Behavioral
A common reaction of people with substance use disorders, who when confronted, deny their problem and/or try to justify it
Denial
Event when higher doses are needed to produce the same effect initially
Tolerance
Effects of drinking, smoking, and drugs
Causes harm to stomach, lungs, liver, brain, and nervous system
An orchrestrated attempt by one or many people, usually friends and family, to see help in getting better.
An Intervention
Addictions heavily affect...
Friendships and family, intimate relationships, your personality, irritability, mental health
A behavioral syndrome characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite psychological and physical consequences
Addiction
Experimenting and finding out how your body responds to it occasionally
First Use
-Affects ability to produce dopamine
-Impulse control decreases
Addiction
The effect on the brain
If the problem goes untreated accidental or an intended ____ could happen
Overdose
Short term effects of drinking
A relaxing effect, reduced tension, Poor concentration
A person place or thing that can result in a psychological and then physical relapse
A trigger
Having possession of it often, feeling like you're not in control of yourself and cravings
Addiction
A desire you try to achieve in a certain amount of time, no matter the costs
A goal
A form of treatment where the patient resides in a recovery facility for a certain amount of time
In patient treatment
Short term effects of drugs
-Feeling more relaxed
-Forgetting current issues
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In search of the same stimulation and becoming _____ when not able to feel how they want to feel
-Irritated
-Unapproachable
-snarky
Trying the substance again, maybe using curiosity as an excuse for another time of trying it
Continued Use
When sent to treatment to overcome cravings and triggers...
Some are put on a relapse prevention plan or assigned a sponsor
A point in the treatment process where the user rids themselves of the drugs left in their body
Detox
Recognizing there is a problem and but continuing to damage themselves until something big happens
A combination of physical and mental effects that come with going without their substance
Withdrawal
User becomes physically nauseous without it, and feels they are missing something
Dependence
A fallback, that may happen when exposed to their old addictive behavior
A relapse
Behaviors/characteristics of a person addicted to alcohol or drugs
Increased loss of control, increased use and tolerance, cross addiction, compulsion, taking unreasonable risks, denial
Addiction brings codependency which triggers...
Being overly concerned with other people's behavior and problems, and feeling driven to fix them, lie for them, lend money, make excuses, etc.