Science and Addiction
True or False? The rates of heart disease, stroke, mental disorders, etc. increase when addiction is also present.
True
This is the practice of regularly taking time to focus on your own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Self-Care
Essential skill of exchanging information, thoughts, and feelings between individuals. Includes talking, listening, sharing, expressing.
Communication
Define a healthy relationship?
A relationship where both parties support and care for one another, neither person enables destructive behaviors.
True or False? The chocolate chip cookie was invented in Massachusetts.
True
What does PAWS stand for?
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
A mental health professional that you seek to provide you guidance, support, and coping strategies.
Counselor/Therapist
This skill helps individuals organize their tasks and manage time efficiently, which can reduce stress and improve productivity.
Time Management
A person that helps create accountability and offers guidance, they are often found in recovery programs like AA or NA?
Sponsor
Which Celtics player spent 15 seasons with the team and was known as "The Truth"?
Paul Pierce
This neurotransmitter is closely linked to the mind's reward system and is commonly known as the pleasure chemical.
Dopamine
Recovery model emphasizes building a sense of community, providing peer support, and is best known for its 12-step program.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA) or any other 12-step recovery programs
Ex: Counting to 10, deep breathing, positive self-talk, mindfulness, grounding, journaling, etc.
Coping Strategies/Skills
What are boundaries?
Established and clear limits with self and others, protecting your personal, mental, physical, and emotional space.
What year was Fenway Park opened?
1912
The "feel-good" hormones that are released in the brain and act as pain relievers/happiness boosters. They create a sense of euphoria or a “high”, and are released during activities like exercise, laughter, creative expression, and socialization.
Endorphins
This recovery method uses medications to reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms. (hint: methadone is an example)
Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Identify the problem, gather information, brainstorm solutions, weigh your choices, take action.
Decision Making
This action, crucial in building and maintaining relationships, involves keeping promises and being reliable.
Trust
What is the most snow ever recorded in Massachusetts (in inches)?
27.1 inches during the February Blizzard of 1978
Define withdrawal?
The physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone who is dependent on a substance stops using it.
This evidence-based approach to maintaining recovery from addiction involves identifying triggers and warning signs and then developing specific coping strategies to avoid returning to negative behaviors. (hint: usually a paper form you fill out with your case manager)
Relapse Prevention
This life skill involves seeking help from others, through support groups, therapy, trusted family/friends, and is key to long-term recovery.
Asking for Help and Advocating for Yourself
When one person takes on too much responsibility for other's actions/problems, often covering for or excusing harmful behaviors. Excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner.
Co-dependency
Name 5 quarterbacks who have started in at least one Super Bowl in the NFL?
Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, John Elway, Drew Brees, Terry Bradshaw, Ben Roethlisberger, Russell Wilson, etc.