PAWS
This syndrome, abbreviated as PAWS, refers to the prolonged withdrawal symptoms that can persist for weeks or months after detoxification.
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
These medications, often abbreviated as SSRIs, are commonly used to treat depression by increasing serotonin levels in the brain.
What are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
A rapid heartbeat, sweating, and trembling are physical symptoms often associated with this psychological condition.
What is anxiety?
This acronym stands for a treatment approach combining medications with counseling and behavioral therapies.
What is medication assisted therapy
This 1994 film, directed by Frank Darabont, features Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman as prisoners who form a deep friendship over several decades.
What is The Shawshank Redemption
The symptoms of PAWS can include both physical and psychological effects that can last for several months.
What is True
This hormone, often used as a supplement to treat insomnia, is also naturally produced by the pineal gland
What is Melatonin?
This type of anxiety disorder is characterized by persistent, excessive worry about various aspects of daily life.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
MAT is a harm reduction approach aimed at reducing these two major risks associated with substance use disorders.
What is overdose and relapse
In this 2001 film, a young hobbit embarks on a quest to destroy a powerful ring in the fires of Mount Doom.
What is Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?
This mood disorder, often characterized by persistent sadness, is a common symptom experienced during PAWS.
What is Depression
This newer generation of antipsychotic medications is known for having fewer motor side effects compared to older drugs.
What are atypical antipsychotics? or second generation antipsychotics?
This disorder can develop after experiencing a traumatic event and is characterized by flashbacks, avoidance, and hyperarousal.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
This medication is often combined with naloxone to prevent misuse when used in MAT for opioid addiction.
What is Suboxone?
In this 1999 film, a young boy with the ability to see and communicate with ghosts seeks help from a psychologist.
What is The Sixth Sense?
Imbalances in these brain chemicals, including serotonin and dopamine, are believed to contribute to the symptoms of PAWS.
What are neurotransmitters
This antidepressant is also prescribed to help people quit smoking by reducing cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
What is Bupropion or Wellbutrin
This anxiety disorder involves unwanted, repetitive thoughts and behaviors that a person feels driven to perform.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
This medication used in MAT reduces the pleasurable effects of alcohol and opioids, thereby helping to prevent relapse.
What is Naltrexone?
In this 1994 film, A New York cop finds himself fighting terrorists in a Los Angeles skyscraper on Christmas Eve.
What is Die Hard?
Recognizing and managing the symptoms of PAWS is crucial in preventing this, a return to substance use.
What is relapse
This term describes the involuntary muscle movements that can be a side effect of long-term antipsychotic use.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
This hormone, often called the "stress hormone," is released during stressful situations and can exacerbate anxiety.
What is cortisol?
Despite its effectiveness, MAT often faces this societal challenge, due to misconceptions about treating addiction with medications.
What is Stigma?
This 1999 film introduces Anakin Skywalker as a young slave on the desert planet of Tatooine.
What is Start Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace?