ADDICTION
A behavioral syndrome characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite adverse, social, psychological, and/or physical consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance as times goes on to achieve the same effect
Addiction
Which major organ is directly affected by addiction?
Brain
The term used when an individual has both a substance use disorder and a mental health disorder?
Co-Occurring Disorder
What are Risk Factors
Things that increase a person's chances of developing substance abuse or dependency.
The proportion of users of this are most likely to become dependent on the substance
Nicotine
What is DENIAL?
Thoughts that are harmful to recovery and are usually things we tell ourselves to talk us into using again.
Seeing something that isn't really there
Hallucinations
This practice involves paying attention to the present moment, without judgment, by focusing on your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations.
Mindfulness
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and/or physical relapse.
Trigger
What does H.A.L.T stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired
The need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. In other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
Tolerance
A neurotransmitter in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?
Dopamine
The withdrawal from these two substances can be fatal?
Alcohol and Benzos
What are the three different types of triggers?
Internal, External, & Sensory
Emotional or physical limits that people set to create a healthy sense of personal space
Boundary
What are the two cycles of Addiction?
Substance Use and New Identity Cycle
In this way of thinking, Our thinking doesn't make sense, even when we try to convince ourselves otherwise.
Irrational Thinking
This type of planning involves identifying high-risk situations and listing skills/support to avoid relapse.
Relapse Prevention Plan
Name 3 risk factors for addiction.
Genetics, Environment, early age, stress/trauma, and mental health hx.
What are the four classes of substances?
Stimulants, Depressants, Opioids (painkillers) and Hallucinogens
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This part of the brain is responsible for decision-making and impulse control, and is often affected by substance use.
Prefrontal Cortex
In this thinking pattern, we think we're very different or special, and that the destructive nature of addiction doesn't apply to us. We want to make our addiction seem attractive and exciting, and take pride in our drug history.
In this thinking pattern, we think we're very different or special, and that the destructive nature of addiction doesn't apply to us. We want to make our addiction seem attractive and exciting, and take pride in our drug history.
What is Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (P.A.W.S)?
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
List One example of each of the Three triggers?
Sound of bottle cap, Anger, Seeing Friend, etc.
What are the six stages in the New Identity Cycle?
Abstinence, Challenges, Craving, Coping Skill, Replacement Activity, Emotion