Nutrition
This nut is claimed to be the healthiest.
Walnuts! They are the highest in Omega 3s and antioxidants. They also are shown to lower cholestrol.
The brain craves this in early recovery.
Alcohol
List two recovery programs.
AA, NA, Recovery Dharma, Sync Recovery, Women for Sobreity, SMART Recovery
Opioids trigger the release of _____ in the brain.
Endorphins
Stimulants also cause a _____ in/of appetite.
Decrease or Supression
Less than ____ percent of your diet should be saturated fats.
10%
Alcohol abuse causes severe harm to these two critical digestive organs.
Pancreas and Liver
The average person should get this much exercise daily.
30 minutes
This is the medication that can "treat" opioid overdose.
Naloxone or Narcan
Stimulants increase this in the body. (List 1)
blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration
Ingredient lables on food is categorized this way.
With the ingredients used in the greatest amount first, followed in descending order by those in smaller amounts.
These areas of the brain are impacted by alcohol use.
Frontal Lobes (thought/cognition, judgement, and memory) and the Hippocampus (forms and stores memories)
List two healthy sleep habits.
These are some possible harmful effects of prescription opioids on the brain and body.
Dehydration, electrolyte imbalances and heavily reduced food intake inevitably lead to _____ in heavy stimulant users.
Malnutrition
The human body needs this many different essential vitamins to stay healthy.
13
On average, the liver can metabolize this many ounces of alcohol every hour.
1 ounce
Water makes up 60% of our body weight. How much water should each person be drinking daily?
A person should drink half of their body weight in ounces daily. (Ex. if you weigh 100lbs, you should drink 50oz of water daily)
This is what opioids primary action.
Opioid drugs activate receptors that block pain signals from reaching the brain
Harmful effects of stimulous use on the brain and body include:
Proteins are composed of a variety of _____.
Amino Acids
Alcohol abuse is known to cause severe deficiencies in these essential nutrients. Hint: There are 3
Once addiction has forced changes in the brain, however, it damages _______ and makes it much harder to adapt to sobriety.
Neuroplasticity
Opioids Can Interfere With The Brain’s ______ Circuits
Impulse Control
Stimulants stimulate the _____ _______ system
sympathetic nervous