Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
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Progressive<br />
• Review <strong>of</strong> Jellinik chart h<strong>and</strong>out<br />
• Applies to addictive process, not abuse<br />
• Progressive deterioration<br />
• Defense mechanisms are unconscious<br />
• Lack <strong>of</strong> insight is perplexing to outsiders<br />
• Physiological changes/brain changes due to<br />
neurotransmitters <strong>and</strong> receptor sites<br />
• Recovery is progressive too