Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT)
a prescription injectable medication that blocks the effects of opioids and alcohol
Vivitrol
A strong desire to use a substance or an addictive agent.
Craving
Chemical that plays a role in the sleep-wake cycle
Melatonin
a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic and anesthetic. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic.
Fentanyl
Harmful use of a specific psychoactive substance.
Abuse
a synthetic opioid agonist used for chronic pain and also for opioid use disorder
Methadone
External or internal cues that cause a person in recovery to crave drugs and perhaps even relapse.
Triggers
a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, which sit on top of each kidney, and is known as the body's "stress hormone"
Cortisol
depressants that produce sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce seizures.
Benzodiazepines
Acute anterograde amnesia with no formation of long-term memory, resulting from the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs.
Blackout
injection, for subcutaneous use is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with moderate to severe addiction to opioid drugs
Sublocade
The act of refraining from using any mind or body altering substance, legally, or illegally.
Abstinence
the chemical that boosts mood, motivation, and attention, and also helps regulate movement, learning, and emotional responses.
Dopamine
acts as both a stimulant and hallucinogen, producing an energizing effect, distortions in time and perception, and enhanced enjoyment of tactile experiences.
Ecstasy or MDMA
A dysfunctional state resulting from the use of psychoactive substances.
Impairement
a prescription medication in strip form made with buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat people in early recovery from opiate addiction
Suboxone
a stage in early addiction recovery the gives a person a false sense of euphoria and confidence.
Pink Cloud
A chemical, most commonly found in the brain, that contributes to wellbeing and happiness.
Serotonin
a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. It distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control.
Ketamine
A state in which an increased dosage of a psychoactive substance is needed to produce a desired effect.
Tolerance
blocks an enzyme that is involved in processing alcohol
Antabuse
The phenomenon in which a drug reaches a maximum effect, so that increasing the drug dosage does not increase its effectiveness.
Ceiling Effect
A chemical that plays an essential role in the regulation of arousal, attention, cognitive function, and stress reactions.
Norepinephrine
Synthetic cathinones that are central nervous stimulants and are designed to mimic effects similar to those produced by cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA
Bath Salts
Dysfunctional changes in physiological functioning, psychological functioning, mood state, cognitive process, or all of these, as a consequence of consumption of a psychoactive substance; usually disruptive, and often stemming from central nervous system impairment.
Drug Intoxication