Alumni
San Diego's Alumni Coordinators
Camille and Collette
Most commonly used drug across the nation
Marijuana
Number of meetings San Diego Alumni program offers
Four
What BAC level is considered illegal to drive
0.08
AA Step One
We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable.
Our after care fellowship of people in recovery who support one another
Alumni
This drug causes chunks of skin to fall of around the injection site and erodes organs within the body
Krokodil
Monday's meeting
Expressive Art
Mothers who drink during pregnancy may have babies born with this
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
People, places and things
Triggers
Ways to be ineligible to participate in alumni
ACA, AMA, Administrative Discharge
Kills on average, 140 Americans each day
Opioids
Thursday's Meeting
Alumni 12 Step Meeting
The length of time a DUI stays on your criminal record
Permanently
The first stage treatment
Detoxification
Reasons to be removed from Alumni
Chronic relapse patterns, toxic to alumni, bringing substances into the fellowship, coming to events/meetings under the influence
What are 4 different classes of drugs? (There are more than 4)
Narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, inhalants, and steroids.
Tuesday's Meeting
Pride Room
Drinking in excess can cause these health problems (list four)
Heart disease, kidney failure, sclerosis, jaundice, high blood pressure, death
Drinking too much at one time can shut down this part of the brain, leading to coma or death
Medulla
Platform used to get information out to all alumni
Akua Alumni App
Differentiate drug tolerance from physical dependence
Drug tolerance- a condition in which a user needs more of the drug to get the same effect.
Physical dependence- a condition in which the body relies on a given drug in order to function.
Wednesday's Meeting
Clinical Speaker Meeting
Name 4 factors that influence how alcohol will affect your body?
Gender, Food consumption, consumption of other drugs, BMI, amount of water intake, rate of consumption, and amount drank.
Name three neurotransmitters in the brain affected by drugs and alcohol.
Dopamine, GABA, Serotonin, Epinephrine