Recovery 1
Most common addiction across the nation...
Alcohol
Name 4 alcohol withdraw symptoms
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
Detoxification or Detox
Name 4 symptoms of cannabis withdraw
"fun" fact : out of 23,000 people, 47% of people will experience these withdraw symptoms
Professional specializing in treating mental & emotional disorders is known as...
Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Therapist, Counselor
What does HALT stand for?
(self-awareness coping tool)
Am I HUNGRY, ANGRY, LONELY, TIRED?
True or False: A relapse prevention plan should not be revised and re-evaluated
False. A relapse prevention plan should be continually looked at and re-evaluated to ensure that it fits current feelings, situations, etc.
_____ gives you too much time to be with your own thoughts (Can cause overthinking)
isolation and boredom
What symptom occurs when the body becomes so used to a substance that stopping causes physical or emotional distress?
Withdrawal.
What does it mean when someone experiences a “dry drunk”?
They are abstinent from substances but still engage in the same negative attitudes, behaviors, and emotional patterns as during active addiction.
*Coined term by AA, could there be a better way to label this instead? (extra 50 points)
____ occurs when a person's old behaviors and thinking have returned to their original state before treatment.
Hint: Think of the cycle, what did the person "do".
Relapse
This Violent or aggressive behavior within the home is common after coming under the influence...what is it called?
Domestic Violence, assault, and theft
Abstain from ALL illicit drugs and alcohol...
Sobriety or Clean Time
Treatment that includes living onsite and receiving group and individual therapies.
Residential Facility or Rehab
_____ help us manage our emotions related to difficult times to improve emotional health and help us grow as people. (Behaviors, attitudes, and approaches)
Healthy Coping skills
What is an internal trigger?
Hint: External is the environment around you. Internal must mean within you.
Any negative thought or feeling
What is the most common emotional warning sign that relapse may be approaching?
Isolation or withdrawal from support and recovery activities
A powerful desire for something that usually passes.
Craving
____ is any internal or external stimulus that causes a person to experience cravings or urges to use substances, or to return to old, unhealthy behaviors.
Trigger
One of the most common & effective coping skills a person in early recovery can develop is, this string of behaviors characterized by "a sequence of actions regularly followed"...
Routine or structure
What is a common thought trap that often happens right before relapse?
Examples include “I can handle just one,” “No one will know,” or “I’ve been sober long enough.”
Name an example of an external relapse trigger.
People, places, activities, objects, and situations
True or False
Relapse prevention starts by saying no just before you are about to use.
False. Saying "no" is the final and most difficult stage to stop, which is why people relapse.
Relapse prevention begins with recognizing personal triggers
With continued substance abuse the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure..
Dopamine
What disorder can chronic cannabis use lead too?
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS
a condition of severe vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain caused by long-term, chronic marijuana use (usually over a year).
the six most addictive drugs rated are
Nicotine, Heroin, Cocaine, Alcohol, Caffeine, Marijuana
Emotional relapse happens before physical relapse.
True. Emotional and mental relapse stages occur before a person physically uses again.
What does the term "dual diagnosis" refer to?
The coexistence of a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder
"Exposure to ________ is associated with drug addiction. Exposed to large amounts of it can increase risk of relapse and craving."
Stress
True of False: Addiction is both a brain disease and a behavioral disorder.
True. It involves changes in brain function and behavior patterns.