Drugs
This commonly abused substance is not classified as a stimulant, depressant, nor hallucinogen.
What is Marijuana?
This sedative hypnotic medication is used to treat alcohol withdrawal to prevent seizures.
What is a Benzodiazepine?
The treatment modality that attempts to change the way a person thinks in order to change how they behave.
What is CBT?
This organization was founded in 1953 and holds meeting throughout the globe.
What is Narcotics Anonymous?
This staff member was awarded Bangor's "most dependable employee".
Who is James Brown?
This opioid antagonist is used to treat opioid overdose and blocks the effects of opioids. It is also a component of the medication Suboxone.
What is Naloxone.
This country has the highest rate of alcohol use per capita.
What is Russia?
The treatment model that relies on peer-to-peer interactions such as 12-step meetings and group support to treat substance use disorders.
Who is the social model?
This gummy substance is formed by the particles found in cigarette smoke.
What is tar?
This is the number of full time medical staff in Bangor.
What is 5?
This rapidly acting central nervous system depressant comes in powder form and produces effects similar to alcohol. It is most commonly referred to as the "date rape" drug.
What is Gamma Hydroxybutyrate(GHB)?
The body system that alcohol shuts down eventually causing one to stop breathing.
What is the central nervous system?
Rather than utilizing total abstinence, this treatment model utilizes methods such as needle replacement, narcotic replacement (methadone), and safe injection sites to reduce some of the negative consequences of drug use.
What is Harm Reduction?
Between 80 and 85-percent of all needle users have contracted this disease.
What is Hepatitis C?
This staff member is also a musician.
What is this guy?
Use of this stimulant is the most widely treated across the world.
What is nicotine?
The primary psychoactive component in all alcoholic beverages.
What is ethyl alcohol?
The treatment model that utilizes clinical data and diagnosis to treat substance use disorders.
What is the Medical Model?
The acronym PAWS stands for this.
What is post-acute withdrawal syndrome (or symptoms) ?
The only full-time staff member to hold a master's degree.
Who is Rhonda?
In 1996 the US Supreme Court ruled that the use of this drug, found in two types of cactus plants, was constitutionally protected when used for religious ceremonies.
What is Mescaline (or Peyote)?
The most important neurotransmitter affected in the brain by alcohol, it turns off emotional inhibitions and eventually slows down all brain processes.
What is GABA?
The treatment modality that teaches acceptance and awareness of one's feelings through techniques such as mindfulness, relaxation, and breathing techniques.
What is Dialectical Behavioral therapy?
Any one of the dysfunctional family roles taken on by children of addicts and alcoholics, these roles are often carries into adulthood.
What is hero, mascot, lost child, scapegoat, caregiver?
This staff member has stated that their ideal career would be working with concrete in architectural design.
Who is Jasmin?