Relationships
What is the name of the mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking?
Al-Anon
What are substitute addictions, and give an example of one.
unhealthy behaviors that are actually serving as substitute addictions. These behaviors can be anything from sleeping with strangers to spending an excessive amount of time at the gym.
This is created naturally when sugars in grains, vegetables and fruits are fermented.
Alcohol
Substance extracted from the Asian opium poppy plant
Heroin
What is the name of the medication that is designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose?
Naloxone/narcan
True or False: If a family member is diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder (SUD), because I share the same genes with them, I will end up diagnosed with SUD.
false.
Individuals with family members who have SUD have a greater chance of developing an addiction, but this does not determine if someone will develop SUD or not.
What is aftercare and give one example.
Aftercare helps you stay on track and keep practicing what you learned while in rehab. Whether it’s:
individual therapy,
support groups,
12-step meetings
outpatient treatment program.
This drug causes enhanced sensory perception, euphoria, drowsiness, slowed reaction time, coordination problems, increased heart rate and appetite, problems with learning and memory, hallucinations, anxiety and panic attacks.
Marijuana
In 2017, _______ was responsible for more than 28,000 deaths in the US, which is more deaths than from any other type of opioid.
Synthetic opioids or Fentanyl
______ is the use of FDA-approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Name 5 people who can support you in your recovery.
Sponsor
Spouse
Mother/Father
Therapist/Counselor
Probation/Parole officer
Friends
Family members
12 step peers
In ___________ we celebrate national Recovery Month?
September
Every September, the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover.
The use of marijuana before what age may have an impact on brain development?
25
a young person’s brain is still developing until age 25. Use of marijuana before age 25 can impact brain development.
Name four examples of an opioid drug
Opioids include heroin, as well as prescriptions such as hydrocodone (Vicodin), oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet), oxymorphone (Opana), morphine (Kadian, Avinza), codeine, and fentanyl.
What is the best way to dispose of old or unused medications?
Drop off at safe disposal sites.
Yearly DEA drop offs are around as pop-ups are around as well.
Each person in the group name a red flag or a green flag for people in your support system or people new to your life (each person must have a different red or green flag).
Everyone should be able to come up with at least one red/green flag and is facilitators discretion.
What are the 5 stages of change?
Precontemplation Stage
Contemplation Stage
Preparation Stage
Action Stage
Maintenance Stage
What is examples of a stimulant?
Examples of this type of drug are cocaine, amphetamine and methamphetamine.
When using a drug like cocaine, the substance interferes with chemical messengers in the brain and blocks chemicals like serotonin and dopamine from being reabsorbed in the brain causing the “high” feeling.
Name three signs of opioid overdose.
To receive points the response must contain three answers, if they don’t have three answers from the list below, then zero points.
Medication-assisted treatment (“MAT”) is used for what use disorder?
opioid use disorder
Name a boundary you will need to make. Each team member needs to name one, they must be different.
answers are at Facilitator's discretion
Name three types of support groups for addiction recovery.
This type of drug can easily be found at home in products such as cleaning supplies.
What are inhalants?
Examples of products classified as inhalants found in a home are: gasoline, spray paint, hair spray and other aerosols and volatile solvents.
Fentanyl is a synthetic (man-made) opioid that is ____x more potent than heroin and ____x more potent than morphine.
50X more than heroin and 100x more than morphine.
Name one of the three medications that are used with MAT programs.