SUBSTANCES
A mood or mind altering substance
What is a drug?
The brain
Where are the major changes that occur when a person becomes addicted to a substance?
IOP, PHP, Residential, detox
What are the 4 levels of care for addiction treatment?
Play the Tape Out
What DBT skill works well if you're having a craving?
Three phases of relapse
What is mental, emotional and physical relapse?
Snort, smoke, ingest or inject
What are 2 ways to administer a drug?
Dopamine
What increases in the brain when substances are used?
The shortest amount of time that a person should be in residential care for minimal benefit.
What is 30 days?
Radical Acceptance
What do you do when you have no control over what has happened in your past?
AA, Celebrate Recovery, Smart Recovery, NA
What are 2 examples of support communities for people with an addiction?
Suboxone and naltrexone
What are 2 medications that help with cravings and withdrawal symptoms?
The organ most adversely affected by alcohol
What is the liver?
12
What is the average age that a person starts using drugs or drinking who later becomes an addict?
The skill that helps you be more accepting of other people and their differences
What is non-judgmental stance?
People, places and things
What are 3 things to change in your life to enhance sobriety?
The substance most responsible for recent overdoses and deaths.
What is fentanyl?
Medical model description of addiction
What is addiction as a disease?
A person's friends and family
Who is affected by a person's addiction?
It is what it is - on steroids!
What is Radical Acceptance?
3 examples of triggers to relapse
Current diagnosis for people with an addiction?
What is substance use disorder?
Neuroplasticity
What is the re-wiring of the neurotransmitters in your brain leading to healing after 2 years of abstinence?
According to Gabor Mate', the primary cause of addiction.
What is loss of connection or attachment?
One of the categories in DBT that helps you identify and express emotions.
What is emotion regulation?
The length of time recovery takes.
What is as long as it takes, or a lifetime?