Alcohol
What is alcohol?
A. what is a stimulant
B. What is a depressant
C. None of the above
B. What is a depressant
Alcohol slows the nervous system of the body which causes thoughts, behaviors, and reactions to slow down as well.
What are stimulants?
A. What is meth?
B. What is heroin?
C. What is Cocaine?
D. What is A and C?
D. What is A and C, meth and cocaine.
Stimulants energize the nervous system which make the nerves act more quickly. Stimulants speed up the a person's actions, senses, and thoughts.
What are triggers?
A stimulus - such as a person, place, situation, or thing - that contributes to an unwanted emotional or behavioral response. While in this group, triggers meaning triggers that lead to a alcohol or substance use.
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_________ are nerve cells that is the basic building block of the nervous system.
What are neurons
Remembers neurons are your brian's way to process and send messages to the other parts of your brain and body.
Whats are your AIOP facilitators names?
Who are Ewana, TaShawna, and Tavia.
Alcohol affect which part of the brain?
A. Hippo campus
B. Cerebellum
C. Prefrontal Cortex
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Remember!
The hippo campus is the part of the brain where memory is stored. The cerebellum is the part of the brain that controls movement, balance, and motor function. The prefrontal cortex is where your brain processes impulsive behaviors, the brains reward system, and is still developing well into your 20s.
Stimulants can make people feel?
A. alert and awake
B. slow and sluggish
C. tense and agitated
D. Both A and C.
D. Both A and C.
Stimulants again excite the body's responses based off how much a person uses and what they use.
A pipe, peer pressure, arguments with family or significant other, money, celebrations, party scene, etc. are examples of _________?
What are external triggers.
Remember external triggers are the things going on outside your body that prompt the thought to want to use.
What are mood-altering substances?
A. psycho-active drugs
B. alcohol and other chemicals
C. stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Mood-altering drugs, sometimes called psycho active drugs are drugs that include alcohol, other chemicals, substances, and medicines that change a person's mood or feeling. The three major types of mood altering drugs are: stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens.
How many groups does it take to complete AIOP?
20 group meetings
What are three dangers alcohol can lead to?
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Name 2 physical effects of stimulants
feeling of being nervous, pacing, heart beat faster, rise in blood pressure, anxious, and etc.
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Give me 2 examples of what internal triggers are?
guilt, frustration, stress response, excited, relaxation, comfort, etc.
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Internal triggers are the emotions, thoughts, and things happening within yourself that lead to the thought to want to use.
Why do teens have an increased risk for developing an addiction later on in life, than compared to an adult who used drugs at age 30 or more?
The adolescent brain is still growing. The rational part of a teen’s brain isn’t fully developed and won’t be until age 25 or so.
Name 1 thing you are grateful for today?
freebie
Name 3 symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
Any others that might not be on this list?
Marijuana is a stimulant or a depressant? Why?
Marijuana is a depressant, like alcohol. Marijuana can cause a feeling of euphoria, comfort, and relaxation, thus slowing now the central nervous system in the body.
Give us an example of how you would deal with an external trigger such as peer pressure?
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True or false? Your brain can repair it's self after drug use.
Describe tolerance
The process in which the same amount of a drug begins to have less effect or when the amount of a drug needs to be increased to have the same effect as before.
_____________ is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of enabling its members to "stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety."
What is AA or Alcoholics Anonymous
Fentanyl is...
A. Synthetic (man-made)
B. An opioid drug
C. suppresses pain
D. all of the above
D. All of the above
Fentanyl is often pill form and is man-made, meaning not of a natural substance found in nature. Fentanyl is a part of opioid class of drugs that are meant for pain management. Fentanyl acts on the nerve messages by slowing them down this sending your brain the message that there is no pain.
Name 2 ways someone can handle an internal trigger?
journaling, taking a walk, listening to music, talking to a friend, counselor, or support, etc.
What are 2 ways you can help your brain and body heal?
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Eat healthy, sleep regularly, continue to learn, and don't use substances.
An addiction affects?
A. The body
B. Emotions
C. Social and Family life
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Addiction is often called the bio-psycho-social disorder in that the consequences and effects affect a person's whole being. Addiction is related to the severe problems such as compulsive and habitual use of mood-altering substances.