Science of Addiction
What does PAWS stand for? Name one example.
Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
Restless legs, irritability, mood swings, poor focus, depression
What are the phases of recovery?
Stage 1: Withdrawal
Stage 2: Pink Cloud
Stage 3: The Wall
Stage 4: Adjustment/ Maintenance
A substance often used to avoid opioid withdrawals, it acts of opioid receptors and at low doses acts as a stimulant and in higher doses is said to reduce pain and inflammation, it is addictive
Kratom
"If we are painstaking about this phase of our development we will be amazed before we are halfway through, we are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.."
This statement is part of the...
9th step promises
MAT stands for...
Name one example
Medication Assisted Treatment
Suboxone, Subutex, etc.
A condition that is common in early recovery categorized as the inability to feel pleasure
Anhedonia
(Also a PAWS symptom!)
Rationalizing, Justifying, and "Black and White Thinking" are all
Cognitive Distortions
The leading cause of death for adults ages 18 to 45
Fentanyl
The person who walks you through the steps
Sponsor
A TREATABLE (NOT curable) chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual's life experience...
Addiction
The part of the brain that is often referred to as the "reptilian brain" which is affected by addiction
Mid Brain
Ignoring problems, being unwilling to admit you are an alcoholic or drug addict, minimization of the problem; these are all characteristics of...
Denial
Rapid or irregular heartbeat, delirium, paranoia, panic, psychosis, heart failure, and dilated pupils are all signs that someone is high on...
Methamphetamine or Stimulants
Definition of Insanity
Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
Elvis Presley
A powerful desire for something that usually passes...
Craving
The stages of change are...
Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintainence (and sometimes relapse)
A psychotropic drug, a powerful cannabinoid, a mind altering substance that is a derivative of THC...
Delta 8
The founders of Alcoholics Anonymous
Dr. Bob and Bill Wilson
Name one rule of the IOP program...
Leigh and Jamie will tell you if the answer is correct :)
The 3 categories of severity for Substance Use Disorders...
Mild, Moderate, Severe
Name one family role in addiction...
The Mascot, The Lost Child, The Enabler, The Scapegoat, The Hero
After drinking Alcohol, Ethylglucronide (ETG) can be present in your urine for at least ____ hours.
72 hours
The phenomenon of craving, the allergy, the physical factor, "body is quite as abnormal as the mind", can all be found in which chapter of the big book?
The Doctor's Opinion
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reasonable, Timely