Facts learned in Group
What are the major components of relapse prevention?
Acknowledging past behaviors, creating a plan to avoid triggers, people/places/things, and setting new goals for successful future
DAILY DOUBLE! This actor rose to fame as a child star in the movie The Parent Trap. But after appearing in a string of successful shows, they began to spiral into an uncontrollable drug and alcohol habit. They have been in recovery the past 5 years.
Lindsay Lohan
Behaviors characterized by the repeated, compulsive seeking or use of a substance despite consequences, and a need for an increased amount of the substance, as time goes on, to achieve the same effect.
What is addiction?
107,000 people in the U.S. lost their lives to drug use in 2023. What percentage was due to opioids?
70%
This type of addiction is when the MIND signals the need for a drug.
Psychological Dependency
DAILY DOUBLE!!! What are the 5 stages of grieving?
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
By the 1980s, he was drinking heavily, and was also using marijuana and LSD. At this time, he also started freebasing cocaine, something that would create mayhem in his life for the following two decades. This Hollywood powerhouse has been sober for 28 years. He's appeared in over 150 movies and has a net worth of $250 million.
Samuel L Jackson
A type of CNS depressant prescribed to relieve anxiety and sleep problems. Valium and Xanax are among the most widely prescribed medications.
Benzodiazepines
What country has the highest overdose rate?
United States- by far
2nd- Puerto Rico
When someone uses a substance—be it marijuana, opioids, cocaine, or other drugs—their brain releases lots of ______?
Dopamine! Triggering the reward system
What are the 3 major styles of communication? Which is the most beneficial?
Passive, Aggressive, Assertive
STRIVE TO BE ASSERTIVE
The Hollywood heartthrob admits to excessive alcohol use during his early career, which escalated to problem use during his divorce. He started attending AA meetings, and credits fellow actor Bradley Cooper with helping him take his first steps on the recovery journey.
Brad Pitt
DAILY DOUBLE!! A compound or drug that binds to receptors in the brain involved in the control of pain and other functions.
Opioids
Name two things that can decrease a person's chance of developing an addiction?
Complete abstinence, drug education/early intervention, positive role models, healthy routine, healthy coping skills
How do you sober up quickly?
Trick Questionnnnnnn! The ONLY way to sober up is TIME.
What are 3 early warning signs of relapse? **Think of your relapse prevention plan....
Changes in behavior patterns, feelings, attitudes, routine, how you relate/interact with others
This Irish superstar got lost in the Hollywood party lifestyle early in his career. However, he woke up in 2008 and went to rehab. “After 20 years of drinking the way I drank, the sober world is pretty scary,” he said in an interview in 2021. By all accounts, he is thriving in recovery to this day and actively making movies.
Colin Farrell
A class of drugs that enhances the activity of monoamines (such as dopamine) in the brain, increasing arousal, heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration, and decreasing appetite.
Stimulants
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Name 1 of 3 jobs with the highest addiction rates....
#1- Miners and Oil Workers!
#2- Construction workers
#3- Food/Restaurant Industry
What is it called when you have both a Mental Health illness and addiction of any kind.
What is a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis?
What are the 3 main types of STRESSORS?
Frustrations, conflicts, pressures
Frustrations: Obstacles that block reaching a goal, can be external or internal; Conflict: When a person has to decide between 2 or more goals; Pressures: Forces that drive a person to do something in a certain way
A well-respected singer, musician, and performer, died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at age 27. In addition to alcohol and drug use problems, she had an eating disorder, clinical depression, and engaged in self-harm.
Amy Winehouse
What is a long-acting synthetic opioid medication that is used in treating opioid addiction and pain.
Methadone
On average, how many people in the U.S. die from opioid overdose per day?
224 people
DAILY DOUBLE!! What are the 3 stages of relapse?
Emotional relapse, mental relapse, and physical relapse. Emotional relapse involves vulnerability and discomfort, while mental relapse includes thoughts and cravings. Physical relapse is the final step where substance use resumes.