Trama and Addiction
Trauma affects this part of the brain that is responsible for emotional processing, especially fear and anxiety
Amygdala
A strong support system
Creating one can help someone in recovery identify helpful ways to manage their triggers throughout the recovery process
Once this substance is consumed it enters all of your body's organs within minutes. Prolonged use can cause harm to your heart, liver, kidneys, brain, lungs, and pancreas
a “chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences.”
Addiction
A type of trauma therapy that involves moving your eyes a specific way while you process traumatic memories
EMDR
Others who are affected by addiction, even if they do not use a substance themselves
friends and family
The main categories of triggers for those in recovery
people, places, things
Prolonged use of this category of substances increase the risk of experiencining symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
stimulants
Barriers to treatment include
stigma, lack of health care coverage, not wanting to change their substance use
A term for using substances as a way to provide temporary relief from symptoms of trauma or other mental health disorders
Self-medicating
The percentage of all arrests in America that are related to drug offenses.
26%
A coping strategy that involves mentally following a behavior or thought to its ultimate, long-term consequences instead of just the immediate, euphoric effects
Playing the tape all the way through
This synthetic drug is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine
fentanyl
mimics the natural effects of the body's opioids, endorphins, and enkephalins through the release of neurotransmitters involved in pain transmission.
methadone
This study connected intense childhood trauma to developing a substance use disorder as well as a shortened lifespan
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
The term for someone who uses substances excessively and is still able to appear normal to those around them
high-functioning addict
Lapse
An opiod that is typically prescribed for pain relief
oxycontin
empowers people with tools that reduce the risks of drug use, prevent overdose, improve health, and save lives
Harm reduction
A type of PTSD that occurs from experiencing ongoing trauma, not yet an official diagnosis in the DSM
Complex PTSD
This part of the brain is important for learning and memory functioning; long-term opiate and alcohol use cause it to shrink
Hippocampus
Warning signs of a relapse include
The risks of using this drug include constricted blood vessels; increased temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure; and risk of cardiac arrest and seizure. Users may experience acute respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, and lung trauma and bleeding.
Crack cocaine
someone who has quit drinking but hasn't dealt with the issues that caused them to become addicted in the first place.
dry drunk