Toxicology ★

• Nicotine & Smoking Cessation

• Alcohol withdrawal — delirium tremens

• Opioid Use Disorder

• Amphetamines

• Cocaine

• Benzodiazepines

• Phencyclidine (PCP) intoxication

• Marijuana (cannabis)

• When do substance abuse patients start asking if it’s problematic? (Transtheoretical model of change)
  • Contemplation: Acknowledges problem but is ambivalent/unwilling to change
  • Precontemplation: Denies any problem and consequences
  • Engagement/willpower: Executes a plan and demonstrates a change in behavior
  • Preparation/determination: Committed to and planning for behavior change
  • Maintenance: Sustained new behaviors
    • in case of regression then it is called a relapse