smoked, oral or transdermal) and is also dependent on the nicotine content of the product. Contrary to some of the other substance related disorders, not all substance related dependence criteria apply to nicotine. Tolerance is usually observed as having a more intense effect the first time it is used during the day (The "Morning Smoke") and the lack of dizziness and nausea after repeated administration. Another sign with ...
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... Beats per Minute in the first few days of quitting smoking and their weight increased 5 lbs on average. The biggest factor in nicotine withdrawal tends to be the craving. This tends to be the most difficult aspect to overcome. However most symptoms seem to disappear within a month of quitting. The remainder of the "old" habits and psychological effects can linger behind for quite awhile though.
Treatment is handled in a couple different ways. Some individuals can quit on their own without a crutch. Others, who perhaps have failed trying on their own, use a nicotine patch or chew over the counter nicotine gum. There are a wide variety of smoking cessation courses available as well. Other options include hypnosis and electro-shock therapy. A doctor's consultation is the best way to determine what will work best for you personally.
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DSM IV
Nicotine (C10H14N2) is one of the most common and addictive of substances used in daily life worldwide. Chemically, it is a yellow-brown, soluble liquid that has a peculiar fish-like odor and a “MSD hazard diamond classification of 3 for health, 1 for flammability, and 0 for reactivity”(ScienceLab.com, 10/10/05). It is a chemical most commonly found in cigarettes, which combines the nicotine with tobacco. The nicotine in the cigarettes is what causes them to become addictive. Addiction is described
internal and external influences. Throughout the PSYC 101 course, many concepts were discussed and had some sort of interest. Some of the most interesting concepts were the ones who left the most effect of the average human. Such as social norms, sleep disorders, and substance abuse. All three of these concepts affect the average humans’ behavior, personality or way of thinking. There are many things that influence our behavior from external influences to social norms. Social norms often have influences
Substance related disorders entail the obsessive, excessive, and uncontrollable consume of substances being extremely harmful to the person who consumes it, affecting life of family, friends, and people in the community. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder fifth edition, there are ten distinct types of drugs that the DSM-5 encompasses: alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, hallucinogens, inhalants, opioids, sedatives, stimulants, tobacco, and other unknown substances (Porter
the similarities between these case studies would be that all of these disorders, Mrs. B’s struggle with Sexual Dysfunction Disorder, Thin Tim’s case of Anorexia Nervosa and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Joe’s case of Nicotine Dependency Disorder, Tomas’ issue with Gambling Disorder, and Wanda’s case of Bulimia Nervosa can all be comorbid with Major Depressive Disorder. Something else that is a similarity between the disorders mentioned in all of the case studies would be that all of the clients
ability to give you a sense of stress relief because of one of its most important ingredients Nicotine. Nicotine is a naturally occurring organic compound, referred to as an alkaloid, found in the leaves of Nicotiana tabacum and is know to be one of the most addictive alkaloids next to morphine. Nicotiana tabacum belongs to the Solanaceae family, Nicotiana genus, and N. tabacum species. Tobacco’s earliest uses were for religious purposes, as an entheogen, several medical applications, and most importantly
Addiction is a dependence on a substance where the individual who is affected feels defenseless and unable to stop the obsession to use a substance or prevent a particular behavior. Millions of Americans have addictions to drugs, alcohol, nicotine, and even to behaviors such as obsessive gambling. Pharmacotherapy is a treatment process in which a counselor can use a particular drug to counter act an addictive drug or behavior. Not all counselors agree with this type of treatment. However in order
psychic effects, and sometimes to avoid the discomfort of its absences. Tolerance may or may not be present’” (4). Interestingly though, this clinical condition has both behavioral and social components that need to be attended to, just as other disorders, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s are treated. Furthermore, researchers argue that addicts should be viewed as victims, suffering from an altered brain state, just as schizophrenics are viewed (1). Advances in the fields of neural and
Schizophrenia is one of the most misdiagnosed illnesses of all time. Its characteristics of identification – hallucinations, delusions, lack of body control, etc. - often cause it to be identified as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Doctors and scientists still debate the major cause of schizophrenia. Through research it is carefully observed that genetic factors play a larger role in the cause of schizophrenia than environmental factors. Individuals with schizophrenia are required
and not have to worry about school, which has led to too many dropouts in high school. It has been proven that an estimated 540,000 students to 1.97 million use nicotine in middle school/high school. And most of those students are currently failing due to the nicotine problem that makes them not focus on school and be in their own world. nicotine harms the parts of the brain that control attention and learning. In short words, vaping affects your brain and education, which leads most times to failure
has side effects that are hazardous to an individual’s health. On numerous occasions Evins compares the withdraw episodes and how addictive nicotine is to marijuana. Considering that nicotine
Rodu, chewing tobacco’s risks for mouth cancer are so low that they cannot be distinguished from that of a person who does not do any of these harmful products. While doctors have found that smokeless tobacco can cause leukoplakia, a mucous membrane disorder characterized by white patches, especially on the cheek and tongue, they still find that smokeless tobacco is ninety-eight percent safer than smoking. According to Carl V. Phillips, “oral leukoplakia occurs commonly in smokeless tobacco users, but
situation is even worse in poorer countries, where support to stop smoking is limited, and tobacco control policies weaker. So in light of this, how should we view the increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes? The gadgets deliver a nicotine hit by heating a nicotine-containing
anything in the world. The most common substances the brain becomes addicted to would be caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and controlled substances. Addiction is truly a disease; addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that affects your brain and neurotransmitters. Certain things the brain can become addicted to, like for example drugs and alcohol, can change the brains structure and function after repetitive use many people believe that addiction is a choice the addict makes which is untrue. The initial
regulate the use of the drug. As a drug user’s dependency slowly grows they begin to abandon normal activities and lose interest to perform tasks. Dependency is fully indicated when the user continues use knowing it has bad side affects. Drug withdrawals are the symptoms experienced upon decreased intake of a drug and can be brutal on the drug user. In order for a drug user to experience withdrawal symptoms they first develop physical dependency and or psychological dependency. Drug use changes an
matter. Nicotine - a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 1 0 H 1 4 N 2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide. Cigarette-a cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper. In our time teenagers and people think that smoking is not bad, but they do not understand that smoking can affects your entire body. Research has shown that teens tobacco users are more likely to use alcohol