What are the two benefits of medications for mental health and/or substance use?
What are decreased symptoms, improved mood, decreased stress/anxiety, feeling increasing capability, decreased cravings, protection from overdose, decreased likelihood of returning to old behaviors?
What should you do any time you see a doctor outside of the treatment center?
What is inform them that you are taking any medications including mental health medications and methadone/buprenorphine?
Definition of Addiction?
Addiction is manifested in any behavior that a person craves, finds temporary relief or pleasure in but suffers negative consequences as a result of, and yet has difficulty giving up. In brief: craving, relief, pleasure, suffering, impaired control.
What is it called when a person takes their medications for physical and mental health consistently makes the person taking it feel normal? This can include medications like methadone/suboxone for substance use too
What is medication stability?
What percentage of people with substance use issues relapse at least one time?
What is 90%?
A group that people may attend to find support from others working on similar issues
Support Group
What should you do if you are having an issue on the unit with another patient?
What is speak with a staff member?
What is somethings (2) that you can do to avoid certain people?
What is change your phone number, create new social media, block contacts on phone/social media?
What is the names of the two injectable medication to prevent opiate relapse?
What is Vivitrol and Subuclade?
What is a treatment plan?
What is the tool that identifies what a person's goals are for being in a treatment setting