Mutual Self-Help
What is the name of the mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking?
Al-Anon
In ___________ we celebrate national Recovery Month?
September
__________ is a practice that involves focusing or clearing your mind using a combination of mental and physical techniques.
What is meditation?
______ is the use of FDA-approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Also accepted MOUD, MAUD
In 2017, _______ was responsible for more than 28,000 deaths in the US, which is more deaths than from any other type of opioid.
Synthetic opioids or Fentanyl
Which self help group is based more on science than spirituality?
SMART Recovery
What is the name of the medication that is designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose?
Naloxone or Narcan
Term for the practice of maintaining a moment by moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment through a gentle, nurturing lens.
What is mindfulness?
Term for the movement that suggests meeting people where they are at and minimizing health risks is an effective approach to treating substance use disorders.
Harm Reduction
The use of marijuana before what age may have an impact on brain development?
25 years old
Name three types of support groups for addiction recovery.
What is the term for when someone experiences a mental illness and a substance use disorder simultaneously?
Co-occurring disorder FKA Dual diagnosis
Name three common coping skills.
Deep Breathing, Meditating/Prayer, Exercise, Grounding, Positive Affirmations, Reaching out to Support.
What are the 3 medications approved to treat Alcohol Use Disorder?
Acamprosate aka Campral
Disulfiram aka Antabuse
Naltrexone aka Vivitrol
Name three signs of opioid overdose.
Small or "pinpoint pupils"
Being "in a nod" or loss of consciousness
Slow and shallow breathing
Choking or gurgling sounds
Limp Body
Pale, blue, cold, or clammy skin.
Not responsive to outside stimuli.
Which of the 12 steps requires us to remain accountable for our actions and admit our mistakes?
The 10th step
It is illegal for any person to operate a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of what?
0.08% or higher.
Experts suggest incorporating activities and practices from five dimensions into your self-care routine. These five dimensions include: physical, mental, spiritual, ______ and ________.
Social and emotional
Name 4 ways to treat a substance use disorder.
Answers can include- Inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, behavioral therapy, medication, meditation, peer support, self help groups, self care.
About what percentage of liver disease deaths are caused by alcohol use?
a.) 50%
b.) 30%
c.) 80%
d.) 95%
Name 5 Common Recovery Sayings.
Answers can include
One Day at a Time!, Bring Your Body the Mind Will Follow!, Keep it Simple!, Turn it Over!, Take What You Need and Leave the Rest!
Substance use winds up costing the US about how much per year?
a)$1.5 trillion
b) $600 billion
c) $18 billion
b) $600 billion
What are five triggers for relapse?
Answers can include- Boredom, Anger, Isolation, Trauma, Stress, People, Places, Things, Emotions, Depression, Loneliness, Celebrations, Money.
Most common forms of MAT for opioid use disorder?
Methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone.
How many opioid related overdose deaths occurred in Mass in 2023?
a) 2,125
b.) 1,487
c) 3,563
a.) 2,125