[Answered] NURS-6630 Week 9 Blog: Substance Use, Addiction/Impulse Control Disorder

COURSE:

NURS-6630N: Approaches to Treatment

Construct a Blog post, not to exceed 1,500–2,000 words, written for a PMHNP provider audience to post in the Discussion area.

Although you are not required to respond to colleagues, collegial discussion is welcome. Also, it will be important for you to read your peers’ Blog posts in order to learn about all of the medications on the assigned list.

You will be assigned from the following list:

  • Opioid Use Disorder
    • Vivitrol
    • Suboxone
    • Methadone
    • Lofexidine
  • Alcohol Use Disorder
    • Acamprosate
    • Naltrexone
    • Disulfiram
    • Phenobarbital (seizure control due to alcohol withdrawal)
    • Chlordiazepoxide
  • Cannabis Use Disorder
    • Nefazodone*
    • Fluoxetine*
    • Gabapentin*
    • Buspirone*
  • Stimulant Use Disorder (cocaine, methamphetamine)
    • Antipsychotic Medications*
    • Combination Injectable Naltrexone*
    • Bupropion*
    • Gabapentin*
  • Tobacco Use Disorder
    • Nicotine replacement patch
    • Nicotine replacement gum
    • Nicotine replacement inhaler
    • Zyban
  • Sedative/Hypnotic Anxiolytic Use Disorder
    • Gabapentin*
    • Buspirone*
    • Flumazenil*
    • Trazodone*
  • Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
  • Lisdexamphetamine

 

Solution

Tobacco Use Disorder

Tobacco use disorder is a prevalent substance use disorder in the United States that has significant health consequences. Tobacco use disorder involves the maladaptive pattern of nicotine consumption through smoking or smokeless tobacco products that results in impairment or distress for the user. The addiction potential of cigarettes is considered on par with other commonly abused substances like alcohol. The lifetime risk of having a tobacco use disorder is estimated to be 20-30% among those who experiment with smoking, which is notably higher than the 10-15% risk for alcohol use disorder among those who try alcohol(Leone & Evers-Casey, 2022).

  • Identify the substance or addiction with discussion on pertinent diagnostic criteria for the use disorder.

Tobacco use disorder, as defined in the DSM-5, involves a problematic pattern of tobacco use that causes clinically significant impairment or distress as exhibited by at least two of eleven specified criteria occurring within a 12-month period(Leone & Evers-Casey, 2022). The specific substance involved in tobacco use disorder is ……………………………………..$10