Across
- 2. Life-threatening alcohol withdrawal syndrome associated with confusion, agitation and autonomic instability.
- 4. Opioid receptor antagonist used in alcohol and opioid dependence treatment.
- 6. Medication used to support abstinence following alcohol withdrawal.
- 10. Opioid medication with partial agonist activity used to treat opioid dependence.
- 12. Cluster of symptoms occurring when a dependent person reduces or stops a substance.
- 13. Strong urge or desire to use a substance.
- 14. Vitamin given to people with alcohol dependence to reduce the risk of Wernicke encephalopathy.
- 15. Observable shaking commonly seen during alcohol withdrawal.
- 17. Potentially fatal complication involving abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
- 19. Approach aimed at reducing the health and social harms of substance use without requiring abstinence.
- 20. Perception of something that is not present, which may occur in severe withdrawal.
Down
- 1. Clinical scale used to assess the severity of alcohol withdrawal.
- 3. Long-acting opioid agonist used in opioid dependence treatment.
- 5. Return to substance use after a period of abstinence or reduced use.
- 7. Common autonomic symptom of opioid withdrawal involving excessive perspiration.
- 8. State caused by the acute effects of alcohol or another drug.
- 9. Sedative drug class associated with potentially dangerous withdrawal if stopped abruptly.
- 11. Clinical scale used to assess the severity of opioid withdrawal.
- 16. Potential consequence of excessive substance use involving respiratory depression and reduced consciousness.
- 18. Medication used to reverse opioid overdose.