Know Your Addiction
Needing more alcohol or drugs to get the same effect.
What is tolerance?
: Shaking, sweating, nausea, and anxiety after suddenly stopping alcohol.
What is alcohol withdrawal?
A strong desire or urge to use alcohol or drugs.
What is a craving?
This medication can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
Friends, family, peers, sponsors, and counselors can become part of this.
What is a support system?
When your body has adapted to a substance and reacts when you stop using it.
What is physical dependence?
Yawning, runny nose, body aches, diarrhea, and goosebumps after stopping these drugs.
What is opioid withdrawal?
A person, place, situation, memory, or feeling that increases the desire to use.
What is a trigger?
This medication can reduce opioid withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
What is buprenorphine?
Exercise, healthy meals, adequate sleep, and relaxation are examples of this.
What is self-care?
Continuing to use alcohol or drugs even though they are causing serious problems in your life.
What is substance use disorder?
This is why clients should tell the nurse exactly how much and how often they have been using.
What is withdrawal safety?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and Tired make up this recovery reminder.
What is HALT?
This long-acting medication is used to treat opioid use disorder and can prevent withdrawal.
What is methadone?
Isolating, skipping treatment, thinking about past drug use, and contacting old using friends can be examples of these.
What are relapse warning signs?
Telling yourself, “My drinking isn't that bad because I still have a job.”
What is minimization?
Confusion, severe agitation, hallucinations, or seizures during alcohol withdrawal require this.
What is immediate medical attention?
This technique involves noticing a craving, allowing it to rise and fall, and not acting on it.
What is urge surfing?
This medication blocks opioid receptors and can be used to treat both alcohol and opioid use disorders.
What is naltrexone?
This written strategy identifies high-risk situations and what you will do if you feel like using.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
When alcohol or drugs become more important than family, work, health, or other responsibilities.
What is loss of priorities due to addiction?
Sleep problems, irritability, anxiety, poor concentration, and low mood that may continue after acute withdrawal.
What are post-acute withdrawal symptoms?
Leaving a high-risk situation before the desire to use becomes overwhelming is an example of this.
What is a healthy coping strategy?
This medication is used for alcohol use disorder and helps some people maintain abstinence after withdrawal.
What is acamprosate?
Returning to substance use does not mean treatment has failed; it means the treatment plan may
What is reassessment or adjustment?