Addiction
Addiction Cont.
Recovery
Recovery Cont.
Miscellaneous Facts
100
Why drug use is addictive
What is over stimulation of the "reward circuit"
100
Name a common sign of drug use
Reclusive, overly aggressive, seem to lose interest in everything(many more)
100
Importance of recovery
Infinitely many answers
100
Name one withdrawal symptom
Many answers
100
True or False: in teens, Marijuana use is more popular than cigarettes
True. 22.7% as opposed to 16.3%
200
The three factors that determine how easily addicted one is
What is biology, environment, and development
200
Name one symptom of avid drug use
Neural damage, hallucinations, increased temper, slurred speech, seizures, heart attack, cardiac disease, many many more
200
Importance of treatment: untreated substance abuse leads to more yearly deaths than what cause of death?
Traffic accidents
200
True or false: If you relapse, you are mentally incapable of freeing yourself from addiction
False. Relapse is an expected part of the recovery process
200
Despite only being 5% of the world's population, the US makes up for this percentage of it's drug abuse A. 15% B. 33% C. 75% D. 86%
C. 75%
300
Which of the following is another term for drug addiction? A. Mental Dependency B. Substance Use Disorder C. Coco-Loco D. There is no other term
B. Substance Use Disorder
300
This means the physical and/or mental dependence on a particular substance(s) or activity
What is addiction
300
How long(average) does it take to become un-addicted to a substance? A. 3-9 months no use B. A year C. 20 years D. You can never become un-addicted
D. Once an addict, always an addict
300
True or False: Of all the addicts in the US, approximately 12 million need help.
False. Over 22 million US residents(12&older) suffer from addiction
300
Leading drug in relation to teen deaths
What are prescription meds. More than cocaine and Heroin combined
400
True or False: Forcing someone into treatment won't yield results; They have to want it
False, treatment doesn't have to be voluntary to be successful
400
What makes drugs such as opiates pleasurable (think in a scientific sense)
They often imitate brain's natural chemical stimulants for pleasure
400
What percentage of treatment admissions involve alcoholism? A. 13% B. 27% C. 41% D. 63%
C. 41%
400
True or False: Treatment for drug abuse not only halves drug use, but decreases criminal activity by up to 80%
True
400
By 8th grade, this percentage of adolescents have abused a drug or substance
28%
500
The four stages of addiction
1. Experimentation 2. Social/Regular Use 3. Problematic/Risky Use 4. Addiction/Chemical dependency
500
True or False: Little above 17% of those with drug addiction get help
False. Less than 11% get help
500
One of three medications that have been FDA approved for treatment of alcohol dependence.
What is Naltrexone, acamprastate, disufiram
500
The five steps of recovery
1. Awareness 2. Consideration 3. Exploring recovery 4. Early recovery 5. Active recovery/maintenance
500
Most common source for teens to get prescription drugs from
What are friends and family
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