Recovery
A fellowship of men and women who share their experiences with the purpose of helping one another to recover from an addiction. It is peer-driven and non-professional.
What is the 12-Step Fellowships (AA, NA, Cocaine Anonymous, etc.)
This is the chemical in the brain that is released when drugs are used to create the feeling of pleasure.
What is dopamine.
Any stimuli that initiates a desire for an addictive behavior.
What is a trigger.
Negative, incorrect beliefs, stereotypes, and labels are another name for this
What is Stigma?
The major organ that is directly effected the most by drug use.
What is the brain?
A constellation of symptoms experienced by some individuals who have an addiction after a prolonged period following acute withdrawal, including emotional dysregulation, insomnia, cravings, memory and cognitive issues, and difficulty managing stress.
What is post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS)?
Everyone who uses drugs will become addicted. True or False?
False
A negative, irrational thought pattern that one learns to believe is true and perpetuates negative emotions, low self-esteem, or addictive behavior or mental health issues.
What is a cognitive distortion/thinking error (stinkin' thinkin').
Behaviors characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect.
What is addiction?
The brain finishes developing once you reach this age.
What is 25?
The ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through a person's connectedness with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, or a power greater than oneself.
What is spiritual wellness/ spirituality/ meditation?
Drug addiction can:
A) Cause mental health issues
B) Develop because of pre-existing mental health issues
C) Does not affect mental health issues
D) A and B
A) Cause mental health issues
B) Develop because of pre-existing mental health issues
C) Does not effect mental health issues
D) A and B
_______________
A and B
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
What is mindfulness.
The need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. In other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
What is tolerance?
The name of a support group for family members of alcoholics
What is Al-Anon?
It is a complex form of recovery in which the person with an addiction develops the ability to identify, cope with, and accept emotions experienced effectively.
What is emotional sobriety/emotional wellness/ emotional/ regulation
If there is a family history of drug use, your risk for addiction is....
Increased
Name one of the pieces of the anatomy of trust (the BRAVING acronym)
What is Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Non-Judgmental, Generosity.
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?
An event that seeks to increase an alcoholic's desire to quit by confronting them. It's also the name of a tv show.
What is an Intervention?
Widely considered to be a necessary characteristic to begin the journey in long-term recovery.
What is honesty.
Name 3 reasons that can influence whether or not a person becomes addicted
Genetics (family history
Age
Environmental factors (neighborhood, friends)
Gender/ethinicity
A form of communication that allows one to assert their thoughts and feelings in a personal manner and serves the purpose of expressing honesty, avoiding putting others down, and taking ownership of personal emotions and opinions.
What is "I" statements.
A neurotransmitter in the brain that is triggered by substances and causes a repeat in behaviors?
What is dopamine?
This liver condition is common amongst IV drug users.
What is Hepatitis C?