Assessments
What assessment explores ways in which your family may have affected your co-occurring disorder and/or ways it affected your family.
Family Assessment
Treatment Given: Relapse-prevention skills education.
What is the treatment need or problem?
Relapse
This type of therapy is an opportunity for you to work on emotional or other issues in a more intense and personal way.
Individual Therapy
What type of medication blocks the euphoric and sedating effects of opioids, and can relieve the cravings/needs for opioids?
*This is a maintenance treatment for opioid addiction.*
Methadone
What type of session teaches you to identify and avoid the people, places, situations, times, and emotions that may increase your risk for relapse?
Relapse Prevention
What type of assessment is this:
"Have you ever been diagnosed or struggle with anything like anxiety or depression?"
Mental Health Assessment
Treatment Given: Medication for substance abuse withdrawal or monitoring.
What's the treatment need or problem?
Intoxication or withdrawal
What type of therapy can help increase loved ones knowledge about substance abuse and can teach them how to support the person with co-occurring disorders?
Family Therapy
What medication does not change a person's mood, doesn't cause euphoria, has a few side effects, and decreases the cravings for alcohol?
*Name brands: Depade and ReVia*
Naltrexone
What is the overall goal to help you go from chronic alcohol use or other drug use to a substance-free state?
Detoxification (Detox)
Which assessment involves a physical examination, a drug history, or various laboratory tests?
Medical Assessment
Treatment Given: Therapy for physical abuse or grief counseling.
What's the treatment need or problem?
Emotional Problems
This group is the core of the recovery process. These groups help you to increase hope, become less isolated, and increase your confidence about recovering from your disorders.
*Offers AA, NA, DRA, DDA and DTR meetings.*
Twelve Step Groups
What type of medication is used to treat opioid addiction by suppressing withdrawal symptoms, decreases opioid cravings, and may block the effects of opioids?
*Brand name: Suboxone and Subutex*
Buprenorphine
What are ALL essential to your recovery?
*Name all three to get the points*
Practicing abstinence, attending therapy sessions/support meetings, and taking prescribed medications.
What type of assessment involves asking you about problems you are having and things in your life that cause you stress & how you may deal with those problems and stressors?
Psychosocial Assessments
Treatment Given: Group counseling for recognizing treatment needs.
What's the treatment need or problem?
Accepting Treatment
What type of therapy includes working with others can help you realize that they have similar experiences and struggles.
Group Therapy
What medication seems to stabilize or restore the normal brain chemical balance that is upset by continual exposure to alcohol? This medication is used to treat alcohol use disorder.
*Brand name: Campral*
Acamprosate
What type of treatment services will spend less time in treatment, probably returning to work or school and your normal duties and responsibilities?
*This also may consist of one or two group sessions each week.*
Continuing Care or Aftercare
What type of assessment could involve identifying legal problems or needs regarding employment situations, interests, and skills?
Additional Assessments
Treatment Given: Mutual self-help groups (to increase number of sober friends.)
What's the treatment need or problem?
Recovery Environment
What type of therapy group involves a combination of lectures, videos, reading assignments, discussions, questions and answers?
Education Groups
What type of medication can cause you to instantly get sick if you drink alcohol while taking the medication? Physicians SOMETIMES prescribed this medication for people who have an alcohol addiction.
*Brand name: Disulfiram*
Antabuse
What can provide extra measure of relapse prevention, especially during times and periods of high risk for relapse?
Medications