Harm Reduction
This recovery strategy focuses on reducing negative consequences from substance use and is not focused on abstinence.
Harm Reduction
This drug is a central nervous system depressant. Causes relaxation, lowered inhibitions, slurred speech, poor coordination, as well as blackouts, liver and brain damage, and even cancer
Alcohol
You can only get addicted if you use every day. True or false?
False
Withdrawal causes sweats, chills, body aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, depression, restlessness, and muscle spasms.
Fentanyl (opioids)
Name some ways to manage stress
Breathing exercises, yoga, meditation, positive self talk, time management.
This medication reverses opioid overdoses
This drug causes relaxation, hightened sensory perception, increased appetite, as well as impaired memory, anxiety/paranoia, and increased risk of mental health issues.
Marijuana (weed, cannabis)
False.
Withdrawal causes fatigue, lack of energy, depression, anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure), anxiety, mood swings, suicidal ideation, and weight gain.
Crystal Meth
Name some healthy habits
Diet, exercise, routine/structure, creative activities (art, music, etc.)
Harm reduction encourages people to use drugs? True/False?
False
This drug causes intense euphoria, energy, alertness, and increased heart rate --- as well as agression, paranoia/delusions, psychosis, brain damage, and increased risk of stroke/heart attack.
Crystal Meth
You can die from withdrawal from alcohol or benzos. True or false?
True
Withdrawal causes shaking/tremors, anxiety, irritability, nausea/vomiting, lack of appetite, depression, hallucinations, seizures, and even death.
Alcohol
Name some spiritual wellness practices.
Prayer, meditation, acts of service/helping others, finding purpose.
What increases the risk of overdose more so than the amount of the drug used?
Mixing Substances
This drug causes intense euphoria and relaxation, drowsiness, confusion, as well as slowed breathing/heart rate, nausea, coma, and high rates of overdose.
Fentanyl/Opiates
A person must hit "rock bottom" before they can begin recovery. True or false?
False.
Withdrawal causes mood swings, low appetite, insomnia, depression, irritability, stomach problems and intense and unpleasant vivid dreams.
Marijuana (weed, cannabis)
What are some ways to find social support in recovery?
Family, friends, 12-step, peers, SUD groups, SUD hotline.
What is the leading cause of overdose for people recently released from incarceration or treatment centers?
Reduced Tolerance
This drug is a powerful hallucinagen causing dissociation, distorted sense of reality, numbness, confusion, as well as paranoia, psychosis, delusion, and aggression.
PCP
Mental health conditions increase the risk of addiction/substance use disorder. True or false?
True
Withdrawal from this causes rebound anxiety, seizures, delerium, hallucinations, brain zaps, and severe insomnia.
Benzo's (Xanax, Valium, Ativan)
What do you do if you feel like you're going to relapse?
Reach out to social support system, go to a 12-step meeting, grounding techniques, call the crisis hotline, play the tape through.