What Makes an
Addiction?
Addiction?
Physically addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms
What is Withdrawal?
When taken for long periods, these substances can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions.
What are Stimulants? (cocaine, speed, methamphetamine)
We experience these in our mind, heart, and gut. It is important to learn how to connect to these experiences & manage our reactions to them when they are not serving us
What are Feelings/Emotions?
This recovery network was established in the 1940s and started in California. It asserts that its therapeutic value for aiding people in recovery is that the program is based on people helping people.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
Symptoms you experience several weeks or months after you have finished detoxing that are related to the body healing from substance use
Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS)?
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts
What is Tolerance?
One of the oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes, dating back to pre-Christian era China.
What is Alcohol?
-Note: other cultures have specific cultural relationships to intoxicants which date back to before recorded history
Guilt is feeling bad about what you've done. ______ is feeling bad about who you are.
What is Shame?
This was begun in Akron, Ohio, in 1935, with a chance meeting between two alcoholics, one a doctor and one a broker.
What is AA?
This alcohol based finish comes from the lac bug
What is shellac?
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this
What is Denial?
- Alternatively: Resistance, Ambivalence
These drugs slow both heart rate and respiration, which can be fatal when mixed with alcohol.
What are Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytics as well as opiates? (Heroin, oxycontin, percocet, morphine, Xanax, Librium, Valium, Benadryl, Ambien) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
When you detach, segregate and disconnect from others.
What is isolation?
One of these prescribed and federally regulated medications can help an opiate addicted individual start recovering from their addiction and structuring his or her life again.
What is Methadone, Suboxone, and Naltrexone.
or, What is MAT?
This famous actor served jail time and became a boxing champion in San Quentin, after which he completed a 12-step program and has been sober for over 4 decades. He was first discovered as an actor while attending an AA meeting!
Danny Trejo
Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later.
What are Consequences ?
Name 3 psychostimulants. (illicit or prescription)
Methamphetamine, Amphetamine, Methylphenidates, Benzedrine, Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin, Concerta, Focalin, Provigil, Sparlon, tobacco & caffeine
It is essential to learn to eliminate recognize/ understand this negative emotion which stems from holding on to anger and grudges
What is Resentment?
Meditation, mindfulness, exercise, therapy, calling a sober friend, and thinking of consequences are all examples of ____ in recovery.
What is a coping skill?
~DAILY DOUBLE~
Name the 2 causes of death that were reported at the Woodstock Festival.
What are?
* Hyperthermia
* Ran over by a tractor
When you spend too much, use too much or too often, struggle to avoid use, & life problems are steadily piling up, you are likely engaged in __(Adjective)__ substance use.
Problematic
When mixed with alcohol, this drug creates an abnormally rapid heart rate and amplified impairment of cognitive, psychomotor, and driving performance.
What is Cannabis? (Marijuana) (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life, which are referred to as: _____
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?
-also; what is Trauma/ what is PTSD?
This format of recovery meeting accepts, encourages, and affirms all paths and journeys to recovery.
What is an All Recovery Meeting?
DAILY DOUBLE - _____ is an American motivational speaker, author, and former professional skateboarder and "CKY crew" member, featured on shows such as Jackass and Viva La Bam and now works in the addiction field.
Brandon Novak.