The Four Cs of Addiction
Someone with an addiction is overpowered by the urge to find and use drugs. This type of behavior is described as (Blank).
Compulsive Drug-Seeking
Genes, combined with other factors, are estimated to contribute about (Blank) of the risk for drug addiction.
40%–60%
(Blank) is often linked to stress, and to chaotic lifestyles, which may increase the risk for drug abuse.
Poverty
Mindfulness may be fundamentally understood as the state in which one becomes more (Blank) of one's physical, mental, and emotional condition in the present moment, without (Blank).
Aware and Judgement
Drugs affect the brain by interfering with (Blank).
Nerve Cell Communication
Cravings can become so intense it causes (Blank) or a (Blank).
Insomnia and Lack of Appetite
Ethnicity is a factor that has both biological and environmental components. For instance, some ethnic groups show different rates of (Blank).
Metabolism of Drugs
Teens who are successful in school, have (Blank)
Positive Self-Esteem
Non-Judgmental Stance
Drugs affect the brain causing (Blank) and (Blank) to become associated.
Memory and Self Control
The fourth and final C of addiction is characterized by a (Blank) over drug-using habits.
Complete Loss of Control
Some people with mental disorders take drugs because the drugs make them (Blank), or they believe the drugs help them (Blank).
Feel Better and Deal with Their Problems
Associating with peers who engage in (Blank) and who (Blank) is another key risk factor, especially for teens.
Risky Behaviors and Use Drugs
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Guided Imagery and Body Scan Exercise
Dopamine Transporter Loss
One consequence of Addiction is it is (Blank): harming a person’s physical, mental, emotional, financial, social, and professional health.
Far-Reaching
Women are more likely than men to become addicted to drugs designed to treat (Blank) or (Blank), while men are more likely than women to abuse (Blank) and (Blank).
Anxiety or Sleeplessness, Alcohol and Marijuana
The abuse of (Blank), which has been on the rise for the last several years, is occurring at the same time as a sharp rise in (Blank).
Prescription Drugs and Medical Prescriptions
Two of the most basic ways mindfulness helps addiction is it makes people feel better by (blank) and allowing you to start to notice many wonderful (Blank).
Slowing Things Down and Sensory Experiences
Biology factors include: genetics, sensitivity to drugs, gender, ethnicity, (Blank), and (Blank).
Development and Mental Illness
Compulsion means someone has an irresistible (Blank), uncontrollable (Blank), and overwhelming (Blank) to perform a specific action or behave in a certain way.
Urge, Desire, and Drive
Overall drug use by African-Americans and Hispanics is lower compared to white Americans, the consequences— such as (Blank) or (Blank) is higher among minorities.
such as trouble with the law or risk for disease such as HIV/AIDS
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Sports Teams, Religious Groups, or Community Groups
Mindfulness involves being able to say what happened and how you felt in words, this is called (Blank) and doing what works rather than second-guessing yourself, this is called (Blank).
Description and Effectiveness
Environment factors include: home and family, social and other stressors, school performance, (Blank), and (Blank).
Peer Influence, Availability of Drugs