Methadone 101
Federal agency that governs MAT services.
What is the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)?
This type of coping skill allows you to focus on how you feel physically; and how to make you feel better.
What is exercise?
Identifying your own unique ______ is important for long-term relapse prevention.
What are triggers?
One of the only two Beatles members still alive, this singer/songwriter has been very open about his addiction and recovery.
Who is Paul McCartney?
State with the highest overdose rate.
What is West Virginia (77.2 per 100,000)?
Methadone is this type of controlled substance.
What is a respiratory suppressant?
This type of mindful activity allows you to journal about what you are thankful for each day.
What is a gratitude list?
Identifying your ______ allows you to find things you are good at and use them to build coping skills.
What are strengths?
This pop singer, known for songs like "I kissed a girl" and "California girls", has been sober from alcohol for several years now; and is currently a judge on American Idol.
Who is Katy Perry?
Country where methadone was developed.
What is Germany?
These substances can have a negative reaction with methadone.
Alcohol, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers, etc.
Spending time with _____ ______ allows you to talk about your problems and try to find a solution.
Who is sober support?
This section of relapse prevention helps to build confidence that you will maintain abstinence long-term.
What is self-care?
This "Shape of you" British singer, known for his ginger hair, got sober in early 2022 after the death of a close friend.
Who is Ed Sheeran?
State with the lowest overdose rate.
What is Texas (4.93 per 100,000)?
These are some of the things that methadone helps to do.
What are suppressing withdrawal symptoms, lessening cravings, blocking the effects of opioid if taken, etc?
This person is a trained professional that helps you identify barriers that you may have to being abstinent long-term.
Who is an addiction counselor?
One way to ensure that you are developing healthy relationships is _____ _______.
_____ _______ helps you to ensure that nobody enters into your space or goes against your goals.
What is setting boundaries?
Lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, this singer has written several songs about his previous addiction to opiates.
Who is Anthony Keidis?
Country with the highest overdose rate.
What is the United States?
This is how methadone use is discontinued.
What is medically supervised withdrawal or tapering process?
This mindful activity allows you to breathe deeply and empty your mind of all outside stress.
What is meditation?
In order to ensure that you get your point across, you may develop your _______ ______ to say things the way you want to say them.
What are communication skills?
With songs like "Purple Pills" and "Relapse", this Michigan rapper got sober in 2009; after a near fatal overdose on methadone.
Who is Eminem?
In 2017, the nation’s sheriff s resolved to support the most current, evidence-based substance use disorder treatment within their jails to respond to the opioid and drug epidemic. Sheriff s have become this nation’s pioneers in establishing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programming, expanding jail MAT programs into this many states currently.
What is 30 states?