Symptoms
People often use drugs to _______ symptoms of mental health issues.
Cope with, ignore or suppress
Approximately how long it takes for antidepressants to start having an effect.
2-4 weeks
Most commonly abused substance in U.S.
Alcohol
A natural way to get in shape and increase feelings of happiness
Exercise
The name of a well-known support group associated with alcoholism
AA (Alcoholic's Anonymous)
Two symptoms of withdrawal
Sweating, Goosebumps, nausea/vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, muscle pain, tremors, seizures
Narcan (or naloxone) is used to reverse the effects of what type of drug?
Opioids (heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, etc)
A synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine.
Fentanyl.
Sigmund Freud believed that human personality consists of three elements. One is the Id, the other is the Ego. Name the third element.
Super-ego
BONUS!
True or false? Substance use can interact with prescribed medications and cause both increases and decreases in their efficacy.
True
Name 3 symptoms common with both mental health disorders and substance use
Hallucinations, confusion, anxiety, depression, drowsiness, altered affect or level of consciousness, mood swings, abnormal behavior, increased activity, changes in appetite
Medication with two uses; anti-anxiety and alcohol withdrawal.
Ativan or lorazepam
BONUS!!
Withdrawal from this substance can be fatal.
Alcohol
Two ways of improving your self-esteem
Learning a new skill or hobby, writing/journaling, gratitude journaling, recognizing strengths.
When a person gradually needs a larger dose of a drug to feel the same effect, it is called _______
Tolerance
Psychosis can be a symptom of which of these?
A. Schizophrenia
B. Physical Illness or Injury
C. Substance Use
D. All of the Above
D
Name 3 types of psych medications that are not antidepressants
Antipsychotics, sleep medications, anti-anxiety, stimulants, mood stabilizers
Adderall and Ritalin are prescribed examples of this drug class. May also be found and referred to on the streets as meth.
Amphetamines
Name two coping skills to help with both substance use and mental health.
daily journaling, avoiding high-risk situations, meditation, join support group,
Research has shown that addiction harms the brain in many ways. One of them is that it weakens regions of the brain that help a person make good decisions and control their impulses. What’s the name for that part of the brain?
Prefrontal cortex
Three symptoms that may be caused by rapid discontinuation of an anti-depressant
Two types of medications that can help to treat opioid dependence
Suboxone, methadone
Approximate number of opioid overdose deaths per year in Baltimore City.
700
The majority of individuals suffering with a mental illness wait this long before talking to close friends/family about it.
Over 1 year.
Percentage of adults with a mental illness ALSO suffering from substance abuse.
32%