Relapse Prevention
What is information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again? This could include 12 step information, important phone numbers, and healthy recreational activities to participate in.
Relapse prevention plan
What is the most commonly misused drug among active duty service members?
Alcohol
Young people are more likely to take risks after drinking alcohol.
True
How often is Vivitrol injected?
Once per month
What level of care is 3-4 days a week for 3 hours each day?
Intensive Outpatient
Examples of ways to manage cravings or triggers (List at least 3)
Any 3 coping mechanisms you plan to use
In 2017, what was the prevalance of substance abuse among first responders with PTSD?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
20%
After I detox from substances, I will no longer have cravings
False
Medication assisted treatment is most commonly used to treat ______.
Opioid Use Disorder. However, it can be used to treat alcohol use as well.
What is the next level of care after Residential Treatment in the continuum of care model?
Partial Hospitilization/Partial Care
Examples of warning signs of relapse (List at least 3)
Intense cravings, tremors/shaking hands, decline in personal hygiene, feelings of anxiety, feelings of depression, destructive thoughts, risky behaviors, etc.
What is the military healthcare for active duty and retired veterans?
TRICARE
Outpatient treatment is for mental and physical stabilization from substances
False
The oral version of Vivitrol is called _____.
Naltrexone
Name at least 3 types of support groups
Alcholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gambling Anonymous, Al-Anon/Nar-Anon, SMART Recovery, Women in Recovery, etc.
Between ___ and ____ of people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction experience a relapse at some point in time
A. 10%-20%
B. 20%-40%
C. 40%-60%
D. 60%-80%
C. 40%-60%
What are some risk factors for substance abuse among first responders?
Long work hours with little to no sleep, stigma from community/family, suffering from serious injuries on the job, experience from life threatening situations, etc.
Alcohol causes more deaths than illicit drugs in the United States of America.
True
Medication assissted treatment is not an end all, be all. It should be used along with ____.
Counseling
What is the primary focus of aftercare?
Maintain recovery
What are the 3 stages of relapse?
What is EMDR treatment for trauma?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing treatment. This method involves moving your eyes a specific way while you process traumatic memories.
Addiction is the term for when a person needs to take a drug in order to feel or function normally.
False (Dependence)
Name the 3 options for Medication Assisted Treatment for Alchohol Use
Vivitrol/Naltrexone, Antabuse, Campral
What is the recommended length of active participation in aftercare for the highest outcomes as supported by research?
At least 1 year (including PHP, IOP, GOP)