Vocabulary
A behavioral syndrome characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite adverse social, psychological, and/or physical consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect.
What is Addiction
The first stage of addiction
What is experimentation/occasional/recreational use
An ___________ is an orchestrated attempt by one or many people – usually family and friends – to get someone to seek professional help with an addiction or some kind of traumatic event or crisis, or other serious problem.
What is an intervention
A _________ or a slip is a single, short-lived action in which you deviate from your goal to abstain from alcohol and other drugs
Lapse
A common reaction of people with substance use disorders who, when confronted with the existence of those disorders, deny that they have a substance abuse problem and/or have lost control of it.
What is denial
how would you describe the second phase of addiction? give at least two characteristics
mood swings, personality changes, more cravings, high risk behavior and hanging out with other users
A form of treatment wear the patient lives in a recovery facility
What is In patient treatment
A ___________ is a series of lapses in which someone gradually loses all control of his or her alcohol or other drug use.
Relapse
The metabolic process by which the toxic qualities of a poison or toxin are reduced by the body. Pertaining to addiction it is generally a medically supervised treatment for alcohol or drug addiction designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances
What is Detox
A point in the treatment process where the user rids themselves of the drugs left in their body
What is Detox
A ______________ occurs when a person learns the cause of his or her lapse or relapse
Prolapse
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and then physical relapse.
What is a trigger
give two examples of characteristics of the total dependency stage of addiction
needs drug to function normally, loses control in actions, loses intrest in priorities, physically and emotionally exhausted, tolerance to drug, overdose may occur
What does MAT stand for
Medical Assisted Treatment
Normal neurobiological event characterized by the need to increase the dose over time to obtain the original effect. A state in which a drug produces a diminishing biological or behavioral response; in other words, higher doses are needed to produce the same effect experienced initially.
What is Tolerance
If the problem goes un treated accidental or intended _________ may occur
What is overdose
A slip from recovery where the patient returns back to their old habit/ addictive behavior
What is relapse
The methods a person uses to deal with stressful situations. These may help a person face a situation, take action, and be flexible and persistent in solving problems.
Coping Skills