Vocabulary
True or False
Recovery
Drugs and the Body
Intervention
100

A powerful, addictive, central nervous system depressant produced by fermentation of yeast.

What is Alcohol

100

The first stage of addiction is experimentation

True

100

The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress

What is self-care 

100

What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?

Side Effect

100

Intervention usually happens right before the user hits ________

What is rock bottom

200
A person, place, thing or event that can result in psychological and then physical relapse.
What is a trigger
200

If the problem goes untreated accidental or intended __overdose_ may occur

True

200
A point in the treatment process where the user rids themselves of the drugs left in their body
What is Detox
200

________ interferes with judgement, coordination, and other basic functions by upsetting the brains balance of chemicals called neurotransmitters.

What is alcohol?

200

trying to protect an addict from facing the consequences of their drug related problems

What is enabling

300
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
300

Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 20 to 30 minutes of being consumed.

False- Alcohol enters your bloodstream within 5 to 10 minutes of being consumed.

300
A slip from recovery where the patient returns back to their old habit/ addictive behavior
What is relapse
300

What are two types of drug dependence?

1. Physical dependence - when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawal symptoms without it

 2. Psychological dependence - a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.

300
People who become overly concerned with another's addiction problem and feel driven to fix or control it
What are codependents
400

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

400

Going to meetings will not help me stay sober.

False

400

What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?

By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption

400

A major symptom when a cocaine abuser enters withdrawal.

What is anxiety?

400

Which organ absorbs most of the alcohol that you consume?

The small intestine (%80) 

500

_________ is believing in our ability so greatly that it can cause us setbacks or problems in relation to recovery and mental health 

What is overconfidence

500

The first step in the 12 steps is to make amends.

False- The first step is "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol or drugs—that our lives had become unmanageable"

500

What "Stage of Change" fits the following description:

some awareness of the problem; thinking about pros/cons; some awareness of changing; going back and forth on willingness

What is contemplation?

500

You will always notice drug's effect on physical health immediately.

True or False?

False 

(you may notice the cognitive effects immediately but it takes its toll on your body over time)

500

one successful way to make the user aware of their problem is to give them___________

What is direct examples of their addiction/ an ultimatum

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