Mental Health and Substance Abuse
This is what it is called when you have both a Mental Health illness and addiction of any kind.
What is concurrent disorder?
You have this plan in place for when you have cravings and triggers to use, or notice early warning signs of relapse.
What is relapse prevention plan?
This actor/comedian who lived in the bay area struggled with addiction and substance abuse. He committed suicide in 2014.
Who is Robin Williams?
Having an _________ puts one at higher risk for worsening mental illness symptoms.
What is addiction?
Natural way to get in shape and increase feelings of happiness.
What is Exercise?
People with mental illness often use drugs and /or alcohol to do this.
What is self medicate?
People often say they can't go to a certain place or see a certain person as it might _______ them and put them at risk of using.
What is a trigger?
This president had Alzheimer's or dementia.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Substance _______, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that interferes negatively in a person's life.
What is abuse?
The practice of taking an active role in regularly doing things that improve your well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress.
What is SELF-CARE?
A common reason people want to continue using drugs and/or alcohol when they have a concurrent disorder.
What is to mask the emotional/physical pain.
A relapse is usually the end result of a whole chain of bad ________.
What is decisions?
This author, who wrote books such as Carrie and The Green Mile, struggled with alcohol and prescription drug addiction for years.
Who is Stephen King?
The correct medical diagnosis, or most politically correct terminology, for drug and/or alcohol use.
What is SUD (Substance Use Disorder)?
This technique asks you to find five things you can see, four things you can touch, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, and one thing you can taste to reduce feelings of anxiety.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique?
Developing good _______ skills can help with both relapse and mental health symptoms.
What is coping?
This is a most necessary item for daily living that is also one of the biggest triggers for some.
What is money?
The singer songwriter of Piano Man struggled with alcohol abuse for years before entering rehab.
Who is Billy Joel?
Withdrawal from _______ can be fatal and therefore the abrupt discontinuation of this is not recommended.
What is alcohol?
A state of mind where you are thankful and taking notice of the good things in your life, rather than focusing on the bad.
What is GRATITUDE?
Those suffering from addiction often have one or more mental/medical health issues. True or False.
What is True?
A team that can assist people with their concurrent disorder.
Who is the ICM (Intensive case management) team?
This actress who is most well known for playing Princess Leia has spoken out about having bipolar disorder and was in recovery from cocaine and prescription drug abuse.
Who is Carrie Fisher?
This is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction.
What is DOPAMINE?
My three greatest coping skills....
What are.....?