Substance use
This is the return to drug use
What is relapse?
A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body
What are drugs?
This is the condition of suffering from both a mental illness and a substance abuse problem.
What is dual diagnoses or co-occurring disorder?
Depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors are examples of this.
What is mental health disorder? (sometimes referred to as mental illness)
Any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness
What is exercise?
This is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences
What is Addiction?
This is the most commonly abused substance, and the 3rd most common cause of death in the United States
What is alcohol?
When you use alcohol or drugs in this way to manage symptoms of a mental health issue, it's known as this
What is self-medicating?
This is a serious disorder after a traumatic, stressful event
What is PTSD?
Doing this, especially with headphones, can relieve stress and be used as a distraction
What is listening to music?
This is the abrupt cessation (or stop use) of a substance dependence, as opposed to gradually easing the process through reduction over time
What is cold-turkey?
A class of drugs that can boost mood, increase feelings of well-being, increase energy, and make you more alert
What are stimulants? (such as meth or adderall)
Studies show that about this percentage of people who experience a mental illness will also experience a substance use disorder at some point in their lives and vice versa.
What is 50%?
This is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs like mania or hypomania and lows like depression.
What is Bi-Polar?
Doing things to take care of our minds, bodies, and souls by engaging in activities that promote well-being and reduce stress. Examples include: exercise, bubble baths, eating a nutritious meal, getting good sleep.
What is self-care?
Counseling and rehab are both types of this
What is treatment?
When misused, these can be just as dangerous as illegal drugs.
What are prescription medicines?
Surges of this chemical in the reward circuit cause the reinforcement of pleasurable but unhealthy activities, leading people to repeat the behavior again and again
What is Dopamine?
A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.
Clinical Depression
This is a practice where an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state of mind.
What is meditation?
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug
What is detox?
Medications that are chemically similar to endorphins that our body makes naturally to relieve pain
What are opioids?
The healthy tools and techniques a person uses to deal with stress, anxiety, depression and other uncomfortable feelings.
What are coping skills?
A mental health disorder that is marked by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or mania
What is Schizoaffective disorder?
This is the active practice of paying full attention to the present moment, including your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, without judging or reacting to them
What is mindfulness?