Nicotine Knockout
This is the addictive chemical found in cigarettes, vapes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco.
What is nicotine?
Self-help groups are led by peers and are not considered this type of care.
What is professional treatment?
MAT stands for this.
What is Medication-Assisted Treatment?
This is the most common type of drug testing used in substance use treatment settings.
What is a urine drug screen?
Toxicology testing should be used to support recovery, not to do this to client
What is punish them?
Nicotine mainly affects this brain system connected to pleasure and reinforcement.
What is the reward system?
AA stands for this recovery group.
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
What is Medication-Assisted Treatment?
What are behavioral therapies?
This type of testing gives results within minutes and is also called rapid or instant testing.
What is point-of-care testing?
If a client says MAT is “replacing one addiction with another,” the counselor should respond in this type of way.
What is supportive, educational, and nonjudgmental?
Nicotine increases this neurotransmitter, making the brain want to repeat the behavior.
What is dopamine?
This group is science-based, secular, and uses cognitive-behavioral tools.
What is SMART Recovery?
This MAT medication is a full opioid agonist
What is methadone?
This type of testing is slower but more accurate and may include confirmatory testing.
What is lab-based testing?
A client who dislikes AA or NA may connect better with this secular, science-based recovery group
What is SMART Recovery?
Irritability, cravings, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and increased appetite are examples of this.
What are nicotine withdrawal symptoms?
This recovery program is Buddhist-inspired and focuses on mindfulness and meditation.
What is Refuge Recovery?
This MAT medication is a partial opioid agonist and has a ceiling effect.
What is buprenorphine?
This process protects the specimen from tampering and supports legal validity.
What is chain of custody?
Before acting on an unexpected positive drug screen, a counselor should request this.
What is confirmatory testing?
This is the official DSM-5-TR diagnosis used clinically instead of “nicotine use disorder.”
What is Tobacco Use Disorder?
This recovery program is Christian-based and incorporates biblical scripture.
What is Celebrate Recovery?
This medication blocks opioid receptors and is known as an opioid antagonist.
What is naltrexone?
This confirmatory test is used to verify unexpected positive results.
What is GC/MS?
This counseling approach means explaining procedures clearly, respecting dignity, and being mindful that testing can feel invasive.
What is trauma-informed care?