Neuroscience of Addiction
Repeated substance use damages the brain's reward pathway by releasing extremely high volume surges of this neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine?
This medicine can be administered to an individual experiencing an opioid overdose to reverse the effects of the overdose.
What is Narcan/Naloxone?
This term describes someone who has both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition.
What is a dual-diagnosis? (Co-morbidity also accepted.)
This healthy activity provides endorphins, supports regulation of various body/brain systems, and supports in body/brain recovery over time.
What is exercise?
The coolest counselor at RCA is named this.
Who is Haley?
This nervous system response is activated during stress and cravings.
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System/ "Fight or Flight" response?
True or False: It is unsafe to administer Narcan/Naloxone to an individual unless you are 100% certain they are experiencing an opioid overdose.
People with mental health symptoms sometimes turn to drugs or alcohol for relief instead of treatment. What is this called?
What is self medicating?
This practice involves paying attention to the present moment without judgement.
What is Mindfulness?
"People, Places and, Things" refers to common categories of this.
What are triggers?
This ability of the brain forms new neural pathways and strengthens neural pathways in order to adapt to change. Even after years of substance use, recovery can lead to new neural pathways and improved cognitive function because of this brain ability.
What is neuroplasticity?
After the first dose of Narcan/Naloxone is administered you should wait this long before administering a second dose if symptoms have not significantly improved.
What is 2 minutes? The second dose should be administered if the individual is still unconscious or struggling with breathing and emergency services have not yet arrived.
This is a common therapy is used to treat various disorders and symptoms such as anxiety and depression. It is aimed at identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
Setting and holding healthy limits with others is called this.
What are Boundaries?
Why did the car think it was okay that it was addicted to break-fluid?
It said it could stop at anytime.
While often significantly damaged during active addiction, this area of the brain- responsible for impulse control, decision-making, and judgement - heals dramatically within the first year of sobriety.
What is the Pre-Frontal Cortex?
Name two signs of an opioid overdose.
What is: Blue lips, individual is unresponsive to touch or voice, pinpoint pupils, slow/irregular/stopped breathing, slow/irregular/stopped heartbeat, pale/clammy skin
What is the most common category of mental illness is the United States?
What are Anxiety Disorders? Approximately 19.1% of people in the Untied States have an anxiety disorder.
This type of holistic therapy is especially beneficial for trauma as it provides non-verbal forms of expression and grounding/relaxation simultaneously.
What is art therapy?
Why did the duck go to rehab?
!DAILY DOUBLE!
He had a quack addiction.
This area of the brain is responsible for learning and memory retention. While it is often significantly damaged during active addition, it heals and strengthens in recovery.
!DAILY DOUBLE!
What is the Hippocampus?
The effects of Narcan/naloxone typically last this amount of time. (Time Range)
What is 30 to 90 minutes? The effects of some opioids can last longer than the effects of Narcan/naloxone, so an individual who suffered an opioid overdose still requires emergency medical attention even if responsive to Narcan/naloxone.
This trauma-related symptom can cause emotional detachment, memory gaps, and “numbing out,” and is sometimes confused with laziness or apathy in recovery.
What is dissociation?
Mindfulness practices strengthen this capacity to stay present with discomfort.
This stress hormone can increase cravings when levels are high.
What is Cortisol?