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What might be a threat to my relapse prevention? a. Living with a family member who uses. b. Hanging out with old friends. c. Not having a support system. d. Thinking it is o.k. to use just once. e. All of the above.
e. All of the above.
People Places Things
What are external triggers?
To fall back into a previous condition, especially after a partial recover from illness.
What is relapse?
What is an unwanted change in the body that is not related to the main purpose of a drug?
side effect
what is the lowest legal drinking age in world?
16.....Italy
Identify the best tool for time management when first starting recovery?
What is scheduling?
What is an internal trigger?
What is a thought or a feeling that can create a craving to use drugs?
Definition of Addiction?
exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit forming substance, behavior, or activity
What are two types of drug dependence?
1. Physical dependence is when someone develops a tolerance for a drug or shows withdrawal symptoms without it 2. Psychological dependence is a strong emotional desire to continue using a drug.
It is against the law in Nigeria to sell cigarettes to anyone under the age of what?
18
What percentage of opiate abusers relapse at least one time?
What is 90%?
What is an external trigger?
What is any person, place, or thing that can create a craving to use drugs?
SMART goals are goals that are...
What is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time Oriented?
in what stage of change, are people ready to take action soon, and start to take small steps towards the behavior change?
Preparation (determination)
What is the difference between prescription drugs and OTC drugs?
1. An OTC is a drug that people can buy without a physician's prescription 2. A prescription drug is medication that can only be obtained with a written order from a physician.
6. Which of the following is not a phrase that is useful in Relapse Prevention: a. Demand Self-Perfection. b. First Things First. c. One day at a time. d. This to Shall Pass.
a. Demand Self-Perfection
What should you do when listing people that are triggers for you?
What is be specific and use their names, and situations where you find yourself around them.
The goal of recovery is to...
What is make your life better and learn how to manage addiction
What are the four ways in which drugs enter the body?
By mouth, by injection, by inhalation, and by absorption
The continued need for the effects of a drug even though those effects harm the body, mind, and relationships is called what?
Drug Dependence
8. If I relapse after the third time I should just give up. a. True b. False
b. False
The legal limit in Nigeria is a BAC of what?
.05
Define coping skills.
What is the set of skills that a patient uses in order to avoid and deal with triggers and cravings.
Name 5 of the 6 Stages of Change
1. Precontemplation
2. contemplation
3. preparation
4. action
5. maintenance
6. termination
Name at least 3 factors that determine the effects a drug might have on the mind and body.
1.The way the drug enters the body 2.The dose or amount of a drug taken at one time 3.The weight, age, and health status of the person 4.The emotional state of the person 5.Whether the person is taking more than one drug at the same time.