Coping with cravings
True or False: Cravings are common and most often happen early in treatment?
TRUE: Cravings can return for weeks, months, or even years after someone has stopped using marijuana.
What is a stigma?
Stigma is the disapproval of a person based on
assumptions about them or a lack of information.
What is Deep Breathing?
Deep breathing is a relaxation technique that helps to control the symptoms of stress, anxiety, and anger.
Technique: Sit Comfortably, breath through your nose for 4seconds, Hold your breath for 4seconds, and exhale for 6seconds.
Why is early prevention of substance use important?
Any use of addictive substances can develop into a substance use disorder.
What are 3 marijuana street names?
Weed, pot, grass, dope, green
What is a craving or urge?
Cravings and urges are persistent and intrusive thoughts and a strong desire to use a drug.
True or False: Stigmas can affect our mental health?
True: Stigma results in lowered self-esteem, social isolation, and problematic relationships.
True or False: Avoiding our triggers is a coping skill?
True: Triggers can be difficult to manage, but identifying and coping with them is an important step in improving emotional and physical well-being. Developing coping strategies, you can reduce the impact of triggers and avoid harmful behaviors.
How Can You Prevent Substance Use Disorder?
Find healthy ways to deal with stress and fatigue, such as exercise and meditation.
Establish a healthy routine where you get enough sleep and get things like homework done in a timely way so they don’t become a source of anxiety.
Talk to an adult who can connect you with a medical professional if stress, anxiety, or depression start to feel overwhelming.
About how many people are arrested for marijuana each year?
According to the FBI more than 227,000 people were arrest in 2022 for marijuana related crimes.
What are the 2 types of triggers?
External Triggers: Are people, places, and things
Internal Triggers: Are feeling such as sadness, anger, excitement
How can stigma be overcome?
People often fear what they don’t understand, a way to overcoming stigma is to educate people about addiction.
What is a Diversion?
Diversion coping skills are hands-on techniques that can help you shift your focus from distressing thoughts or emotions to more positive or neutral activities or ideas.
Examples: drawing or painting, taking the dog for a walk, playing a game, reading
True or False: Prevention is the safest way to stop substance use disorder?
True: Preventing the use of substances is the safest, most effective way to stop the problem before it starts.
Where should you never take dogs shopping?
A Flea Market
How long do urges or cravings last?
10 to 30 minutes
True or False: There are not any stigmas against substance use?
False: A Stigmatic belief is that individuals with substance use disorders are dangerous or incapable of managing treatment.
What is Imagery?
Relaxation technique that involves visualizing positive, peaceful settings like a beautiful beach or a peaceful meadow.
Are some people more at risk for substance use disorder than others?
Anyone can develop substance use disorder, but those at a greater risk include people who have a family member with a history of addiction, people who begin use at a young age .
What is the most common way that people use marijuana?
Smoking is the most common.
What is a Social Support?
A social support system refers to a network of people who provide various forms of help and support to individuals recovering from substance use disorders. Examples include Friends and Family.
How does stigmas factor into seeking treatment for substance use disorder?
Some people who have substance use disorder don’t seek treatment because they fear they’ll be judged by others. They may start to believe that the negative stereotypes about the condition are true, turning judgment on themselves.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
Progressive Muscle Relaxation is tensing and relaxing muscles throughout the body, achieving a powerful feeling of relaxation.
Example: Making a tight fist for 10 seconds then relaxing your fingers.
True or False: Substance use disorder does not discriminate?
True: Anyone can become addicted to substances regardless of their age, gender, or economic background.
What is one of the most used drugs in the U.S.?
Marijuana is one of the most used drugs in the United States, and its use is widespread among young people.