Relapse Prevention
What are triggers?
people, places and things that cause your brain to crave substances; if you are unaware of them, they could lead to relapse.
What percentage of people that are addicted to alcohol or other drugs?
A) 10%-
B) 8%-
C) 5%-
A) 10%
.What is relapse?
A slip from recovery where the person returns back to their old habits/behaviors
What are risk factors?
Things that increase a person's chances of developing a SUD's or addiction.
Which organ is directly affected by addiction?
What is the brain
What are coping skills?
Things we can do in the moment that help us interrupt or get through stressful/difficult situations.
True of False: Addiction can develop at any age.
True>Addiction can begin when a person abuses drugs, but addiction involves more than just using a lot of drugs.
What is addiction?
A behaviors characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect.
Name 5 risk factors for addiction.
Genetics, environment, early age, stress/trauma, and mental health hx..
At what age is the brain finished developing?
The mid 20s to 24
What are minimize, justify and rationalize
DENIAL> Thoughts that are harmful to recovery and are usually things we tell ourselves to talk us into using again.
What happens with dopamine over time as drug use progresses?
Release smaller amounts of dopamine thus, increasing drug use.
What is tolerance?
The need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. In other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
What are things that can decrease a person's chance of developing an addiction?
complete abstinence, drug education and healthy coping skills
True or False: Addiction is usually progressive and continues to worsen over time.
True>When someone abuses a drug, changes occur in the brain that brings on a feeling of pleasure. Pleasure is the reason for continuing to abuse the drug early on. These changes, however, also have a long-term effect on the brain.
What are 3 types of relapse.
Emotional relapse, mental relapse, physical relapse.
What type of addiction is it when the BODY itself feels a direct need for a drug?
physical dependency.
What is detox?
The process by which a poison or toxin are reduced by the body. It is generally a medically supervised treatment for alcohol or drug addiction designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.
True or False: Addiction is usually progressive and continues to worsen over time.
True> Addiction ranges from "pre-addiction" to the advanced stages of dependence.
Name at least 3 specific areas of the body that can be affected by drug use.
Mouth, Liver, Throat, Lungs, Skin, Kidney, Bladder, Heart, Brain
How can committing to too many things lead to relapse?
This can lead to...
Feeling overwhelmed and under pressure.
Increased stress
Unrealistic expectations of yourself
What type of addiction is it when the MIND sends the body a message that it needs more of a drug?
psychological dependency
What is dopamine?
A neurotransmitter in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?
True or false: Whether physical and/or psychological, addiction can be arrested and treated.
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True>initial goals are to cut back on drug use, improve a person's ability to function, and reverse or stop any use to improve medical problems associated with drug use.
Name at least 3 diseases or illnesses that can result from drug use.
What are: Hepatitis, Heart Disease, Obesity, Mental Health, HIV, Cancer, Stroke, etc.