Addiction
You can go to one of these to be with others in recovery. This can help you to remember that you can get through this. Get other people’s names and numbers to call in case of future cravings and urges.
What are support groups?
Cognitive and physical symptoms that occur after chronic use of a substance is suddenly decreased or stopped completely among people who have developed a tolerance to that substance.
What is withdrawal?
A therapeutic technique that is achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
What is mindfulness?
This actor/comedian who lived in the bay area struggled with addiction and substance abuse. He committed suicide in 2014.
Who is Robin Williams?
Physical effects include increased/irregular heart rate, loss of appetite, dilated pupils, jaw clenching/teeth grinding, headaches, seizures, stroke, heart attack, weakened immune system, poor dental health, and muscle stiffness.
What is methamphetamine?
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes (even dating back to biblical times
What is Alcohol?
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In an emotional journey based on a true story, 31-year-old Molly begs her estranged mother for help in overcoming her heroin addiction. The mother and daughter fight to regain the love and trust that once held them together. Starring Mila Kunis.
What is Four Good Days?
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The name of a support group for family members of those struggling with addiction.
What is Al-Anon?
People, places, and things that causes our brains to crave substances. If you are unaware of them, they could lead to relapse. They can be internal or external factors.
What are triggers?
The use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies. It is effective in the treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) and can help some people to sustain recovery.
What is Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)?
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This Grammy-winning rapper battled a prescription painkiller addiction. He has openly talked about his struggle with addiction between 2002-2008.
Who is Marshall Mathers/Eminem?
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This substance has a biphasic effect, meaning in smaller doses it has a stimulant-like effect on the body but in higher doses it acts as a depressant.
What is alcohol?
Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain. Nowadays it is often abused to relieve emotional pain.
What are Opiates/Opioids?
This film focuses on a high-flying newspaper columnist with an AUD who ends up in rehab after crashing her car. The movie depicts the lives of the main character and other patients in the rehab center, showing how many can make a total recovery while others struggle with the harsh reality of the world around them. Starring Sandra Bullock?
What is 28 Days?
A desire to use a substance. The feeling of "I want..."
What is a craving?
The need to increase the dosage or amount used over time to obtain the same effect.
What is tolerance?
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A widespread set of incorrect beliefs, stereotypes, and labels directed at a specific topic, generally negative.
What is Stigma?
This music artist had a hit pop song come out a few years before her death called 'Rehab'
Who is Amy Winehouse?
This substance is possibly unsafe when used for a long time or in doses over 400 mg daily. It can cause insomnia, nervousness, restlessness, nausea, increased heart rate, and other side effects. Larger doses might cause headaches, anxiety, and chest pain
What is caffiene?
Even though life may be spiraling out of control with dependency clearly increasing, some people may believe that they are not addicted just because they may be obtaining drugs this legal way.
What is Prescription?
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This movie is based on real events. It details the life of Nic Sheff, who has a severe addiction to crystal meth, and his father, who attempts to help him become sober. Starring Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell
What is A Beautiful Boy?
You may have gone backward a little bit but did not completely relapse.
What is a Slip/Lapse/Setback?
The process by which a poison or toxin is removed from the body and generally medically supervised treatment designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.
What is detox?
A dysfunctional relationship in which one person relies on another to an unhealthy extent.
What is codependency?
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This Marvel actor has struggled with alcoholism over the years.
Who is Robert Downey Jr.?
This substance depresses central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory function. Exposure to it may be fatal. It is estimated to be 80 times as potent as morphine and hundreds of times more potent than heroin
What is fentanyl?
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The vast majority of people who use this legal plant use it as often as 10 or 20 times a day despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world
What is Tobacco ?
This movie is about a successful musician, Jack, as he helps an aspiring young singer be discovered. His battle with alcoholism worsens and begins to create barriers in his career path and personal life, and the movie shows the tragic consequences of struggling to deal with long-term alcohol abuse. stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga
What is A Star is Born?
This type of addiction is when the BODY itself feels a direct need for a drug.
What is Physical Dependency?
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A neurotransmitter in the brain that plays a role in pleasure, motivation, and learning.
What is dopamine?
A state of psychological tension in which one is pulled in two different directions: to stay the same or to make changes.
What is ambivalence?
This Disney Channel star and singer/songwriter first entered treatment in 2010 and has publicly detailed their struggles with alcohol, cocaine, relapse, and overdose through a YouTube docuseries called Dancing With the Devil.
Who is Demi Lovato?
A chronic memory disorder associated with amnesia, caused by a severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B-1), most commonly associated with severe alcohol use disorder.
What is Korsakoff's Syndrome?
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed, and methamphetamine when taken for long periods can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called:
What is a psychosis?
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A biopic shows how this star’s childhood trauma is closely linked to his later problems with mental health and SUDs. The film details his adolescent years and ascent to fame as his struggles with addiction increase. Finally, it depicts him checking in to a drug rehab facility to tackle his substance abuse and make a recovery. Starring Taron Egerton and Bryce Dallas Howard
What is Rocketman?