NURS 4312 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Caffeine, Inhalant
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Focuses on the addiction process by helping clients view addiction as a chronic disease and assisting them in making lifestyle changes to halt the progression of the disease. Oldest and most widely used psychoactive drug in the world; also known as ethyl alcohol or ethanol. Lay, self-help group that practices a 12-step approach to recovery fro persons with alcoholism. Example: peer support for treatment of chronic illnesses. Example: using alcohol despite problems it causes in areas of life. Also called blood alcohol level (bal); the amount of alcohol in the blood, commonly expressed as grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. Most state legal limits of intoxication while driving are 0. 08% or 0. 1%. Example: man with a 0. 24% bac will get arrested when pulled over for driving. Hey can have six parts: feedback, responsibility, advice, menu of options, empathy, and self-efficacy. Example: heath care professional teaches harmful effects to convince abuser to reduce consumption.
