Types of Drugs
Oxycodone (OxyContin®), Hydrocodone (Vicodin®), Codeine, Morphine are examples of this drug class.
What are Opioids?
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
What is step 1?
A return to a state of illness after a period of being healthy, “disease-free,” without symptoms, or in a state of remission.
What is relapse or reoccurrence?
What does MAT stand for?
Medication Assisted Treatment
Over 70% of drug overdose deaths were caused by this drug class.
Opiates/opioids
Diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), and clonazepam (Klonopin) are examples of this drug class.
What are benzodiazepines?
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
What is Step 4?
When the body adjusts to a drug and needs more to produce the desired effects.
What is tolerance?
DAILY DOUBLE: What are 3 MAT options for opiate dependence?
Buprenorphine, vivitrol, methadone
Loss of appetite that causes dangerous weight loss, & dental health issues, such as gum disease, missing teeth, and tooth decay are long term effects of this drug.
What is methamphetamine?
Crack, cocaine, methamphetamine, and Adderall are examples of this type of drug class.
What are stimulants?
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
What is Step 9?
Withdrawal symptoms such as problems with concentration and memory, hallucinations, Feelings of unreality, Delirium, panic attacks , and Grand mal seizures.
What are withdrawal symptoms from benzodiazepines?
This medication is a partial agonist for the opiate receptors.
What is Buprenorphine?
Excessive consumption of this substance is the third-leading cause of death in the United States.
What is alcohol?
DAILY DOUBLE: LSD, PCP, DMT, and Peyote are examples of this type of drug class.
What are hallucinogens?
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
What is Step 10?
Withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, Increased body temperature, Racing heart, Muscle & bone pain, sweating, Chills, High blood pressure.
What are withdrawal symptoms from opioids/opiates?
This medication is a full agonist for the opiate receptors.
What is methadone?
Persistent psychosis and Persisting Perception Disorder can be caused by long term use of this drug class.
What are hallucinogens?
Volatile solvents, nitrites, aerosols are examples of this.
What are inhalants?
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
What is step 12?
List the 3 medications FDA approved to treat alcohol dependence.
Naltrexone, Acamprosate, & Disulfiram.
This OTC drug is the nation’s leading cause of acute liver failure.
Acetaminophen