Substance Abuse
True or False: an individual's mental health status, genetic disposition, and frequency of use influence how quickly they become addicted to heroin.
True
Three places that addiction/alcoholism can lead us to.
Jails, Institutions, and Death
This celebrity who is in recovery starred in multiple Disney Channel Shows.
Demi Lovato
This drug has been a controversial issue in the recovery community, due to its legalization in some states for medical purposes.
Marijuana
What someone should do if they relapse
seek support, attend group
The leading cause of death for persons under the age of 50 in the United States.
overdose
The book the seven challenges program incorporates that guides individuals to make fully informed decisions about changing their drug use
Leap of Power
This celebrity addict starred in the TV show "Friends" and passed away from an overdose recently.
Matthew Perry
Type of drug that can prescribed for pain, and has been the cause of an epidemic in the US causing more than 100,000 deaths per year.
Acceptable Answers:
Opioids
OR
Any type of Opiate
Another word for Stimuli or situations that provoke cravings for the addictive substance
Triggers
______ 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)
Two ways the Seven Challenges curriculum differs from other recovery programs
7 challenges is not explicitly faith based, has a more flexible less strict framework, and doesn't preach abstinence just sticking to your own limitations
This celebrity is an English actor who is in recovery from heroin and alcohol addiction. He is famous for movies like Get Him to the Greek and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. He is a huge advocate to the recovery community and has even written a book on addiction.
Russell Brand
At least 5 long-term effects of methamphetamine misuse.
1. Brain Damage
2. Tooth Decay
3. Skin lesions
4. Psychosis
5. Increased Heart Rate
6. Blood clots
7. Rapid aging
8. Weight Loss
A person that holds you accountable in your recovery and generally assists you in working the 12 steps of recovery, including an in-depth Step 4.
Sponsor
Three signs of opioid overdose.
• Small and constricted “pinpoint pupils”
• Falling asleep or loss of consciousness
• Slow and shallow breathing
• Choking or gurgling sounds,
• Limp body,
• Pale, blue, or cold skin.
The difference between sobriety and recovery
sobriety is abstinence, while recovery includes personal growth
This celebrity gained fame from his older "Backstreet Boy" brother, and died from an overdose in a bathtub after suffering from years of addiction.
Aaron Carter
This drug causes the most deaths in America every year.
Nicotine/Tobacco
At least 5 positive coping skills to use if you are having a craving to use a drug or alcohol.
Group facilitator will use judgement on responses.
Five things that will affect how many drinks it will take an individual to get intoxicated.
The step that looks at our use of substances to see if it had caused harm, or could cause harm.
Step 3
This celebrity started his recovery after his friend, who was an avid AIDs activist, passed away.
Sir Elton John
The coexistence of both a mental illness and substance use disorder is also known as a _____________ disorder, and is common among people in treatment.
Co-occurring
A recovery program designed for friends and families of addicts
Bridgeway's Family to family groups, Al-Anon