Vocabulary
A chronic but treatable brain disorder. People with this disorder cannot control their need for alcohol or other drugs, even in the face of negative health, social, or legal consequences
What is a Addiction/ Substance use disorder
Symptoms of this substance include: problems with coordination, slurred speech, poor judgement, compulsive behavior, aggression. After years of use, it can cause cirrhosis of the liver
What is Alcohol
When in this stage a person is often not very interested in hearing about negative consequences or advice to quit their addiction
What is Pre-Contemplation Stage
An ___________ is an orchestrated attempt by one or many people – usually family and friends – to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious problem.
What is Intervention
What do AA and NA stand for?
What is Alcoholics anonymous, Narcotics anonymous
A social, environmental or emotional situation that brings thoughts/cravings surrounding past drug or alcohol use
What is a Trigger
This is the most common illicit opiate that can be snorted, smoked, or injected
What is Heroin
When in this stage a person has moved forward to planning and preparing for carrying out changes they contemplated
What is Preparation Stage
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of this useful tool in recovery
What is a Coping Skill
Explain the difference between a closed and open support group
Open groups allow people to come who do not struggle with the substance that is being discussed (students, family members).
Closed groups are only for people who struggle with that particular substance
Is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
What is Dopamine
Give one example of a stimulant
What is Ritalin, cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, and nicotine
This is the stage at which real change – change of behavior – starts happening.
What is Action Stage
One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again
What is Methadone/Suboxone/Naltrexone
Name one type of support group aside from AA/NA/CA/etc
What is SMART recovery, Al-anon, celebrate recovery
Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the capability of producing physical dependence
What is Withdrawal
Give two examples of a hallucinogenic drug
What is LSD, PCP, magic mushrooms, ketamine, mescaline
This stage is most challenging after a period of time has elapsed and the focus on reaching the goal has lost its intensity
What is Maintenance Stage
Connecting clients to resources that can assist them in meeting their basic needs; clothing, housing, support, job training, advocating
What is Case Management
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, and healthy recreational activities to participate in.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan
The need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. A state in which a drug produces a diminishing biological or behavioral response; in other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
What is Tolerance
When prescribed, what do Benzodiazepines typically treat?
What is Anxiety (can also treat insomnia and seizures)
People with addictions may be in the ____ stage for many years.
What is Contemplation Stage?
Who usually participates in an intervention (name at least three)
What is friends, family, co workers, the addict
What is the difference between a support group and a therapy group?
Therapy group is led by a therapist.
Support groups are run by individuals who have experienced addiction themselves.