What does STIC stand for?
Stop
Take a breathe
Imagine the future consequences
Choose
What is tolerance?
When a person gets used to something over time, eventually needing more of that something, or being comfortable with where they are with that something.
Give me one pro and one con to substance use.
Pro: they help with pain
Con: they kill people
FREEBIE
Free points!!!
What is the dog vs lion mind?
What does PIES stand for?
Physically
Intellectually
Emotionally
Spiritually
What is dopamine?
Dopamine is a "feel-good" hormone that is released due to pleasure.
What is withdrawal?
Withdrawal is when a person suddenly stops or cuts back on something (typically a drug).
Name one emotion.
Happy
What is reacting vs. responding? Give me a scenario.
Reacting is doing something without thinking and responding is thinking before you do something.
Take a breathe
What is neuroplasticity?
The brains ability to grow
Alcohol is a ______.
Depressant
What is the activity that we did regarding stigmas?
The Man vs. Woman Box.
What is the copy machine metaphor?
It is a metaphor that signifies when someone is purposely pushing your buttons to get the same/constant reaction.
For example, you push the button on the printer and it keeps printing the same thing.
What does TUDU stand for and which one can we control?
Triggers
Urges
Drug use *
What is the normal range for dopamine?
40-100
What are the categories of drugs that we covered?
Stimulants
Depressants
Cannabinoids
Hallucinogens
Opioids
Others
What is the tree of emotions?
What is hyper and hypo arousal?
Hyper arousal is when your body wants to fight or run away (angry, anxious, out of control).
Hypo arousal is when your body wants to shut down (zoned out, numb, depressed).
What are the cycles of forces on drug use?
Personal
Social
Environmental
Why is a persons dopamine levels higher when they do drugs?
Their dopamine is higher because the drug blocks the receptors in their brain that helps regulate dopamine.
This causes the dopamine to overflow and without any regulation, they go crazy.
When does a person reach 100 dopamine level?
When they are having the best day ever.
What are the categories we used for emotions and why is it important to identify which category our emotions fall into?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
It is important because if our emotion is negative, then we know it is likely to cause a negative reaction.
What was the name of the cat in the poem "The Perfect High"?
Bubba Fats