PsychEd Shorts 8: Types of Substances

DEC 31, 202513 MIN
PsychEd: Educational Psychiatry Podcast

PsychEd Shorts 8: Types of Substances

DEC 31, 202513 MIN

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<p>Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This short episode covers Types of Substances</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosts: </strong>Sara Abrahamson, Shaoyuan Wang and Kate Braithwaite.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Audio Editing: </strong>Kate Braithwaite</p><p><br></p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><p>American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5, text revision (DSM-5-TR). 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2022.</p><p>CAMH. (2013). Inhalants. Inhalants | CAMH</p><p>CAMH. (2010). Cocaine and Crack. https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/cocaine</p><p>CAMH. (2012). Amphetamines. https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/amphetamines#:~:text=Chronic%20use%20of%20amphetamines%20can,can%20also%20cause%20amphetamine%20psychosis.</p><p>Chae J, Marsden J and Sutherland A. (2024, August 21). Benzodiazepine Withdrawal. Emergency Care BC. Benzodiazepine Withdrawal : Emergency Care BC</p><p>ChildHealthBC. (2023, September 21). Common Street names for Substances. https://childhealthbc.ca/mhsu/common_streetnames_substances/printfile</p><p>Jauch EC. (2023, January 18) Inhalants Clinical Presentation. Medscape. Inhalants Clinical Presentation: History, Physical, Causes</p><p>Kaye, AD, Staser, AN, Mccollins, TS, Zheng, J, Berry, FA, Burroughs, CR, Heisler, M, Mouhaffel, A, Ahmadzadeh, S, Kaye, AM, Shekoohi, S, &amp; Varrassi, G. (2024). Delirium Tremens: A Review of Clinical Studies. Cureus, 16(4), e57601. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.57601</p><p>Long N. (2020, November 3). GHB toxicity. Life in the Fast Lane. GHB toxicity • LITFL • Toxicology Library Toxicant</p><p>Medx. (2025, November 26). Understanding What is the MOA of Alcohol: A Pharmacological Perspective. What is the MOA of Alcohol? Explained: Receptors and Effects</p><p>Mendelson, J. H., &amp; Mello, N. K. (1996). Management of cocaine abuse and dependence. The New England journal of medicine, 334(15), 965–972. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199604113341507</p><p>Nichols DE. Hallucinogens. Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Feb;101(2):131-81. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2003.11.002.</p><p>Nickson C. (2024, December 18). Sedative toxidrome. Life in the Fast Lane. Sedative Toxidrome • LITFL • CCC Toxicology</p><p>Porter RS, Kaplan JL, Homeier BP, editors. The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy. 20th ed. Kenilworth (NJ): Merck Sharp &amp; Dohme; 2018.</p><p>PsychDB. (2021, March). Opioid Intoxication. Opioid Intoxication - PsychDB</p><p>PsychDB. (2023, October). Opioid Withdrawal. Opioid Withdrawal - PsychDB</p><p>PsychDB. (2023 February). Cannabis Withdrawal. Cannabis Withdrawal - PsychDB</p><p>Roth BL, Gumpper RH. Psychedelics as Transformative Therapeutics. Am J Psychiatry. 2023 May 1;180(5):317-20.</p><p>Vollenweider FX, Kometer M. The neurobiology of psychedelic drugs: implications for the treatment of mood disorders. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2010 Sep;11(9):642-51. doi: 10.1038/nrn2884.</p>