Medications
What medication is used to decrease the intensity of cravings in the Amygdala (glutamate signal)?
Campral
What is the most common form of substance use disorder?
Alcohol use disorder
What is one of the most overlooked recovery tools that is accessible to everyone?
Resentments
What part of the brain does addiction take place?
Mid-brain
What animal symbolizes strength, courage, and determination?
Lion
What medication is use to treat bipolar disorder, but is is also used in addiction treatment for alcohol withdrawal symptoms?
Depakote (Valproic Acid)
What is the second most abused substance in the U.S.?
Marijuana
What 3 topics are not often discussed because they can be uncomfortable to process?
Shame/guilt, trauma, and relapses
What is normal to experience during the recovery process that can be managed by practicing relapse prevention?
Urges/cravings
What 3 major cities in the U.S. has a big recovering population?
Miami, New Orleans, and Las Vegas
How many minutes are you supposed to hold a suboxone strip under your tongue when you are taking it?
5 to 7 minutes
What percentage of individuals who are in treatment/recovery have the genetics of low dopamine or addiction?
70% to 80%
What can easily happen when someone gets clean/sober if you're not careful?
Engaging in other dopamine spiking behaviors other than someone's most effective reward or drug of choice (gambling, spending, overeating, etc.)
What is one of the most common reasons that relapses take place?
Complacency
Who was the first astronaut to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Medications are useful during treatment/recovery, but they are _______________.
not the only answer to getting well.
Approximately how many individuals pass away every day in the U.S. due to accidental drug overdoses?
100
What common issue is one of the most difficult thing for those in recovery to be patient about?
Gaining the trust back from others
What part of the brain do hallucinogens effect?
Pre-frontal cortex
How many national championships has LSU won in football?
4 (1958, 2003, 2007, and 2019)
A medication that coats the opioid receptors partially is called what?
Partial agonist
How many people in the U.S. age 12 and up are taking prescription drugs for non-medical purposes?
48 million people
What is an underlining issue that can cause anger during the recovery process?
Resentments
What city could make staying sober more difficult because of its melancholy climate?
Seattle
How long will it take to drive to New Orleans to Madison, Wisconsin?
15 hr and 30 min