Substance Use Facts
What does the acronym SUD stand for?
What is Substance Use Disorder?
This condition is often linked with substance use and includes extreme highs and lows in mood.
What is bipolar disorder?
What’s one way to make your home safer from relapse triggers?
What is removing alcohol/drug paraphernalia, avoiding certain shows/music, etc.?
Name two healthy ways to cope with stress.
What are exercise, talking to someone, meditation, hobbies, etc.?
The hippocampus is responsible for this important function that helps us learn from our past.
What is memory?
Name one type of prescription drug that is commonly abused.
What are opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants?
Name two signs that someone may be experiencing PTSD.
What are flashbacks, nightmares, avoiding reminders, hypervigilance, etc.?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This technique involves planning ahead for situations where you might be triggered.
What is a relapse prevention plan?
What is one example of self-care that supports recovery?
What is getting rest, eating well, staying clean, seeing a doctor, etc.?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This part of the brain, located at the very front, helps with decision-making, planning, and impulse control.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Which class of drugs slows down the central nervous system?
What are depressants?
Name one possible side effect of long-term untreated mental illness.
What is social withdrawal, job loss, suicidal thoughts, etc.?
What is the difference between a trigger and a craving?
What is a trigger causes the craving; the craving is the urge to use?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What does “playing the tape through” mean?
What is imagining the negative outcome of using?
When your brain is in survival mode, this system takes over, often overriding logical thinking.
What is the fight-flight-freeze (or sympathetic nervous) system?
Name one long-term effect of opioid use on the body.
What is chronic constipation, hormonal imbalance, or increased pain sensitivity?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What does the acronym CBT stand for?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Name three steps you could take if you feel a strong craving coming on.
What are distract yourself, call a sponsor/friend, use a coping skill, remove yourself from the situation, etc.?
Describe what the 5-4-3-2-1 technique is and its purpose.
What is 5 -See, 4 – Touch, 3- Hear, 2- Smell, 1 – Taste; Grounding?
This part of the brain controls balance, coordination, and motor skills.
What is the cerebellum?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What is the term for using multiple substances at once?
What is polysubstance use?
What is the mental health term for negative, repetitive thoughts?
What are intrusive thoughts or rumination?
Name one internal trigger and one external trigger.
What is stress (internal), and seeing a bar (external)?
What does the acronym HALT stand for?
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This brain area is most responsible for recognizing danger and triggering the "fight or flight" response.
What is the amygdala?