Key Terms
The Science of Addiction
Recovery tools
Drugs and Drug Effects
12-Step
100

Returning to something (people, places, things, behaviors, feeling states) that you previously had stopped

What is relapse

100

________________ is the pleasure chemical in our brains that plays a major role in substance abuse and addiction

What is Dopamine

100

What are two relaxation techniques?

What are Meditation, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Grounding, Yoga, Deep Breathing, Mindfulness practice, Guided imagery

100

A synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine

What is Fentanyl 

100

This person is a guide, a mentor, and a fellow recovering addict, who volunteers their time to help a newcomer in the 12-step program

What is a sponsor

200

Uncontrollable craving for a drug with continued use despite negative consequences; a chronic, biological brain disease; Psychological dependence and/or Physical dependence

What is addiction

200

Chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain.

What are Psychoactive drugs

200

Being present in the here & now; acceptance of the world around you as it is

What is Mindfulness

200

Most commonly used illicit (federally illegal) drug in the U.S. is: ______________

What is Marijuana

200

A network of people that can provide you with practical or emotional support is:

What is a Support system

300

A condition in which the body becomes used to the effects of a medicine, drug, or substance

Tolerance

300

Exercise produces these neurotransmitters that lowers stress:

What are Endorphins

300

Positive words and mantras for self-encouragement and to encourage others

What are affirmations

300

The most advanced stage of alcohol withdrawal; develops 2-3 days after alcohol drinking has stopped: symptoms include disorientation, fever, and hallucinations

What are delirium tremens

300

Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12-step fellowship are?

What are Honesty, Open-Mindedness, Willingness

400

A condition that occurs when a person stops using a substance on which he or she has a chemical dependency

What is Withdrawl

400

A long-acting opioid agonist, reduces opioid craving and withdrawal and blunts or blocks the effects of opioids

What is Methadone

400

These can be used to reduce stress and feelings of anxiety while also improving our mental wellness; tools or techniques

Coping skills

400

_________________ is the fastest addicting drug

What is nicotine

400

This was begun in Akron, Ohio, in 1935, with a chance meeting between two alcoholics, one a doctor and one a broker.

What is Alcoholics Anonymous

500

People, places, and things; Any stimulus that leads to a mental, physical, or emotional relapse

What are Triggers

500

Neurotransmitter that influences the reward circuit and the ability to learn which, when the brain balance is changed by long term drug use, impairs cognitive functioning.

What is Glutamate

500

Bouncing back from a hardship, getting through difficult circumstances

Resilience

500

Long-term use of this drug can lead to memory loss, difficulty with speech or thought, depression, and weight loss. These problems can persist for up to a year after an individual has stopped using it.

What is PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP)

500

Which step asks you to make a searching and fearless moral inventory of your past?

What is Step four

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