5 Shocking Ways Cognitive Impairment Affects Your Daily Life

5 Shocking Ways Cognitive Impairment Affects Your Daily Life

Are you struggling with benzodiazepine dependence, looking to understand their impact, or need tips on tapering off? You’ve come to the right place! In this episode of "Cracking Addiction," I delve deep into the world of benzodiazepines, exploring their role in cognitive impairment, addiction potential, and their crucial use in alcohol withdrawal management. With keywords like benzodiazepines, addiction, and alcohol withdrawal, this video is a must-watch for anyone dealing with these powerful medications. Firstly, we shed light on how benzodiazepines impair cognitive function, causing attention deficits, concentration issues, and even long-term psychomotor impairments. But the conversation doesn't stop there; I explain why these drugs can be highly addictive due to their euphorogenic potential and rapid onset, highlighting which specific benzodiazepines carry the highest addiction risks. Then, we shift focus to benzodiazepines' indispensable role in treating alcohol withdrawal. I break down different strategies, from front-loading regimes to symptom-triggered sedation, to ensure a safe and effective withdrawal process. Lastly, we tackle the challenging topic of tapering benzodiazepines, offering practical tips and guidelines on tapering speeds, minimising withdrawal symptoms, and ensuring a smooth transition. 00:00:00 Introduction to Benzodiazepines 00:00:30 Benzodiazepines and Cognitive Function 00:01:00 Short-term Use: Anterograde Amnesia and Learning Impairments 00:01:30 Long-term Use: Concentration, Psychomotor Function, and Driving Risks 00:02:00 Cognitive Impairment Duration after Cessation 00:03:00 Benzodiazepine Addiction and Euphorogenicity 00:04:10 Benzodiazepines and Comorbid Conditions 00:04:40 Alcohol Use Disorder and Benzodiazepines 00:05:00 Mental Health Comorbidity and Substance Use 00:05:30 Therapeutic Uses: Alcohol Withdrawal Management 00:06:15 Alcohol Withdrawal Regimes: Front Loading, Tapering, and Symptom-Triggered 00:06:50 Safe Cessation Post-Alcohol Withdrawal 00:08:20 Benzodiazepine Tapering in Long-Term Users 00:09:30 Managing Illicit Benzodiazepine Dependency 00:10:30 Tapering Strategies: Converting to Diazepam 00:11:20 Requirements for Safe Diazepam Use 00:12:00 Dose Reduction Speeds and Inpatient vs Outpatient Strategies 00:14:10 Negotiating Tapering with Patients 00:14:50 Episode Summary

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Opioid use disorder and pregnancy

Opioid use disorder and pregnancy

Episode 18 of Cracking Addiction explores the management of opioid use disorder in pregnancy.Most women presenting with opioid dependence are of child-bearing age with chaotic drug use predisposes to amenorrhoea. The initiation of opioid substitution therapy (OST) facilitates stability and reinstatement of regular menstrual cycles and thus OST is a risk factor for unplanned pregnancy. About Meducate ®Meducate provides online education for doctors, clinicians, health professionals and the public.See the website to browse the many different talks and courses availablehttps://www.meducate.com.au

1 Joulu 202117min

Drugs of Concern

Drugs of Concern

Episode 17 of Cracking Addiction explores the range of drugs one can become dependent upon or addicted to and how to identify someone at risk of prescription drug aberrancy.About Meducate ®Meducate provides online education for doctors, clinicians, health professionals and the public.See the website to browse the many different talks and courses availablehttps://www.meducate.com.au

24 Marras 202121min

How to take an accurate substance use history

How to take an accurate substance use history

How to take an accurate substance use history.Taking an accurate substance use history is of great importance in the management of addiction. There are a number of strategies that one could use but the most important part of history taking is that of demeanour and empathy. The best results and most accurate information are often obtained when one treats one’s patients with human empathy and in a non-judgemental manner. About Meducate ®Meducate provides online education for doctors, clinicians, health professionals and the public.See the website to browse the many different talks and courses availablehttps://www.meducate.com.au

17 Marras 202115min

Methadone and it’s social benefits

Methadone and it’s social benefits

Cracking Addiction explores the social and societal benefits of Methadone. Methadone has a number of benefits that extend from not only the person taking it but also society as a whole. Methadone decreases criminality with the overall reduction in convictions and cautions estimated to be at 10% for each six months enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy with patients in continuous treatment receiving the best outcomes.

10 Marras 202115min

Methadone in Opioid Agonist Therapy

Methadone in Opioid Agonist Therapy

Ferghal & Thileepan explore the role of Methadone in opioid agonist therapy.

3 Marras 202113min

Opioid Replacement Therapy Part 1

Opioid Replacement Therapy Part 1

Episode 13 of Cracking Addiction covers opioid replacement therapy (ORT) and the philosophy and evidence behind this highly effective treatment for patients with opioid use disorder.

26 Loka 202119min

Dependence, Addiction and Opioid Use Disorder

Dependence, Addiction and Opioid Use Disorder

In this episode of Cracking Addiction we cover the difference between dependence and addiction, the intricacies of addiction and provide a definition of opioid use disorder

20 Loka 202113min

OPQRST

OPQRST

Cracking Addiction covers the OPQRST framework and how to use this framework to prescribe safely to patients on opioid medications.

13 Loka 202118min

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