Mental Health and Substance Abuse
This is what it is called when you have both a Mental Health illness and addiction of any kind.
What is concurrent disorder
You have this plan in place for when you have cravings and triggers to use, or notice early warning signs of mental health relapse.
What is relapse prevention plan or client care plan?
Additionally, having a _______ ________ puts one at higher risk for developing an addiction.
What is mental illness?
This actor/comedian who lived in the bay area struggled with addiction and substance abuse. He committed suicide in 2014.
Who is Robin Williams?
Having an _________ puts one at higher risk for worsening mental illness symptoms.
What is addiction?
People with mental illness often use drugs and /or alcohol to do this.
What is self medicate?
People often say they can't go to a certain place or see a certain person as it might _______ them and put them at risk of using.
What is trigger?
Some people describe ___________ as a total loss of energy or enthusiasm to do anything.
What is depression?
This president had Alzheimer's or dementia.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Substance _______, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that interferes negatively in a person's life.
What is abuse/misuse?
A common reason people want to continue using drugs and/or alcohol when they have a concurrent disorder.
What is to mask the emotional/physical pain.
A relapse is usually the end result of a whole chain of bad ________.
What is decisions?
________ disorder is a medical condition in which people have mood swings that are out of proportion to things going on in their lives.
What is bipolar?
This author, who wrote books such as Carrie and The Green Mile, struggled with alcohol and prescription drug addiction for years.
Who is Stephen King?
The correct medical diagnosis, or most politically correct terminology, for drug and/or alcohol use.
What is SUD (Substance Use Disorder)?
Developing good _______ skills can help with both relapse and mental health symptoms.
What is coping?
This is a mostly necessary item for daily living that is also one of the biggest triggers for some.
What is money?
These are four mental health diagnoses.
What are depression, anxiety, bipolar and schizophrenia?
The singer songwriter of Piano Man struggled with alcohol abuse for years before entering rehab.
Who is Billy Joel?
Withdrawal from _______ can be fatal and therefore the abrupt discontinuation of this is not recommended.
What is alcohol?
Ruby calls this the _____________________ debate - "Which came first?"
Chicken or the egg
The crisis hotline number
What is 988
An organization that offers free support groups and education to those who struggle with mental health AND their families
What is NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness
This actress who is most well known for playing Princess Leia has spoken out about having bipolar disorder and was in recovery from cocaine and prescription drug abuse.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
My three greatest coping skills.