Substance Misuse
It is important to learn to manage this uncomfortable mental experience that can occur when we worry or stress over things
What is anxiety?
What are the five food groups in the food guide pyramid?
What is 1) Fruit group and vegetable group 2) Bread, rice, cereal, and pasta 3) Milk and cheese 4) Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts 5) Fats, oils, and sweets
Harm reduction incorporates a spectrum of strategies from safer use to abstinence, to meet people who use drugs “_____ ____ ___ __” .
What is "where they are at" ?
These changing temporary states of mind can make us feel high, low and everything in between so it is important to be able to regulate these
What are moods?
___% of Americans with a substance abuse problem starting smoking, drinking or using other drugs before age 18. (50%, 70%, or 90%)
What is 90%
Triggers include: ______, places, events, and objects.
What is people?
A characteristic of a Harm Reduction Treatment Program is acknowledging the significance of any ________ change that people who use substances make in their lives.
What is positive?
When someone has a goal of abstinence, and have reduced their use, they are in the ___________ stage of change. (pre-contemplation, Contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination.)
What is the preparation stage?
The highest risk period for relapse is ___________ months after treatment.
What is 6-17 months
Short term effects of __________ include: clouded mental functioning, nausea and vomiting. Awareness of pain may be suppressed. Pregnant women can suffer spontaneous abortion during w/d from it. Cardiac (heart) functions slow down and breathing is severely slowed, sometimes to the point of death.
What is heroin/opiates?
triggers can lead to __________, which can then lead to relapse.
What is cravings?
(1990's) Singer of one of the most popular grunge bands in the 1900's shot himself in the head in 1994 at the age 27, addicted to heroin
Who is Kurt Cobain?
Something just about everyone needs when overcoming a difficult challenge, because it is so difficult to do it alone
What is support?
To be stigmatized is to be held in contempt, shunned or rendered socially invisible because of a socially disapproved status. What are some ways we can combat stigma in our community towards people with substance use disorder?
Avoid using language that doesn't dehumanize, like junkie, crackhead, druggie, wino, etc. Speak up; Educating people who might not understand their actions/words are harmful. Share your own experiences with SUD, recovery, and stigma. Know the facts about drug use; Some people truly do not understand that SUD is a medical diagnosis, and think it is just a lack of willpower to get better. By knowing the facts, you can offer valuable insight that might change peoples' stigmatized views.
(2000's) This artist was referred to as the King of Pop, died due to complications from prescription drugs in 2009
Who is Michael Jackson?