Forms of Therapy
What type of therapy targets thoughts and thought processes?
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
Long-term use of this drug can cause memory loss, mood swings, and significant damage to the brain’s ability to learn — even though it's often thought of as harmless.
Marijuana
What is the most common addiction in the United States?
The practice of being aware of your surroundings and current mental state
What is mindfulness
What is a type of medication therapy that assists in maintanence
MAT (Medication Assisted Therapy)
This type of therapy focuses on the idea that we need to change our mindset to get to a point of acceptance
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Excessive use of this substance can lead to liver cirrhosis
Alcohol
What is a symptom of long-term substance use, requiring increase in amount or frequency of the substance of choice?
Tolerance
What is box breathing
This is a venue that you can obtain clean supplies for individuals that are still actively using to reduce chance of communicable disease contraction
What is a needle exchange
This type of therapy targets emotional regulation, communication skills, and self-soothing/coping skills
DBT (Dialectal Behavioral Therapy)
This condition, often associated with alcohol, involves the inability to remember events that occurred while intoxicated
blackout
__________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction
Dopamine
A technique that focuses on all areas of the body, meant to provide relaxation and tension release
What is progressive muscle relaxation
This is a medication commonly used to reverse opioid overdoses and the effects
What is Narcan (or naloxone)
This type of therapy has been proven to be most effective in addiction recovery
The ability to think before acting and resist the urge to act on immediate desires, which is impacted in addiction
Impulse Control
A term used when an individual has both a mental health disorder/diagnosis and a substance use disorder
Co-occurring disorders or Dual diagnosis
A form of grounding that focuses on using your imagination to create or view a relaxing scene
What is guided imagery
What does the acronym HALT stand for
Hunger
Anger
Lonely
Tired
A therapeutic technique that utilizes active and reflective listening to understand an individual's needs/views, and respond appropriately
What is Motivational Interviewing
This classification of substance can reduce arousal and stimulation, making a person feel relaxed or drowsy
Depressants
What two substances can be fatal to withdraw from, and should always be supervised by a medical professional?
Alcohol and Benzodiazepines
Exercise, journaling, breathing techniques, sleep, and positive self-talk are part of this
What is self-care
This method involves offering education and resources to individuals to help them make safer choices related to drug use
What is harm reduction