Most common addiction across the nation...
What is alcohol? The 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) indicates that 28.9 million people aged 12 and older, or 10.2% of this population, battled an alcohol use disorder in the past year.
Substance with a high death rate in the U.S., higher than suicide
What is Fentanyl? Deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl or IMF) decreased from 73,838 overdose deaths reported in 2022, to 72,776 in 2023. Those involving cocaine continued to increase with 29,449 deaths in 2023 (Source: CDC WONDER).
Process by which the body rids itself of a drug...
What is Detoxification or Withdrawal?
Used to combat heroin/opiate overdose...
What is Narcan or Naloxone?
Professional specializing in treating mental & emotional disorders is known as...
What is Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Therapist, Counselor?
What does HALT stand for?
What is HUNGRY, ANGRY, LONELY, TIRED?
An automatic body reaction in which the body prepares a response to confront or escape from a perceived or real threat
What is "fight or flight?"
One of the fastest addicting drugs is...
What is Nicotine? (or Crack Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl, Alcohol, Methamphetamine)
What is the stage of change where individuals are unaware of or deny the problem?
Precontemplation
A____ is always necessary for an individual to take control of their future sobriety and avoid future relapse.
What is a Relapse Prevention Plan?
Feelings of extreme sadness, shame, guilt and/or dispair...
What is Depression?
Feelings of worry, uneasiness, or dread...
What is Anxiety?
What is the minimum recommended length of time a person should stay in treatment for the best chance of staying sober?
What is 90 days?
A return to substance use or addictive behaviors after a period of abstinence.
What is a Relapse?
Violent or aggressive behavior within the home. Is common after coming under the influence
What is Domestic Violence, assault, and theft?
Stress disorder AFTER traumatic event...
What is PTSD?
Abstinence from illicit drugs and alcohol with a commitment to a lifestyle of physical, mental, and emotional well-being and clear-headedness...
What is Sobriety?
Treatment that includes living onsite and receiving group and individual therapies.
What is a Residential Treatment Facility?
They help us manage our emotions related to difficult times to improve emotional health and help us grow as people. Behaviors, attitudes, and approaches are...
What are Healthy Coping skills or tools?
What does the term "dual diagnosis" refer to?
What is the coexistence of a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder?
Drugs in this category include cocaine, amphetamines and caffeine
What are Stimulants?
A powerful desire for something that usually passes.
What is a Craving?
Can be Internal, Sensory, and/or External. Is the biggest reason for relapse
What are Triggers?
An early symptom experienced in a substance use disorder...
What is Increased tolerance, using more than you intended, or loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities?
What stage of change when individuals sustain their changes for at least 6 months? As well as develop strategies to prevent relapse and integrate their new habits into their daily life?
Maintenance
A realization period for someone suffering from addiction. It’s a stage where they will look outside of themselves, or inside of themselves, and find a newfound perspective or purpose.
What is a Spiritual Awakening?
Name an example of an external relapse trigger.
What is People, places, and things?
With continued substance use the brain will stop producing this brain chemical that enables pleasure...
What is Dopamine?