Grief and Loss
Five stages of grief?
What is Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance?
True or False: Drinking alcohol while on methadone is dangerous.
What is true? (please explain)
Uncontrollable craving for a drug, loss of control, use despite the negative consequences, disease, psychological dependence and physical dependence are symptoms of
What is addiction?
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.
What is the serenity prayer?
Our brains learns by ______ and ______
What is repetition and reward
What are 3 ways you can support someone who is low and depressed (grieving)
What is (possible answers) giving them space, spending time with them and listening to them, being patient ... (answer varies)
Anxiety, respiratory and heart problems, shortness of breath, unconsciousness and vomiting are...
What are the side effects of overdosing on methadone and alcohol?
The most commonly abused drug across the nation.
What is Marijuana?
Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?
What is step 4?
Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and relapse are
What are the stages of change?
True or False: Is grief and mourning the same experience?
What is false: Grief is the internal thoughts and feelings we experience when someone we love dies. Mourning, on the other hand, is taking the internal experience of grief and expressing it outside ourselves.
Bclofen, tiagabine, topiramate, propranolol are medications to help with
What is cocaine addiction?
Lowered inhibitions, decreased control over motor skills, inability to concentrate and focus, heart attack, liver failure, cirrhosis, blackouts, kidney disease are consequences of ...
What is alcoholism/alcohol?
A group that provides support for family members of alcoholics.
What is Al-Anon?
The difference between a lapse and a relapse?
A lapse represents a temporary slip or return to a previous behavior that one is trying to control or quit (usually a onetime occurrence), whereas a relapse represents a full-blown return to a pattern of behavior that one has been trying to moderate or quit altogether.
What are at least 5 things that can cause Grief?
What is (possible answers) Divorce or Relationship; Breakup; Loss of Health; Losing a Job; Loss of Financial Stability; A Miscarriage; Retirement; Death of a Pet; Loss of a Cherished Dream; A Loved Ones Illness; Loss of Friendship; Loss of Safety After a Trauma; Selling of a Family Home
The use of medications with counseling and behavioral therapies to treat substance use disorder and prevent opioid overdose.
What is Medication Assisted Treatment?
Respiratory failure, vomiting, death, drowsiness, reduction of pain, diarrhea, uncomfortable withdrawals are consequences of...
What are effects of pain killers/opiates?
An experienced member who guides newcomers through recovery.
What is a sponsor?
_______ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
What is dopamine?
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
What is resilience?
This medication is used to block the effects of opioids, especially in overdose.
What is narcan/naloxone?
Medication, behavioral therapy, groups, rehab, cognitive therapy, inpatient/outpatient are examples of..?
What are treatment options for addiction?
In this step my list looked like this.... My Mom because I took money from her, My friend because I lied to her about everything, My boss because I didn't show up for the big presentation.
What is step 8? (Make a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all)
Someone who has let another persons behavior affect him/her and who is obsessed with controlling other peoples behaviors.
What is a codependent person (codependency)?