Terms & Definitions
A primary, chronic and progressive condition with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and outcome. Involves compulsion, lack of control, continued use despite consequences, and other symptoms.
What is addiction?
Examples of peer support
What are meetings like AA, NA, SMART Recovery, and Recovery Dharma?
AND/OR
What are sponsors or peer recovery coaches?
An addictive substance found in cigarettes and vapes
What is nicotine?
Bonus: What are some negative health effects of nicotine?
MAT is just substituting one drug for another
What is "false"?
Bonus: Explain your stance.
Focusing on the present moment instead of worrying about the past or future
What is staying present/mindfulness?
Substances that can change people's moods or feelings
What are psychoactive drugs?
These include stimulants, depressants and hallucinogens.
Bonus: What is an example of a drug that isn't psychoactive?
People, places, emotions, or situations connected to substance use
What are triggers?
Bonus: What are some common triggers?
A powerful synthetic opioid linked to many overdoses
What is Fentanyl?
Let's touch on Cychlorphine.
Motivation for recovery stays constant over time for most people
What is "False"?
Bonus: What are some reasons motivation can change?
This coping mistake happens when someone ignores problems or emotions instead of addressing them
What is avoidance?
When 2 drugs have similar physical effects
What is cross-tolerance?
One is often substituted for the other when it, usually the primary drug of choice is not available. If it has the same effect and can keep withdrawal symptoms from occurring, the drugs are cross-tolerant.
For a bonus 100 points, what is an example of cross-tolerant drugs?
A written strategy for coping with cravings, triggers, and emergencies in recovery
What is a relapse prevention / recovery plan?
A medicine used to reverse opioid overdoses
What is Narcan/Naloxone?
Bonus: How do you administer Narcan?
Harm reduction and abstinence-based recovery approaches must always oppose each other
What is "false"?
Bonus: What are some ways that they can work together to help someone's recovery?
Top 5 coping skills for recovery
You tell me!
When the same amount of drug begins to have less effect or when the amount of drug needs to be increased to have the same effect as before
What is tolerance?
A coping strategy where you pause, breathe, and think before reacting
What is responding instead of reacting?
AND/OR
What is STOP?
A drug class including Xanax, Valium, and Klonopin
What are benzodiazepines?
Bonus: What are some effects of benzodiazepines?
After stopping stimulant use, it may take YEARS for the brain’s reward system and ability to feel pleasure to significantly improve
What is "true"?
Using your senses to help calm yourself during stress or anxiety
What is grounding?
Let's practice the 5 senses grounding technique.
When a person has both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder at the same time
What is co-occurring disorders?
A healthy daily plan involving sleep, meals, and activities
What is a routine?
Bonus: What are some healthy routines you've built/are building?
This brain chemical is heavily connected to reward, motivation, and reinforcement in addiction
What is dopamine?
Stopping alcohol suddenly after heavy prolonged use can sometimes cause seizures or even death
What is "true"?
Bonus: What other substance can cause these withdrawal symptoms?
Having a prepared response before being offered substances (like saying "No") is an example of this
Refusal skills
Bonus: What are some other refusal skills?