Vocabulary
An uncontrollable craving for the drug-loss of control-use despite negative consequences-chronic, biological brain disease-psychological dependence-physical dependence
What is Addiction?
Some people may inherit a vulnerability to the addictive properties of drugs or alcohol
What are genetic factors?
A controlled environment in which individuals live temporarily to receive help for their substance use disorder.
What is inpatient or residential treatment?
The cells that make up our brain.
What are neurons?
This is often the first step an individual completes before entering and receiving treatment.
What is detoxification?
Feeling less effect from the substance with continued use
What is tolerance?
The home, neighborhood or community where people live, go to school or work can influence whether or not someone develops substance use problems
What are environmental factors?
A rehab model that was developed with the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous.
What are the 12 steps?
Addiction is a disease that changes our brain _____________.
What is chemistry, structure, or functioning?
Information or an emergency "kit" to help an individual from using again. This "kit" could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, health recreational activities to participate in, etc.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
The management and treatment of a substance use disorder
What is remission?
The emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world.
What is stress?
Intensive Outpatient is an example of this and participation in this allows individuals to achieve long term success in recovery.
What is aftercare?
Addictive brains are able to do this with time and abstinence.
What is recover or repair?
This is often times referred to the "road map" for the way an individual progresses through treatment.
What is a goal plan or treatment plan?
Various symptoms a person experiences after abruptly stopping or reducing a substance after long term use
What is withdrawal?
The power and control we have in what we do and may include high risk and low risk.
What are choices?
Another term for an individual who has a mental disorder along with a substance use disorder?
What is dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder?
These are environmental cues that our brains associate with addiction and drug use.
What are triggers?
A return to a state of illness after a period of being healthy, without symptoms, or in a state of remission?
What is relapse?
__________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that play a major role in substance use disorders.
What is dopamine?
These factors help us make safe and healthy choices and may prevent addiction from occurring.
What are protective factors?
This type of therapy helps patients recognize, avoid, and cope with the situations in which they are most likely to abuse drugs?
What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)?
This is the part of the brain that is responsible for addiction.
What is the limbic system or reward center/system?
According to the stages of change model, this is the last stage of behavior change in which an individual is able to manage their disease.
What is maintenance?