Drug Basics
This drug is made from the coca plant and is a powerful stimulant.
Cocaine
These positive statements can help replace negative self-talk.
Affirmations
Getting enough sleep, eating balanced meals, and staying active are all part of this recovery goal.
What does IOP stand for?
Intensive Outpatient Program
Saying “no” when something doesn’t feel right is an example of this.
Boundary
A person, place, or thing that makes you want to use is called this.
Trigger
Having both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder is called this.
Co-occurring or dual diagnosis.
This term describes the brain’s strong urge to use a substance again and again.
Craving
This medication can reverse an opioid overdose.
Naloxone (Narcan)
Taking responsibility for one's own actions and choices.
Accountability
The active ingredient in marijuana that causes the “high.”
THC
The word used to describe negative attitudes or discrimination toward mental illness.
Stigma
This term refers to the body's need for more of a substance to get the same effect.
Tolerance
This opioid is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine and is responsible for many overdoses.
Fentanyl
Returning to substance use after a period of sobriety.
Relapse
This term describes unpleasant physical and mental symptoms after stopping a drug.
Withdrawal
This disorder often involves mood swings and can be worsened by alcohol use.
Bi-polar disorder
This brain chemical is linked to pleasure and reward, and is often hijacked by drugs.
Dopamine
Slurred speech, loss of balance, and poor judgment may indicate use of this depressant.
Alcohol
Addiction is now recognized as this kind of condition by medical professionals
Disease
A drug that slows down the body’s functions and brain activity.
Depressant
Name 2 healthy coping skills.
Walking, calling a friend, breathing, meditation, etc
Long-term alcohol use can lead to damage of what vital organ?
Liver
Xanax and Valium are this type of drug.
Benzodiazepines.
This type of goal-setting method uses the acronym SMART.
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.