Recovery 1
People, Places, or Things that cause people to have thoughts associated with substance abuse.
What are Triggers
Recognition or affirmation that a person or their feelings or opinions
What is validation
This is defined as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting a different outcome.
What is Insanity
moment-to-moment awareness of one’s experience without judgment. It can be promoted by certain practices or activities, such as meditation
What is mindfulness
Mental Health Disorder:
a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
2 organs most affected by vaping.
Lungs and brain
Stage of change: acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready, sure of wanting, or lacks confidence to make a change
What is contemplation
Leading drug in relation to teen deaths
What are prescription meds. More than cocaine and Heroin combined
How long(average) does it take to become un-addicted to a substance? A. 3-9 months no use B. A year C. 20 years D. You can never become un-addicted
D. Once an addict, always an addict
This happens when a substance becomes less effective and you have to increase use
What is tolerance
What 3 drugs are used to treat nicotine addiction and withdrawal?
Replacement therapies (such as patch, inhaler, gum), Bupropion and Vareniciline
What life style allows you to abstain from all drugs/alcohol use.
What is a Sober
A substance invented in 1800s Germany by Bayer Company & thought to be a cure for morphine addiction..
Heroin. Scientist who invented & used it reported it made them feel heroic, thus the name heroin.
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
What is empathy
Since 2003 these substances have resulted in more overdose fatalities than heroin & cocaine combined...
Vicodin and Oxycontin
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine
Which steps asks you "Were entirely ready to remove all these defects of character"
What is step six
For the best chance of staying sober, what is the MINIMUM length of time a person should stay in treatment?
What is 90 days.
Practice healthy ___ ____ to overcome cravings and triggers.
What is Coping Skills
Withdrawal from these two substances can be fatal
What is Alcohol and Benzos
With continued substance abuse the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure..
What is Dopamine
Our brain learns by ________ and _________.
What is repetition and reward
Emotional or physical limits that people set to create a healthy sense of personal space.
What is boundaries
______ is a synthetic opioid that is 50-100 times stronger than morphine.
What is Fentanyl
Which statement is true
A: Little above 20% of those with drug addiction get help B: Less than 11% get help C: All addicts that seek treatment recover
B Less than 11% get help